خلاصة:
Among the Muslims in Southeast Asia, the Malaysian Muslims (Malays) are the ones who have been challenged with a different experience of the process of modernization in parallel with religious awareness and ethnic competition. Today, the Malays are not only one of the most modernized, but also one of the most devoted groups of Muslims in the world. This article is a study of the extent in which Islam plays a role in the communication processes of urban Malays who have been confronted with modernization and the western values that come with it. It pays particular attention to the manner in which changes have occurred as the family unit shifts over time. It examines the behavior of young and elderly Malay couples as well as their attitudes towards mass media, recreation and ethnic relations. The study indicators reveal that the young generation who has been more influenced by religious awareness is less resistant to change than the elderly one.
ملخص الجهاز:
"Religion, Communication and Social Change: A Comparative Study of Two Malay Generations Dr. Suradi Salim1, Mohammad Kazem Tavakoley Ghinani 2 1- University of Malaya (Universiti Malaya), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2- University of Malaya (Universiti Malaya), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Abstract Among the Muslims in Southeast Asia, the Malaysian Muslims (Malays) are the ones who have beenchallenged with a different experience of the process of modernization in parallel with religious awareness and ethnic competition.
Different Malay groups, from the religious extremists to the moderates, felt the need to challenge the strength of their religion; a need which arose from their fear of losing their identity and faith because of the increasing economic power of Chinese immigrants (and to a lesser extent, of the Indians) and the significant attainment of political power by non-Muslims in the 1969 parliamentary elections.
The young couples watched foreign video movies, local and foreign video production films on "information and education", and "entertainment" slightly more than the elderly ones.
The wives in young and elderly families read printed materials related to women and youth more than their husbands did, while subject matters such as news, information and education, and socio-political issues were read by the husbands of both generations more than their wives did (Table 4).
Thus, the elderly husbands and wives spent more of their time in watching television than the young couples, but the younger ones were more interested in diverse programs.
Therefore, the elderly couples were more resistant to change in matters related to recreation, relations with non-Malays, and printed materials compared to the young ones."