Mei Tien, W.Y. and David, M.K. (2011) Inter-ethnic tolerance and cross-cultural communication: its relationship and importance in a multicultural society. In: International Journal of Arts & Sciences Conference, 30 May - 03 June 2011, Salzburg, Austria. (Submitted)
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Abstract
Malaysia is a multi-cultural country, as a result of colonialism and economical geography. Such diversity makes tolerance a requirement for survival. Without tolerance, there can be a lot of tension or even conflict as a result of miscommunication in the society. Literature has demonstrated that effective inter-cultural communication is critical to the establishment of favourable inter-group relations (Gudykunst, 1986; Hall, 1976). This study aims to identify the importance and relationship of inter-ethnic tolerance and inter-cultural communication in multi-cultural Malaysia. A total of 310 undergraduates were involved in this study and the results indicated there is a positive correlation between inter-ethnic tolerance and inter-cultural communication. This study provides statistical evidence on the importance of inter-cultural communication in a multicultural society.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Inter-Ethnic Tolerance, Inter-Cultural Communication, Multicultural Society, Youth |
| Subjects: | A General Works > AC Collections. Series. Collected works |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Mohd Samsul Ismail |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Mar 2015 02:03 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Mar 2015 02:03 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/13081 |
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