Commenting on the latest findings by OnePeople.sg which showed that social stratification is the main cause for a divided society, SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology (Practice) Paulin Straughan expressed no surprise. As Singapore is a small capitalist country, where the rich and poor live in the same vicinity, this can easily lead to feelings of dissatisfaction, which is brought about by income differences. She explained that as mass media becomes prolific, certain aspects of such discrepancies are magnified, leading to negative thoughts.