Malay Women In Tertiary Education : Trends Of Change In Female Role Ideology

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1986-05
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NARLI, A. NILUFER
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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
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