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An exploratory of incest among Malays in Malaysia: investigating intra-familial sexual abuse among inmates in two state prisons

This study is exploratory in nature. It is the first of its kind in Malaysia to examine the incest phenomenon from the perspective of those accused and convicted of incest. Previous studies in Malaysia had examined the phenomenon from the perspective of the victims and those involved in the treatme...

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Main Authors:	Md. Noon, Hazizan, Khan, Rahmatullah, Abdul Karim , Noor Harun, Hassan, Mohd Kamal
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/43311/1/An_Exploratory_Study_of_Incest_Among_Malays_in_Malaysia.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/43311/
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spelling	my.iium.irep.433112015-06-11T05:25:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/43311/ An exploratory of incest among Malays in Malaysia: investigating intra-familial sexual abuse among inmates in two state prisons Md. Noon, Hazizan Khan, Rahmatullah Abdul Karim , Noor Harun Hassan, Mohd Kamal HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform This study is exploratory in nature. It is the first of its kind in Malaysia to examine the incest phenomenon from the perspective of those accused and convicted of incest. Previous studies in Malaysia had examined the phenomenon from the perspective of the victims and those involved in the treatment of the victims and family members. The study has the following research questions:(a) what demographic attributes are typically associated with those convicted of incest? (b) What circumstances (physical, social and psychological) facilitate or encourage the incestuous acts? (c)What explains sexual attraction to one's own family members? Forty-four inmates were interviewed using a structured interview questionnaire which attempted to elicit demographic, factual and behavioural data. Because the subjects for this study were sampled from two state prisons, the study lacks the generalizing power one normally expects of quantitative empirical research. The summarized findings revealed that 1) a majority of the subjects interviewed are from the lower income category (i.e., they were previously employed as drivers, guards, laborers and various other jobs which belonged to the 'industrial and manual group'), and do not possess education beyond that of completing primary schooling. 2) Out-of the forty four interviewed, twenty-two are the victim's natural parent, eleven are uncles, three are step-fathers, three are brothers and the other is grandfather, 3) Being alone with the victims, drunkenness, viewing pornographic videos/films, divorced from spouse and stress were the reasons and circumstances that trigger their sexual attraction towards the victims, and 4) 20 subjects said that they did not practice their religion faithfully. The number of subjects for this study was small; the findings are therefore tentative and cannot be generalized to a larger population. Research in greater depth is required in order to fully understand incestuous behaviour among Malaysians. IIUM Press 2008 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43311/1/An_Exploratory_Study_of_Incest_Among_Malays_in_Malaysia.pdf Md. Noon, Hazizan and Khan, Rahmatullah and Abdul Karim , Noor Harun and Hassan, Mohd Kamal (2008) An exploratory of incest among Malays in Malaysia: investigating intra-familial sexual abuse among inmates in two state prisons. 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 Md. Noon, Hazizan Khan, Rahmatullah Abdul Karim , Noor Harun Hassan, Mohd Kamal An exploratory of incest among Malays in Malaysia: investigating intra-familial sexual abuse among inmates in two state prisons
description	This study is exploratory in nature. It is the first of its kind in Malaysia to examine the incest phenomenon from the perspective of those accused and convicted of incest. Previous studies in Malaysia had examined the phenomenon from the perspective of the victims and those involved in the treatment of the victims and family members. The study has the following research questions:(a) what demographic attributes are typically associated with those convicted of incest? (b) What circumstances (physical, social and psychological) facilitate or encourage the incestuous acts? (c)What explains sexual attraction to one's own family members? Forty-four inmates were interviewed using a structured interview questionnaire which attempted to elicit demographic, factual and behavioural data. Because the subjects for this study were sampled from two state prisons, the study lacks the generalizing power one normally expects of quantitative empirical research. The summarized findings revealed that 1) a majority of the subjects interviewed are from the lower income category (i.e., they were previously employed as drivers, guards, laborers and various other jobs which belonged to the 'industrial and manual group'), and do not possess education beyond that of completing primary schooling. 2) Out-of the forty four interviewed, twenty-two are the victim's natural parent, eleven are uncles, three are step-fathers, three are brothers and the other is grandfather, 3) Being alone with the victims, drunkenness, viewing pornographic videos/films, divorced from spouse and stress were the reasons and circumstances that trigger their sexual attraction towards the victims, and 4) 20 subjects said that they did not practice their religion faithfully. The number of subjects for this study was small; the findings are therefore tentative and cannot be generalized to a larger population. Research in greater depth is required in order to fully understand incestuous behaviour among Malaysians.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Md. Noon, Hazizan Khan, Rahmatullah Abdul Karim , Noor Harun Hassan, Mohd Kamal
author_facet	Md. Noon, Hazizan Khan, Rahmatullah Abdul Karim , Noor Harun Hassan, Mohd Kamal
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title	An exploratory of incest among Malays in Malaysia: investigating intra-familial sexual abuse among inmates in two state prisons
title_short	An exploratory of incest among Malays in Malaysia: investigating intra-familial sexual abuse among inmates in two state prisons
title_full	An exploratory of incest among Malays in Malaysia: investigating intra-familial sexual abuse among inmates in two state prisons
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publisher	IIUM Press
publishDate	2008
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/43311/1/An_Exploratory_Study_of_Incest_Among_Malays_in_Malaysia.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/43311/
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An exploratory of incest among Malays in Malaysia: investigating intra-familial sexual abuse among inmates in two state prisons

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