Factors shaping identities of people

A society is socio-culturally diverse when people are of different races and (a)   , religions and nationalities.

A society is socio-economically diverse when people have different socio-economic backgrounds due to different levels of (a)   , income and wealth.

In general, race refers to the (a)   classification of people, which includes their physical characteristics.

Ethnicity is based on the culture of people who share the same (a)   , customs and traditions that distinguish them from other groups.

For example, in Singapore, within the Malay community, there are different ethnic groups such as the Javanese and the (a)   .

The government uses the (a)   categorization to make decisions regarding policies related to race and ethnicity in Singapore.

Examples of how the government uses race and ethnicity to make decisions include in setting up the Group (a)   Constituency and the Ethnic Integration Policy.

To reflect the increasing number of inter-ethnic marriages in Singapore, the double- (a)   race option was implemented in Jan 2011 for children born to parents of different races.

The EIP was introduced in 1989 to promote interaction and harmony as well as to prevent the rise of ethnic (a)   .

At least one member of the MPs in the group representing a GRC must belong to a (a)   racial community.