چکیده:
Malaysia is one of, if not the most, the advanced Muslim countries in the world. During the 1980's and 1990's, also known as the Mahathir era, the country experienced a challenging economic growth which eventually ended at a turning point: the shift from an agrarian economy to that of an industrial export-oriented one. The aim of this article is to examine the extent in which Islam plays a role in the social behavior of urban Malays who are brought face to face with the modernization process and the western values that come with it. Moreover, the study pays particular attention to the manner in which changes have occurred on role expectations among couples of various degrees of religiosity as the family unit shifts over time; that is, from the 1960s’ generation to that of the 1990s. It examines the behavior of young and elderly Malay couples of varying degrees of religiosity as well as their attitudes towards certain social variables. The study indicators of the manifestation of religiosity reveal that despite the country’s vast economic achievement, the young couples of the 1990s are almost as religious as the young couples of the 1960s.
خلاصه ماشینی:
"Table 2: Relationship between the Religiosity of Young and Elderly Couples and their Attitudes towards their Selection of a Spouse and Premarital Meetings (رجوع شود به تصویر صفحه) The correlation (Pearson's r) indicates that the more religious the respondents are, the more they are opposed to the idea that prospective spouses can meet freely or can meet in public places with the permission of parents.
Table 3: Relationship between Religiosity of Young and Elderly Couples and Being Religion Conscious (رجوع شود به تصویر صفحه) Being religion conscious: The use of the mass media such as radio, television and printed materials is part and parcel of everyday life in society today.
Table5: Relationship between Religiosity of Young and Elderly Couples and Attitudes towards Husbands’ Decision Making on Family Affairs (رجوع شود به تصویر صفحه) Furthermore, the more religious the respondents are, the less they believe on the authority of wives to go shopping, to visit friends and relatives, to become involved in social and religious activities, and having the responsibility of child rearing (between -0.
Table 6: Relationship between Religiosity of Young and Elderly Couples and Non-Muslims (رجوع شود به تصویر صفحه) In the multi-ethnic city of Kuala Lumpur, the choice of place of residence whether Malay- Indian, Malay-Chinese and all-Malay localities is related to the desirability for a particular ethnic group.
Table7: Relationship between Religiosity of Young and Elderly Couples and Watching Television Programs (رجوع شود به تصویر صفحه) The respondents' attitudes towards eight types of printed materials commonly published in magazines are examined in terms of religiosity."