Competing Identities in a Plural Society: The Case of Peninsular Malaysia
Ibrahim Saad
Jan 1980 · ISEAS Occasional Paper Book 63 · Institute of Southeast Asian
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This a study of national identity in a plural society, Malaysia is a plural society divided by racial, linguistic, and religious cleavages. It had attempetd to forge a national identity overriding these primordial identities. This study probes the extent to which national identity exists among these groups. It also attempts to detect the relationship between national identity and political attitudes towards the nation and political knowledge.
About the author
Ibrahim Saad who obtained his doctorate in Education from the University of Wisconsin, is currently lecturer at the Department of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He has contributed articles and a monograph on education as well as edited the Journal of Education.
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