The Effects of Assimilation on Ethnic Identity among Malays of Acehnese Descendent in Malaysia

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10.2991/agc-18.2019.39How to use a DOI?

Keywords

assimilation, ethnic identity, Malays of Acehnese descendent

Abstract

This study empirically assesses the degree of assimilation and its implications on ethnic identification. It also examines the relational interplay of cultural assimilation, structural assimilation and marital assimilation to ethnic identification. The data of this study was derived from a questionnaire survey of 200 Malays of Acehnese descendent in Malaysia. The findings indicate that there is a high degree of assimilation with a moderate loss of ethnic identification. Furthermore, the findings of the study also show that structural assimilation positively and significantly related to cultural assimilation and marital assimilation, whereas cultural assimilation, structural assimilation, and marital assimilation are negatively and significantly correlated with ethnic identification. The study finds that marital assimilation is playing a pivotal intervening role in reducing the degree of ethnic identification.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Khairulyadi Khairulyadi
AU  - Khairun Nisa
PY  - 2019/01
DA  - 2019/01
TI  - The Effects of Assimilation on Ethnic Identity among Malays of Acehnese Descendent in Malaysia
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Aceh Global Conference (AGC 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 239
EP  - 245
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/agc-18.2019.39
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