Strengthening of Johor Family Institution

The family institution has undergone drastic changes as a consequence to changes of roles, family size, parent's level of education and system of family communication. Even though the importance of family institution roles cannot be denied, most families no longer adhere to their traditional ro...

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Main Authors: Dora, Mohd. Taib, Din, Sabariyah, Safar, Ajmain, Ab. Rahman, Hamidah, Mohd. Mansor, Puteri Khairul Bariah, Abd. Kadir, Hamdan
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Management and Human Resource Development 2003
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author Dora, Mohd. Taib
Din, Sabariyah
Safar, Ajmain
Ab. Rahman, Hamidah
Mohd. Mansor, Puteri Khairul Bariah
Abd. Kadir, Hamdan
author_facet Dora, Mohd. Taib
Din, Sabariyah
Safar, Ajmain
Ab. Rahman, Hamidah
Mohd. Mansor, Puteri Khairul Bariah
Abd. Kadir, Hamdan
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description The family institution has undergone drastic changes as a consequence to changes of roles, family size, parent's level of education and system of family communication. Even though the importance of family institution roles cannot be denied, most families no longer adhere to their traditional roles. Their roles have been taken over by other socialization agents such as the schools, police, religious department, rehabilitation centers, maid and etc. Initially, transition aims to minimize the role of family institution. However, in the end, it causes family problems. The size and shape of the family also contribute toward the secondgeneration social problem. This problem level of severity varies across type of occupations, level of education and mass media influence. Uncomfortable household also has been suggested as a factor that causes weak family relationship. Weak family relations brings to the social problem faced by the second generation. In this paper, five (5) prominent family problems in Malaysia will be highlighted. These Problems are: divorce, single mother, wife abuse, child abuse and juvenile. Discussion will focus on the factors that cause the problems and related issues to the problem. Solutions in term of counseling and other relevant approaches are recommended to reduce the problems
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spelling utm-7782017-10-19T06:17:20Z http://eprints.utm.my/778/ Strengthening of Johor Family Institution Dora, Mohd. Taib Din, Sabariyah Safar, Ajmain Ab. Rahman, Hamidah Mohd. Mansor, Puteri Khairul Bariah Abd. Kadir, Hamdan HQ The family. Marriage. Woman The family institution has undergone drastic changes as a consequence to changes of roles, family size, parent's level of education and system of family communication. Even though the importance of family institution roles cannot be denied, most families no longer adhere to their traditional roles. Their roles have been taken over by other socialization agents such as the schools, police, religious department, rehabilitation centers, maid and etc. Initially, transition aims to minimize the role of family institution. However, in the end, it causes family problems. The size and shape of the family also contribute toward the secondgeneration social problem. This problem level of severity varies across type of occupations, level of education and mass media influence. Uncomfortable household also has been suggested as a factor that causes weak family relationship. Weak family relations brings to the social problem faced by the second generation. In this paper, five (5) prominent family problems in Malaysia will be highlighted. These Problems are: divorce, single mother, wife abuse, child abuse and juvenile. Discussion will focus on the factors that cause the problems and related issues to the problem. Solutions in term of counseling and other relevant approaches are recommended to reduce the problems Faculty of Management and Human Resource Development 2003-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/778/1/MohdTaibDora2003_StrengtheningofJohorFamilyInstitution.pdf Dora, Mohd. Taib and Din, Sabariyah and Safar, Ajmain and Ab. Rahman, Hamidah and Mohd. Mansor, Puteri Khairul Bariah and Abd. Kadir, Hamdan (2003) Strengthening of Johor Family Institution. Jurnal Kemanusiaan (2). pp. 125-137. ISSN 1675-1930 http://www.management.utm.my/download/jurnal-kemanusiaan/bil-02-dis-2003/115-strengthening-of-johor-family-institution/file.html
spellingShingle HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Dora, Mohd. Taib
Din, Sabariyah
Safar, Ajmain
Ab. Rahman, Hamidah
Mohd. Mansor, Puteri Khairul Bariah
Abd. Kadir, Hamdan
Strengthening of Johor Family Institution
title Strengthening of Johor Family Institution
title_full Strengthening of Johor Family Institution
title_fullStr Strengthening of Johor Family Institution
title_full_unstemmed Strengthening of Johor Family Institution
title_short Strengthening of Johor Family Institution
title_sort strengthening of johor family institution
topic HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
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