Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
10-2016
Abstract
The importance placed on education and, relatedly, examinations, in many Asian societies is well known. The means adopted to cope with the stresses that come along with such intensity are myriad. It is in such contexts that the emergence of a “Bell Curve God” in Singapore must be understood.
Keywords
Examinations, stress, university students, coping, Singapore, university education
Discipline
Asian Studies | Higher Education | Sociology of Culture
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
Material Religion
Volume
12
Issue
4
First Page
533
Last Page
535
ISSN
1743-2200
Identifier
10.1080/17432200.2016.1227639
Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge): SSH Titles
Embargo Period
5-26-2018
Citation
Kong, Lily.(2016). Mimicking religion as coping strategy: The emergence of the Bell-Curve God in Singapore. Material Religion, 12(4), 533-535.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2071
Copyright Owner and License
Author
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/17432200.2016.1227639