University students’ perceptions on inter-ethnic unity among Malaysians: situational recognition, social self-construal and situational complexity

National unity is pertinent to the stability and progress of a country. For multi-ethnic nations such as Malaysia, diversity is perceived as a challenge to national unity. Extant literature shows that the different ethnic groups in Malaysia have expressed different ideals on inter-ethnic unity and d...

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Main Authors:	Arina Anis Azlan, Chang, Peng Kee, Mohd Yusof Abdullah
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Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13149/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13149/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13149/1/28906-92361-2-PB.pdf

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spelling	ukm-131492019-07-12T22:43:50Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13149/ University students’ perceptions on inter-ethnic unity among Malaysians: situational recognition, social self-construal and situational complexity Arina Anis Azlan, Chang, Peng Kee Mohd Yusof Abdullah, National unity is pertinent to the stability and progress of a country. For multi-ethnic nations such as Malaysia, diversity is perceived as a challenge to national unity. Extant literature shows that the different ethnic groups in Malaysia have expressed different ideals on inter-ethnic unity and differ in their ideas on how it may be achieved. To what extent do these differences exist? The purpose of this research was to investigate the perceptions of inter-ethnic unity in Malaysia among the three main ethnic groups. A survey measuring perceptions on the issue of inter-ethnic unity was distributed among 575 university students at four different institutions of higher learning in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The results show that the different ethnic groups held similar problem perceptions in terms of problem recognition, involvement, constraint recognition, and did not differ significantly in terms of their social position on the problem. There were however, significant differences between the Chinese and Malay/Bumiputeras, as well as between the Chinese and Indians when it came to perceived level of knowledge and experience about the problem. The findings indicate that different ethnic groups may be differently equipped to handle the issue of inter-ethnic unity in Malaysia. Communication and policy efforts to build an integrated nation would benefit from taking these differences into consideration to ensure effective implementation. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13149/1/28906-92361-2-PB.pdf Arina Anis Azlan, and Chang, Peng Kee and Mohd Yusof Abdullah, (2018) University students’ perceptions on inter-ethnic unity among Malaysians: situational recognition, social self-construal and situational complexity. Jurnal Komunikasi ; Malaysian Journal of Communication, 34 (4). pp. 134-153. ISSN 0128-1496 http://ejournal.ukm.my/mjc/issue/view/1129
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description	National unity is pertinent to the stability and progress of a country. For multi-ethnic nations such as Malaysia, diversity is perceived as a challenge to national unity. Extant literature shows that the different ethnic groups in Malaysia have expressed different ideals on inter-ethnic unity and differ in their ideas on how it may be achieved. To what extent do these differences exist? The purpose of this research was to investigate the perceptions of inter-ethnic unity in Malaysia among the three main ethnic groups. A survey measuring perceptions on the issue of inter-ethnic unity was distributed among 575 university students at four different institutions of higher learning in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The results show that the different ethnic groups held similar problem perceptions in terms of problem recognition, involvement, constraint recognition, and did not differ significantly in terms of their social position on the problem. There were however, significant differences between the Chinese and Malay/Bumiputeras, as well as between the Chinese and Indians when it came to perceived level of knowledge and experience about the problem. The findings indicate that different ethnic groups may be differently equipped to handle the issue of inter-ethnic unity in Malaysia. Communication and policy efforts to build an integrated nation would benefit from taking these differences into consideration to ensure effective implementation.
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spellingShingle	Arina Anis Azlan, Chang, Peng Kee Mohd Yusof Abdullah, University students’ perceptions on inter-ethnic unity among Malaysians: situational recognition, social self-construal and situational complexity
author_facet	Arina Anis Azlan, Chang, Peng Kee Mohd Yusof Abdullah,
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title	University students’ perceptions on inter-ethnic unity among Malaysians: situational recognition, social self-construal and situational complexity
title_short	University students’ perceptions on inter-ethnic unity among Malaysians: situational recognition, social self-construal and situational complexity
title_full	University students’ perceptions on inter-ethnic unity among Malaysians: situational recognition, social self-construal and situational complexity
title_fullStr	University students’ perceptions on inter-ethnic unity among Malaysians: situational recognition, social self-construal and situational complexity
title_full_unstemmed	University students’ perceptions on inter-ethnic unity among Malaysians: situational recognition, social self-construal and situational complexity
title_sort	university students’ perceptions on inter-ethnic unity among malaysians: situational recognition, social self-construal and situational complexity
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2018
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University students’ perceptions on inter-ethnic unity among Malaysians: situational recognition, social self-construal and situational complexity

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