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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
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HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
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spelling my.iium.irep.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 REM 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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topic HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
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/43310/1/An_Analysis_of_Social_Problems_in_Malaysia.pdf
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