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Interethnic relations in Malaysia: Group identifications, indispensability and inclusive nationhood
Author(s) -
Verkuyten Maykel,
Khan Aqeel
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
asian journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-839X
pISSN - 1367-2223
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-839x.2012.01374.x
Subject(s) - malay , ethnic group , group (periodic table) , social psychology , psychology , minority group , identity (music) , group identification , in group favoritism , projection (relational algebra) , representation (politics) , gender studies , sociology , social identity theory , political science , linguistics , social group , anthropology , mathematics , politics , philosophy , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , algorithm , acoustics , law
This paper focuses on interethnic relations in Malaysia and examines survey data collected among Malay ( n = 405), Chinese ( n = 90), and Indian ( n = 53) participants. In agreement with the Common In‐group Identity Model, inclusive nationhood was related to more positive out‐group attitudes. Relative in‐group indispensability was related to higher bias as predicted by the In‐group Projection Model. Furthermore, the dominant group of Malay had higher in‐group indispensability, more strongly endorsed an inclusive national representation, had stronger ethnic and national identification, and a stronger association between both identifications.