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8/13/2019 Lecture 14 - Malaysian Society 2
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MPW 123
Malaysian Studies
By
Hj. Kamal Abd Razak
MBA Techno-Entrepreneurship
kamalrazak@must.edu.my
012-6550746
mailto:kamalrazak@must.edu.mymailto:kamalrazak@must.edu.my8/13/2019 Lecture 14 - Malaysian Society 2
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THE MALAYSIAN
SOCIETY
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Changes happened to Malaysian
Society over the time
Despite the Muslim majority, Malaysia is
not an Islamic state. Instead, Malaysia is
considered to be a Malay dominatedplural society and the freedom of
practicing other religions is granted to
everyone
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This conception of Malay hegemonic ruleis a result of the political bargaining
between the major ethnic political groups
of Malaysia, UMNO (United MalaysNational Organization), MCA (Malaysian
Chinese Association) and MIC (Malaysian
Indian Congress) during the formation of
post-colonial Malaysia (at that time called
Malaya) in 1957
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Tunku Abdul Rahman's first
cabinet meeting
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As a result of the bargaining, non-Malay
ethnic groups such as the Chinese and
Indians were granted citizenship and their
legitimate interests (economic rights),their rights of citizenshipand residence
as well as theirfreedom to preserve,
practice and propagate their religion,culture and language were recognized
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Ethnic bargain, achieved through the spirit
of mutual tolerance and respect. It is also
an attempt to protect the unique ethnic
and racial diversity of Malaysia from beingdestroyed by violence that is so often seen
in other countries with different ethnic
groups
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Characteristics of Malaysian
Society.
Impact on the country
(Historical aspects)
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Economy
Malays
Mainly involved in the
agricultural and
traditional industries
sectors
Low productivity and
low income Rural community
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Chinese Mainly involved inbusiness andmerchants,
businessmen andcraftsmen
Majority could notacquire land for
agriculture Business based on
sub-ethnic groups
Urban community
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Chinese
Not allowed to involved in politics during theJapanese occupation
Formed the MCA, Malayan/MalaysianChinese Association to protect their interestsand for self-government after World War Two:Leaders mostly English-educated
Politically divided: MCA, Labour Party,
Peoples Progressive Party, DemocraticAction Party, DAP, etc
MCA remains the main Chinese party
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Indians
MIC, Malayan/Malaysian Indian Congress,
is the main Indian political party
Name after the Congress Party of India
Indians remain loyal to MIC in each and
every general elections sinceindependence
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Socio Cultural
Malays
Majority live in villages
Characterized by strong social ties andstrict social control
Adaptation to the values and norms of the
community High regard for consensus
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Family is considered an important
institution for social security
All Malays are Muslims but not all Muslims
are Malays
Humble and dont impose their values on
others
Festivals: Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Hari Raya
Aidiladha, Awal Muharam, etc.
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Chinese
Comprised various dialectal
communities
Culture greatly influenced by Taoism,
Confucianism and Buddhism
Acceptance of Mandarin as the officiallanguage of the community
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Most Chinese in Malaysia are Buddhists
Festivals celebrated taken roots in the
history and culture of the society
Festivals: The Chinese New Year, the
Moon Cake Festival, etc
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Questions
Are we now more united than we
were in the past?
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Thank You
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