Kranji SS 2021

Candidate Name: __________________________ ( ) Class: _________KRANJI SECONDARY SCHOOLPreliminary ExaminationSecondary 4 Express / 5 Normal (Academic)HUMANITIES (Social Studies)2272/01Paper 12273/01 Monday 23 August 20211 hr 45 min KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJI SECONDARY KRANJIREAD THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST An answer booklet will be provided with this question paper. You should follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet.Section AAnswer all questions. Section BAnswer both questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. Complete Section A on the answer booklet. Complete Section B on the foolscap paper.This Question Booklet consists of 9 printed pages including the cover page. [Turn over 4E5NSession 1

2SECTION A (Source-Based Case Study)Answer all questions.Living in a Diverse Society Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions.You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions, in addition to those sources which you are told to use. In answering the questions, you should use your knowledge of the issue to help you interpret and evaluate the sources.1Study Source A.What is the attitude of Singaporeans towards racism? Explain your answer using details from the source.[5]2 Study Sources B and C.How far does Pritam Singh in Source C agree with Lawrence Wong in Source B? Explain your answer.[6]3 Study Source D. How useful is the source in telling you about the effectiveness of the government's effort to curb racism in Singapore today? Explain your answer. [7]4 Source Sources E and F.Does Source E make Source F surprising? Explain your answer.[7]5 ‘The responsibility in tackling racism lies in the hands of the government.’ Using the sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement.[10]

3Has Singapore been able to manage race relations well?BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you answer some of the questions. Since gaining independence in 1965, the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has sought to use the CMIO model - Chinese, Malay, Indian and Others to categorise its ethnic groups. The government introduced the Ethnic Integration Policy (EIP) where racial limits were set in each public housing flat to prevent the formation of racial enclaves which was prevalent during the period Singapore was under the British rule. The EIP ensured that all races could co-exist and interact with one another. Along with this, compulsory bilingual education meant that English and Mother Tongue languages were taught to inculcate the cultural heritage of the race they belonged to. Despite years of efforts to dismantle racism, the fault lines on race are still present. Of late, there have been increasing reports of interracial incidents. A more recent incident was that of a 30-year-old man who was arrested on May 11 2021 after allegedly using a racial slur* and kicking an Indian woman brisk-walking with her mask below her nose, causing her to sustain scratches on her arm and hands. Even more recent was the firing of the Ngee Ann Polytechnic lecturer for his prejudiced actions of approaching and confronting a mixed-race couple at Orchard Road, telling them, among others, that it was a disgrace for a Chinese girl to be dating an Indian man. In light of these interracial incidents, there has been debate on whether Singaporeans are mature and ready to talk about racism in society. Some critics said that it is high time Singaporeans learn to talk about racism but we are ill-equipped to talk about it after decades of treating the topic as a taboo. To tackle this, schools, through the Citizenship and Character Education (CCE) curriculum, have started to engage their students in discussions about racism.Read the following sources to find out if Singapore has been able to manage race relations well. *slur - an insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation

4Source A: A cartoon from a Singapore online website. This was recently published at the height of the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States which spotlights American police brutality on African Americans. DON’T FORGET TO ON THE FLASH, LOL!CAUSE LATER CANNOT SEE OUR INDIAN FRIEND BALA HAHAHA! Many Singaporeans are doing this for Foreigners BALAESAMJANEEERIC OK, WHY LEH?

5Source B: An excerpt from a speech made by Finance Minister Lawrence Wong at the IPS-RSIS forum on race and racism in Singapore, 25 July 2021. Lately, several worrying incidents have given us pause to consider the state of our racial harmony. These racist acts are unacceptable. I feel the hurt caused. I wish these incidents had not happened. The government closely monitors all incidents involving race and religion, because we know how sensitive they can be.Race is never an easy issue for any society in the world. It is highly emotive because the question of race is wrapped up with our identities, our cultures, our ways of life. The natural instincts of humans are to look out for people who are most like us, and to keep a distance from others. It is not impossible to overcome such discomfort, as we and other multi-racial societies have shown. But we would be fooling ourselves if we believed that racial and religious harmony were the natural order of things. It does not fall ready-made from the sky. There is nothing predetermined about a multi-racial society.Source C: Comments made by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Pritam Singh on his Facebook account, in light of the recent spate of interracial incidents in Singapore, 8 June 2021. In the 2011 book Hard Truths, our first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew once shared that if his daughter wished to marry a black African, he would have no qualms of telling her: “You’re mad”. He also expressed reservations about inter-racial marriages. Paradoxically in the same book though, Mr. Lee identified “inter-marriages'' as an example of how some racial communities integrate better than others. Opposition to inter-racial unions especially amongst the older generation is not unheard of. I know of Indian and Malay parents of Mr. Lee’s generation who feel the same way. Prejudiced views, even if privately held, have a nasty habit of showing themselves up opportunistically in day-to-day circumstances. It would be important for those who host such private views to reflect deeply on how these can hurt themselves and more importantly, those around them. When it comes to racism - there can be no ifs or buts. The public space belongs to us all, not one single racial or religious group or community. And there, we practice tolerance, give-and-take and make adjustments so that everyone is a proud member of the Singapore family.

6Source D: Adapted from an article in Today newspaper detailing the Ethnic Integration Policy (EIP) as part of government’s policy to ensure a balanced mix of races in all Housing Development Board (HDB) estates. Published 10 August 2017. Since 1989, the racial quota in each HDB block and estate has been controlled by the Singapore government to broadly reflect Singapore’s racial proportion under the EIP. The policy has largely met its aim,