Social Studies Source Analysis and Governance Lecture Notes

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering source analysis techniques, Singapore's principles of governance, social diversity management strategies, and cybersecurity terms from the provided SS notes.

EPIC

A critical tool used to infer messages from political cartoons, standing for Event, People, Items, and Captions.

Provenance

The origin of a source including who the author is, when it was published, and what the source is about.

Allegory

A narrative technique, such as using the 9/11 attacks to represent a broader conflict, used by cartoonists to reveal a belief or message.

BOC

Basis of Comparison; the common ground or focus used to identify similarities and differences between two sources.

5A Tool

An analysis method for determining purpose consisting of Author, Aim, Audience, Anticipated outcome, and Action.

PCMR

Presidential Council of Minority Rights; a body that ensures laws do not discriminate against minority groups and promotes multiculturalism.

NMP

Nominated Member of Parliament; an alternative voice in the legislature meant to articulate the needs and constraints of the people.

Governance

The way a government manages the resources of a country to carry out its functions, often involving trade-offs.

Meritocracy

A principle of governance that recognizes individuals based on hard work and talent rather than their background.

Anticipate change and stay relevant

A principle of governance involving being forward-looking and taking early action, such as raising land reclamation levels to $4\,m$ above Singapore height datum.

A stake for everyone

A principle of governance that encourages Singaporeans to share their views and participate in decision-making to increase their sense of belonging.

Corroboration

The process of checking if information in one source is supported or confirmed by another source.

Typicality

An evaluation of whether a single viewpoint is representative of a larger group or is merely an overgeneralization.

Loaded language

The use of highly emotive or biased words intended to sway a reader's opinion, often indicating an unreliable source.

POFMA

The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019; a statute for tackling the spread of fake news in Singapore.

Assimilation

A policy where immigrants are expected to adopt the host culture and lose their own original cultural identity.

Integration

A policy where immigrants adopt common values of the host culture while maintaining their own distinct immigrant culture.

Marginalisation

A situation where immigrants leave behind their old culture but do not embrace the new host culture, leading to alienation.

Separation

A situation where immigrants maintain their distinctive culture while living in a host culture but do not adopt the host's values.

Lacite

The guiding principle of secularism in France.

MNCs

Multinational Corporations; companies with business operations and revenue generation in at least one country outside their home country.

Website defacement

A cyberattack that changes the appearance or content of a webpage to spread falsehoods or mislead people.

Phishing

The attempt to acquire sensitive data like bank account numbers and passwords through fake emails or malicious links.

Socio-cultural diversity

Diversity arising from different nationalities, races, ethnicities, and religions.

Socio-economic diversity

Diversity involving different levels of income, education, and social status within a society.