An analysis of social problems in Malaysia: the case of Johor

This study looks into the relationship between social problems and what are termed as "internal" and "external" factors. Internal factors relate to characteristics intrinsic to the individuals themselves, while external factors refer to exogenous factors which are not within the...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Amin, Ruzita, Selamah , Abdullah Yusof, Md. Noon, Hazizan, Haneef, Mohamed Aslam
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2008
Subjects:	HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/43310/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43310/1/An_Analysis_of_Social_Problems_in_Malaysia.pdf

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spelling	iium-433102015-10-16T07:36:01Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/43310/ An analysis of social problems in Malaysia: the case of Johor Mohd Amin, Ruzita Selamah , Abdullah Yusof Md. Noon, Hazizan Haneef, Mohamed Aslam HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform This study looks into the relationship between social problems and what are termed as "internal" and "external" factors. Internal factors relate to characteristics intrinsic to the individuals themselves, while external factors refer to exogenous factors which are not within the control of the individuals under study. The study focuses on two internal factors,namely, the individual's self esteem, and the individual's personality in terms of the factors influencing it. The analysis is done at the micro level on school-going teenagers where the individual's self-esteem is considered to be reflected in the student's self-perception of his/her academic ability. The sample in this study consisted of 2869 randomly selected Forms 1, 3 and 5 students from 10 secondary schools in the state of Johor. Both urban and rural schools were included, and the students were chosen from above average, average and below average classes. This was done to reflect the heterogeneity of the population with respect to age, academic ability, ethnic group, and other factors. Significant findings with regard to social problems including levels of involvement, comparison among ethnic groups, correlation between internal and external factors and others were generated from this study, on the basis of which some recommendations were proposed. IIUM Press 2008 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43310/1/An_Analysis_of_Social_Problems_in_Malaysia.pdf Mohd Amin, Ruzita and Selamah , Abdullah Yusof and Md. Noon, Hazizan and Haneef, Mohamed Aslam (2008) An analysis of social problems in Malaysia: the case of Johor. In: National Conference on Social Problems in Malaysia, 27-28 November 2004, International Islamic University Malaysia.
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spellingShingle	HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Mohd Amin, Ruzita Selamah , Abdullah Yusof Md. Noon, Hazizan Haneef, Mohamed Aslam An analysis of social problems in Malaysia: the case of Johor
description	This study looks into the relationship between social problems and what are termed as "internal" and "external" factors. Internal factors relate to characteristics intrinsic to the individuals themselves, while external factors refer to exogenous factors which are not within the control of the individuals under study. The study focuses on two internal factors,namely, the individual's self esteem, and the individual's personality in terms of the factors influencing it. The analysis is done at the micro level on school-going teenagers where the individual's self-esteem is considered to be reflected in the student's self-perception of his/her academic ability. The sample in this study consisted of 2869 randomly selected Forms 1, 3 and 5 students from 10 secondary schools in the state of Johor. Both urban and rural schools were included, and the students were chosen from above average, average and below average classes. This was done to reflect the heterogeneity of the population with respect to age, academic ability, ethnic group, and other factors. Significant findings with regard to social problems including levels of involvement, comparison among ethnic groups, correlation between internal and external factors and others were generated from this study, on the basis of which some recommendations were proposed.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohd Amin, Ruzita Selamah , Abdullah Yusof Md. Noon, Hazizan Haneef, Mohamed Aslam
author_facet	Mohd Amin, Ruzita Selamah , Abdullah Yusof Md. Noon, Hazizan Haneef, Mohamed Aslam
author_sort	Mohd Amin, Ruzita
title	An analysis of social problems in Malaysia: the case of Johor
title_short	An analysis of social problems in Malaysia: the case of Johor
title_full	An analysis of social problems in Malaysia: the case of Johor
title_fullStr	An analysis of social problems in Malaysia: the case of Johor
title_full_unstemmed	An analysis of social problems in Malaysia: the case of Johor
title_sort	analysis of social problems in malaysia: the case of johor
publisher	IIUM Press
publishDate	2008
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/43310/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43310/1/An_Analysis_of_Social_Problems_in_Malaysia.pdf
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An analysis of social problems in Malaysia: the case of Johor

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