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Interracial bridging social capital among students of a multicultural university in Malaysia

In this study, the influence of interracial socialization and race on interracial bridging social capital among Malaysian students of a multicultural Malaysian public university was examined. Results reveal a narrowed level of interracial bridging social capital among the students. The minority Chin...

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Main Author: Tamam, Ezhar
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Language:English
Published: The Johns Hopkins University Press 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27902/1/Interracial%20Bridging%20Social%20Capital%20among%20Students%20of%20a%20Multicultural%20University%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.279022015-11-26T02:53:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27902/ Interracial bridging social capital among students of a multicultural university in Malaysia Tamam, Ezhar In this study, the influence of interracial socialization and race on interracial bridging social capital among Malaysian students of a multicultural Malaysian public university was examined. Results reveal a narrowed level of interracial bridging social capital among the students. The minority Chinese and the majority Malays do not differ in their level of interracial social capital, but the minority Indians has a significantly higher level of interracial bridging social capital in comparison. The level of interracial socialization with peers directly and significantly affects the level of interracial bridging social capital for all three racial groups. No interaction effect of race and interracial socialization frequency on interracial bridging social capital is found. The implications of the findings are discussed. The Johns Hopkins University Press 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27902/1/Interracial%20Bridging%20Social%20Capital%20among%20Students%20of%20a%20Multicultural%20University%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Tamam, Ezhar (2013) Interracial bridging social capital among students of a multicultural university in Malaysia. Journal of College Student Development, 54 (1). pp. 85-97. ISSN 0897-5264: ESSN: 1543-3382 10.1353/csd.2013.0000
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description In this study, the influence of interracial socialization and race on interracial bridging social capital among Malaysian students of a multicultural Malaysian public university was examined. Results reveal a narrowed level of interracial bridging social capital among the students. The minority Chinese and the majority Malays do not differ in their level of interracial social capital, but the minority Indians has a significantly higher level of interracial bridging social capital in comparison. The level of interracial socialization with peers directly and significantly affects the level of interracial bridging social capital for all three racial groups. No interaction effect of race and interracial socialization frequency on interracial bridging social capital is found. The implications of the findings are discussed.
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title Interracial bridging social capital among students of a multicultural university in Malaysia
title_short Interracial bridging social capital among students of a multicultural university in Malaysia
title_full Interracial bridging social capital among students of a multicultural university in Malaysia
title_fullStr Interracial bridging social capital among students of a multicultural university in Malaysia
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