According to the book Civil Society and Government, "productive tension " exists between civil society and government. ... The attempts by the Singapore government to control civil society by suppressing the people's freedom of expression have been highlighted in many news reports, such as, when outspoken academic Cherian George, who has called for more press freedom, was denied tenure at Nanyang Technological University, and when letters of demand were sent by the government to bloggers and online media commentators to apologize and remove remarks that allegedly defamed government off...

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The influence of mass media as an agent of socialization was discussed by Kendall, Linden and Murray in their book Sociology in Our Times, as they pointed out that the subliminal brainwashing of the masses perpetrated by the media could be traced back to the imprinting of young children. ... This created a shift in the social culture of today's generation, as people are more inclined to get their information from different sources of media (such as the news or the internet), as opposed to consulting with a person or a book about it. ... Referencing Samuel P.Hutington's argument in hi...

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