Showing papers in "Asian Journal of Social Science in 1992"

TL;DR: In this paper, the ways in which humans experience their religious environments, and more particularly, the symbolic meanings and values thatindividuals invest in their religious buildings, are investigated in Singapore.

TL;DR: In this paper, the observation that the Singapore state, until recently, was a notable example of a strong state is made, and it is argued that the requirements of a more assertive middle class are also beginning to change the ground rules by which local politics is played.

TL;DR: This paper provided a general overview of some of the relationships between tourism and culture in Malaysia and examined sociologically the actual and probable consequences of tourism development for Malaysian culture and society, including the sorts of images which tourists, especially foreign ones, are encouraged to construct of the country and its people, or those images which serve to reinforce established views and prejudices.

TL;DR: In the past two decades the press industry in Indonesia has been dramatically transformed as discussed by the authors, which has led to the creation of a new media industry in the country, which is called the media industry of change.