Challenges in the social environment landscape: readiness of youth in embracing diversity

This article discusses the readiness of youth of various races in Malaysia to celebrate diversity in the daily social landscape of society. Youth are at the forefront in facing the challenges of addressing diversity in a multicultural community. The readiness of youth to face diversity is measured u...

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Main Authors: Md. Yassin, Sulaiman, Dahalan, Dzuhailmi, Abdullah, Haslinda, Ismail, Ismi Arif, Hamzah, Azimi, Ahmad, Nobaya, Idris, Fazilah, Yee, Wendy Mei Tien, Serit, Banyan
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28242/
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author Md. Yassin, Sulaiman
Dahalan, Dzuhailmi
Abdullah, Haslinda
Ismail, Ismi Arif
Hamzah, Azimi
Ahmad, Nobaya
Idris, Fazilah
Yee, Wendy Mei Tien
Serit, Banyan
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Dahalan, Dzuhailmi
Abdullah, Haslinda
Ismail, Ismi Arif
Hamzah, Azimi
Ahmad, Nobaya
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Yee, Wendy Mei Tien
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description This article discusses the readiness of youth of various races in Malaysia to celebrate diversity in the daily social landscape of society. Youth are at the forefront in facing the challenges of addressing diversity in a multicultural community. The readiness of youth to face diversity is measured using questionnaires. This study involves a total of 600 respondents from secondary schools and higher education institutions. The results showed that generally, the level of respondents’ readiness to accept diversity was high. There were significant differences found in terms of gender, ethnicity and residential locations in which the respondents had their upbringing. The findings were consistent with findings from earlier studies.
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spelling upm-282422015-09-18T13:34:01Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28242/ Challenges in the social environment landscape: readiness of youth in embracing diversity Md. Yassin, Sulaiman Dahalan, Dzuhailmi Abdullah, Haslinda Ismail, Ismi Arif Hamzah, Azimi Ahmad, Nobaya Idris, Fazilah Yee, Wendy Mei Tien Serit, Banyan This article discusses the readiness of youth of various races in Malaysia to celebrate diversity in the daily social landscape of society. Youth are at the forefront in facing the challenges of addressing diversity in a multicultural community. The readiness of youth to face diversity is measured using questionnaires. This study involves a total of 600 respondents from secondary schools and higher education institutions. The results showed that generally, the level of respondents’ readiness to accept diversity was high. There were significant differences found in terms of gender, ethnicity and residential locations in which the respondents had their upbringing. The findings were consistent with findings from earlier studies. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2013-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28242/1/28242.pdf Md. Yassin, Sulaiman and Dahalan, Dzuhailmi and Abdullah, Haslinda and Ismail, Ismi Arif and Hamzah, Azimi and Ahmad, Nobaya and Idris, Fazilah and Yee, Wendy Mei Tien and Serit, Banyan (2013) Challenges in the social environment landscape: readiness of youth in embracing diversity. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 21 (spec. July). pp. 11-20. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2021%20(S)%20Jul.%202013/02%20Page%2011-20.pdf
spellingShingle Md. Yassin, Sulaiman
Dahalan, Dzuhailmi
Abdullah, Haslinda
Ismail, Ismi Arif
Hamzah, Azimi
Ahmad, Nobaya
Idris, Fazilah
Yee, Wendy Mei Tien
Serit, Banyan
Challenges in the social environment landscape: readiness of youth in embracing diversity
title Challenges in the social environment landscape: readiness of youth in embracing diversity
title_full Challenges in the social environment landscape: readiness of youth in embracing diversity
title_fullStr Challenges in the social environment landscape: readiness of youth in embracing diversity
title_full_unstemmed Challenges in the social environment landscape: readiness of youth in embracing diversity
title_short Challenges in the social environment landscape: readiness of youth in embracing diversity
title_sort challenges in the social environment landscape: readiness of youth in embracing diversity
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28242/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28242/1/28242.pdf