Malay Women In Tertiary Education : Trends Of Change In Female Role Ideology
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Date
1986-05
Authors
NARLI, A. NILUFER
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Abstract
This study of 150 Malay female final year undergraduates~ is
an analysis of the trends of change in female role ideology in
response to pertinent socialization factors. Importantly, these
include, exposure to the type of Islamic ideology which is
promulgated through the dakwah movement, and the ideology
implicit in national ·development policies through the
implementation of the New Economic Policy and expansion of
tertiary education for women from all ethnic groups and c~asses.
With respect to the latter, access to as well as the nat~re of
university education is taken to reflect such ideology.
Using a quantitative structural analysis and indepth casestudies,
the study analyses the conflicts and consequences of
female Malay undergraduates/exposure to these two factors, and
relates them to earlier socialization practices in particular
their socio-economic and educational backgrounds.
The analysis shows that the process of acquiring, discarding
or modifying values and concepts on female role ideology was
affected by socialization through university education. It
generally resulted in the adoption of egalitarian role-ideology
and fostered professional aspirations. However, the
socialization experiences through dakwah reconfirmed genderdifferentiated
role ideology emphasizing the domestication and
professional marginalization of women.
The analysis also shows that the Islamic ideology advocated
by the dskwsh movement led to a reemphasis on the domestic role
of women, i.e. with men playing the primary role as head of the
household and
Malay females
ideology is
which they
in the public domain. The extent to
under study either accept or reject
which the
the dskwsh
seen to be critical in determining the extent to
accept or reject a gender-differentiated role
ideology,
both in
rejection
including
when the female is relegated to a subserviant position
the private and public domain. This acceptance or
is closely tied to other socialization factors,
place of origin, parental (maternal) educational
levels, early exposure to Islamic teachings and practices, and
early family socialization experiences. The interrelationships
and complexity of influences are identified through both the
respondents' subjective evaluations, and an assessment of the
wider trends of change and influences in the formation of female
role ideology.
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Malay Women In Tertiary Education , Trends Of Change In Female Role Ideology