Mathews Mathew
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 191610 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Mathews Mathew |
| NOMBRES | Mathews |
| APELLIDO | Mathew |
| FIRMA | MATHEW M |
| AFILIACIONES | National University of Singapore |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1313-7351 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2007 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Cross-country analysis of negative attitudes towards immigrants and immigration in Southeast Asia
This article focuses on anti-immigrant attitudes in the three largest receivers of immigrants in Southeast Asia—Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. We found that the two dimensions of attitudes we analyzed—attitudes toward immigrants and immigration—have differing predictive power in the three countries, suggesting that they are rooted in distinct local concerns. Overall, the study found that people’s concerns regarding competition for jobs genera…
Stigma and fear during the Covid-19 pandemic
Introduction: We sought to explore healthcare providers (HCPs)' perceptions of and experiences with stigma during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and Singapore. Methods: We conducted a qualitative study (May 2020-February 2021) with HCPs in Canada and Singapore and developed a semi-structured interview guide rooted in the Health Stigma and Discrimination Framework (HSDF). We recruited participants online and through word of mouth via newsletters,…
“Sticky, Yet Precarious”—An Ethnographic Insight of F&B Workers in Singapore
This article examines the paradoxical nature of food and beverage (F&B) service work in Singapore, which is both precarious and “sticky.” Precarious work is characterized by low wages, long hours, limited upward mobility, and job insecurity, while stickiness refers to the factors that bind workers to these roles despite the challenges. Drawing on six months of ethnographic fieldwork and interviews across various F&B establishments, this study inv…
A qualitative study on health stigma and discrimination in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic
Background: Stigmatisation, misinformation and discrimination have been magnified globally due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The healthcare sector was not spared from this. We conducted a transnational study, using the Health Stigma and Discrimination framework (HSDF) to explore public perception and reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic in a multicultural context. Findings from the Asian arm of the study, sited in Singapore, are reported in this paper.…
The Power of Everyday Networks in Nation-Building
While scholars commonly see nation-building as a modernist project or a cultural assertion, we suggest that a “third way” is equally important. Analysing data from a representative survey of 2,001 Singaporean residents collected in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, we demonstrate that everyday social networks have been key to creating and maintaining Singaporean nationalism. We make the point that despite ambitious plans at transforming society,…
Religion and Identity Politics
"Discourse on fundamentalism has gained much attention in recent years, particularly in a post-9/11 context where extremist or terrorist threats are more prominent, perilous, and pervasive. This edited volume seeks to spotlight the perspectives of academics and practitioners vis-à-vis global trends in religious fundamentalism and right-wing extremism over the past decade. It presents a collection of works from notable academics and practitioners;…
The Importance of Considering Debt and Young Children in Activation
While there has been much research on welfare exit and entry into employment, less research has looked at return to government assistance. Applying survival analysis on data from a national government assistance programme in Singapore, we found two important factors of welfare return to which activation programmes need to pay greater attention. First, return was more likely if former beneficiaries accumulated a higher number of types of arrears r…
Bangladeshi Migration to Singapore
This book, examining Bangladeshi labour migration to Singapore, contributes significantly to our understanding of the growing phenomenon of migration within Asia. The temporary and regional nature
Social capital in Singapore
The Experience of Counseling Among a Singaporean Elderly Population
Single Singaporeans and their Hesitation to use Commercial Matchmaking Services
The rising proportion of singles in several East and South-east Asian countries and the related concerns of low fertility have resulted in policy makers in the region introducing state sponsored matchmaking services to help singles enter the nuptial phase. In this paper, the case of Singapore is discussed with particular reference to the hesitation of singles to use such marriage intermediaries. Using a qualitative approach involving 83 single Si…
Transiting into Singaporean identity
Debates in Singapore about immigration and naturalisation policy have escalated substantially since 2008 when the government allowed an unprecedentedly large number of immigrants into the country. This essay will discuss immigration and naturalisation policy in Singapore and the tensions that have been evoked, and how these policies are a key tool in regulating the optimal composition and size of the population for the state’s imperatives. It wil…
Understanding Religious Freedom in Singapore
Much of the scholarship on religious freedom in Singapore is situated within broader questions of the actions of the nation-state on religion. The Singaporean state, which is sometimes referred to as a soft authoritarian regime, justifies its intrusion and disciplining of religion based on the mandate of its citizens to ensure optimum levels of economic development and a harmonious society. Scholars have examined state religious policies, speeche…
Religion, Politics and Globalization
Religion, Politics and Globalization: Anthropological Approaches GALINA LINDQUIST & DON HANDELMAN, eds., 2011 Oxford & New York: Berghahn Books 290 pp., £50.00, US$85.00 (hb) ISBN 978–1–84545–771–6
Assessment and Comparison of Culturally Based Explanations for Mental Disorder Among Singaporean Chinese Youth
Background: Culture is important to how populations understand the cause of mental disorder, a variable that has implications for treatment-seeking behaviour. Asian populations underutilize professional mental health treatment partly because of their endorsement of supernatural causation models to explain mental disorders, beliefs that stem from their religious backgrounds. Aims: This study sought to understand the dimensions of explanatory model…
The role of explanatory models and professional factors in Singaporean clergy referral intentions to mental health professionals
Little has been done to consider how practitioners from different mental health sectors relate to each other, with even fewer studies examining this relationship through referral practices. Among religiously affiliated populations, clergy continue to be an important source of mental health care although they are unlikely to make referrals to mental health professionals. This study examines the case of clergy referral intentions to mental health p…
Educational Attainment and its Relationship to Singaporean Clergymen's Belief Models About Mental Illness Causation
While religiously‐based explanations have previously been popular in explaining mental illness, support for such models has waned with the increasing prominence of the fields of psychiatry and psychology in developed societies. The question remains, however, whether religious specialists continue to endorse religious explanations for mental disease despite increasing secular and psychological education—possible markers of secularization. In this …
Christianity in Singapore
Christianity has historically been influential in shaping morality, a project which still continues. While substantial literature has addressed the question how conservative Christians in America attempt to maintain moral control, there is little research on the way in which Christianity influences morality in other societies. This study examines the case of Singapore where conservative Christianity dominates the Christian landscape. The first pa…
Explanatory models for mental illness endorsed by Christian clergymen
Researchers have attempted to elicit the explanatory models used by different populations to understand mental illness, since these models can influence how populations use mental-health treatment. However, little effort has been made to understand the explanatory models used by Christian clergymen. This is despite their important role as providers of mental-health care in many Asian and Western societies. Neither are there suitable instruments t…
An Investigation of Singaporean Clergy Treatment Models for Mental Problems
Christianity in Singapore
Christianity has historically been influential in shaping morality, a project which still continues. While substantial literature has addressed the question how conservative Christians in America attempt to maintain moral control, there is little research on the way in which Christianity influences morality in other societies. This study examines the case of Singapore where conservative Christianity dominates the Christian landscape. The first pa…
The Importance of Considering Debt and Young Children in Activation
While there has been much research on welfare exit and entry into employment, less research has looked at return to government assistance. Applying survival analysis on data from a national government assistance programme in Singapore, we found two important factors of welfare return to which activation programmes need to pay greater attention. First, return was more likely if former beneficiaries accumulated a higher number of types of arrears r…
Single Singaporeans and their Hesitation to use Commercial Matchmaking Services
The rising proportion of singles in several East and South-east Asian countries and the related concerns of low fertility have resulted in policy makers in the region introducing state sponsored matchmaking services to help singles enter the nuptial phase. In this paper, the case of Singapore is discussed with particular reference to the hesitation of singles to use such marriage intermediaries. Using a qualitative approach involving 83 single Si…
Religion, Politics and Globalization
Religion, Politics and Globalization: Anthropological Approaches GALINA LINDQUIST & DON HANDELMAN, eds., 2011 Oxford & New York: Berghahn Books 290 pp., £50.00, US$85.00 (hb) ISBN 978–1–84545–771–6
An Investigation of Singaporean Clergy Treatment Models for Mental Problems
Explanatory models for mental illness endorsed by Christian clergymen
Researchers have attempted to elicit the explanatory models used by different populations to understand mental illness, since these models can influence how populations use mental-health treatment. However, little effort has been made to understand the explanatory models used by Christian clergymen. This is despite their important role as providers of mental-health care in many Asian and Western societies. Neither are there suitable instruments t…
Christianity in Singapore
Christianity has historically been influential in shaping morality, a project which still continues. While substantial literature has addressed the question how conservative Christians in America attempt to maintain moral control, there is little research on the way in which Christianity influences morality in other societies. This study examines the case of Singapore where conservative Christianity dominates the Christian landscape. The first pa…
Educational Attainment and its Relationship to Singaporean Clergymen's Belief Models About Mental Illness Causation
While religiously‐based explanations have previously been popular in explaining mental illness, support for such models has waned with the increasing prominence of the fields of psychiatry and psychology in developed societies. The question remains, however, whether religious specialists continue to endorse religious explanations for mental disease despite increasing secular and psychological education—possible markers of secularization. In this …
Assessment and Comparison of Culturally Based Explanations for Mental Disorder Among Singaporean Chinese Youth
Background: Culture is important to how populations understand the cause of mental disorder, a variable that has implications for treatment-seeking behaviour. Asian populations underutilize professional mental health treatment partly because of their endorsement of supernatural causation models to explain mental disorders, beliefs that stem from their religious backgrounds. Aims: This study sought to understand the dimensions of explanatory model…
The role of explanatory models and professional factors in Singaporean clergy referral intentions to mental health professionals
Little has been done to consider how practitioners from different mental health sectors relate to each other, with even fewer studies examining this relationship through referral practices. Among religiously affiliated populations, clergy continue to be an important source of mental health care although they are unlikely to make referrals to mental health professionals. This study examines the case of clergy referral intentions to mental health p…
Religion, Politics and Globalization
Religion, Politics and Globalization: Anthropological Approaches GALINA LINDQUIST & DON HANDELMAN, eds., 2011 Oxford & New York: Berghahn Books 290 pp., £50.00, US$85.00 (hb) ISBN 978–1–84545–771–6
Understanding Religious Freedom in Singapore
Much of the scholarship on religious freedom in Singapore is situated within broader questions of the actions of the nation-state on religion. The Singaporean state, which is sometimes referred to as a soft authoritarian regime, justifies its intrusion and disciplining of religion based on the mandate of its citizens to ensure optimum levels of economic development and a harmonious society. Scholars have examined state religious policies, speeche…
Transiting into Singaporean identity
Debates in Singapore about immigration and naturalisation policy have escalated substantially since 2008 when the government allowed an unprecedentedly large number of immigrants into the country. This essay will discuss immigration and naturalisation policy in Singapore and the tensions that have been evoked, and how these policies are a key tool in regulating the optimal composition and size of the population for the state’s imperatives. It wil…
Social capital in Singapore
The Experience of Counseling Among a Singaporean Elderly Population
Single Singaporeans and their Hesitation to use Commercial Matchmaking Services
The rising proportion of singles in several East and South-east Asian countries and the related concerns of low fertility have resulted in policy makers in the region introducing state sponsored matchmaking services to help singles enter the nuptial phase. In this paper, the case of Singapore is discussed with particular reference to the hesitation of singles to use such marriage intermediaries. Using a qualitative approach involving 83 single Si…
Bangladeshi Migration to Singapore
This book, examining Bangladeshi labour migration to Singapore, contributes significantly to our understanding of the growing phenomenon of migration within Asia. The temporary and regional nature
Religion and Identity Politics
"Discourse on fundamentalism has gained much attention in recent years, particularly in a post-9/11 context where extremist or terrorist threats are more prominent, perilous, and pervasive. This edited volume seeks to spotlight the perspectives of academics and practitioners vis-à-vis global trends in religious fundamentalism and right-wing extremism over the past decade. It presents a collection of works from notable academics and practitioners;…
The Importance of Considering Debt and Young Children in Activation
While there has been much research on welfare exit and entry into employment, less research has looked at return to government assistance. Applying survival analysis on data from a national government assistance programme in Singapore, we found two important factors of welfare return to which activation programmes need to pay greater attention. First, return was more likely if former beneficiaries accumulated a higher number of types of arrears r…
A qualitative study on health stigma and discrimination in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic
Background: Stigmatisation, misinformation and discrimination have been magnified globally due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The healthcare sector was not spared from this. We conducted a transnational study, using the Health Stigma and Discrimination framework (HSDF) to explore public perception and reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic in a multicultural context. Findings from the Asian arm of the study, sited in Singapore, are reported in this paper.…
The Power of Everyday Networks in Nation-Building
While scholars commonly see nation-building as a modernist project or a cultural assertion, we suggest that a “third way” is equally important. Analysing data from a representative survey of 2,001 Singaporean residents collected in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, we demonstrate that everyday social networks have been key to creating and maintaining Singaporean nationalism. We make the point that despite ambitious plans at transforming society,…
Stigma and fear during the Covid-19 pandemic
Introduction: We sought to explore healthcare providers (HCPs)' perceptions of and experiences with stigma during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and Singapore. Methods: We conducted a qualitative study (May 2020-February 2021) with HCPs in Canada and Singapore and developed a semi-structured interview guide rooted in the Health Stigma and Discrimination Framework (HSDF). We recruited participants online and through word of mouth via newsletters,…
“Sticky, Yet Precarious”—An Ethnographic Insight of F&B Workers in Singapore
This article examines the paradoxical nature of food and beverage (F&B) service work in Singapore, which is both precarious and “sticky.” Precarious work is characterized by low wages, long hours, limited upward mobility, and job insecurity, while stickiness refers to the factors that bind workers to these roles despite the challenges. Drawing on six months of ethnographic fieldwork and interviews across various F&B establishments, this study inv…
Cross-country analysis of negative attitudes towards immigrants and immigration in Southeast Asia
This article focuses on anti-immigrant attitudes in the three largest receivers of immigrants in Southeast Asia—Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. We found that the two dimensions of attitudes we analyzed—attitudes toward immigrants and immigration—have differing predictive power in the three countries, suggesting that they are rooted in distinct local concerns. Overall, the study found that people’s concerns regarding competition for jobs genera…
Sociology (14 obras) · Political science (12 obras) · Psychology (10 obras) · Law (9 obras) · Psychiatry (8 obras) · Social Psychology (8 obras) · Socioeconomic Development in Asia (8 obras) · Population (7 obras) · Medicine (6 obras) · Mental health (6 obras)