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Culture conflict amongst Malaysian children

Culture is an essential part of conflict and conflict resolution. Culture is in our lives and relationships, giving us messages that shape our perceptions, attributions, judgments, and ideas of self and others. Though cultures are powerful, they are often unconscious, influencing conflict and attemp...

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Main Authors: Zainon Hamzah, Zaitul Azma, Abd Rahim, Normaliza, Ahmad Nordin, Ahmad Azmi, Musanif, Ahmad Mahmood, Ahmad Azmi, Nur Sabrina, Mat Hassan, Ahmad Fuad, Che Su, Norizan
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Published: The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences 2008
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spelling my.upm.eprints.64882015-11-26T03:34:55Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6488/ Culture conflict amongst Malaysian children Zainon Hamzah, Zaitul Azma Abd Rahim, Normaliza Ahmad Nordin, Ahmad Azmi Musanif, Ahmad Mahmood Ahmad Azmi, Nur Sabrina Mat Hassan, Ahmad Fuad Che Su, Norizan Culture is an essential part of conflict and conflict resolution. Culture is in our lives and relationships, giving us messages that shape our perceptions, attributions, judgments, and ideas of self and others. Though cultures are powerful, they are often unconscious, influencing conflict and attempts to resolve conflict in imperceptible ways. Two things that are essential to remember about culture: they are always changing, and they relate to the symbolic dimension of life. The symbolic dimension is the place where we are constantly making meaning and enacting our identities. Cultural messages from the groups we belong in giving us information about what is meaningful or important, and who we are in the world and in relation to others. Therefore, this paper will discuss the culture conflict undergo by children in Malaysia arise from different cultural groups i.e ethnicity, from generation, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, ability and disability, and religious affiliation, language, and gender. The study sample comprises from 30 primary school students from three locations; urban, city and rural areas in Malaysia. Data were gathered using recording, interview, and questionnaire. Data will be analysed by using socio-pragmatic approach. The outcome of the research also indicated that aspects of context and cognition have also played an important role to overcome the cultural conflicts among Malaysian children. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6488/1/Culture%20conflict%20amongst%20Malaysian%20children.pdf Zainon Hamzah, Zaitul Azma and Abd Rahim, Normaliza and Ahmad Nordin, Ahmad Azmi and Musanif, Ahmad Mahmood and Ahmad Azmi, Nur Sabrina and Mat Hassan, Ahmad Fuad and Che Su, Norizan (2008) Culture conflict amongst Malaysian children. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 3 (4). pp. 45-52. ISSN 1833-1882 http://iji.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.88/prod.518 English
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description Culture is an essential part of conflict and conflict resolution. Culture is in our lives and relationships, giving us messages that shape our perceptions, attributions, judgments, and ideas of self and others. Though cultures are powerful, they are often unconscious, influencing conflict and attempts to resolve conflict in imperceptible ways. Two things that are essential to remember about culture: they are always changing, and they relate to the symbolic dimension of life. The symbolic dimension is the place where we are constantly making meaning and enacting our identities. Cultural messages from the groups we belong in giving us information about what is meaningful or important, and who we are in the world and in relation to others. Therefore, this paper will discuss the culture conflict undergo by children in Malaysia arise from different cultural groups i.e ethnicity, from generation, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, ability and disability, and religious affiliation, language, and gender. The study sample comprises from 30 primary school students from three locations; urban, city and rural areas in Malaysia. Data were gathered using recording, interview, and questionnaire. Data will be analysed by using socio-pragmatic approach. The outcome of the research also indicated that aspects of context and cognition have also played an important role to overcome the cultural conflicts among Malaysian children.
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author Zainon Hamzah, Zaitul Azma
Abd Rahim, Normaliza
Ahmad Nordin, Ahmad Azmi
Musanif, Ahmad Mahmood
Ahmad Azmi, Nur Sabrina
Mat Hassan, Ahmad Fuad
Che Su, Norizan
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Abd Rahim, Normaliza
Ahmad Nordin, Ahmad Azmi
Musanif, Ahmad Mahmood
Ahmad Azmi, Nur Sabrina
Mat Hassan, Ahmad Fuad
Che Su, Norizan
Culture conflict amongst Malaysian children
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Musanif, Ahmad Mahmood
Ahmad Azmi, Nur Sabrina
Mat Hassan, Ahmad Fuad
Che Su, Norizan
author_sort Zainon Hamzah, Zaitul Azma
title Culture conflict amongst Malaysian children
title_short Culture conflict amongst Malaysian children
title_full Culture conflict amongst Malaysian children
title_fullStr Culture conflict amongst Malaysian children
title_full_unstemmed Culture conflict amongst Malaysian children
title_sort culture conflict amongst malaysian children
publisher The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
publishDate 2008
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