Open AccessChanges on the Socio-Cultural Lifestyle of the BangsaSama as Influenced by the Migrants: A Case Study
Author(s) -
Jeffrey Yasin A. Noor
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of science and management studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-5946
DOI - 10.51386/25815946/ijsms-v1i4p113
Subject(s) - destiny (iss module) , ethnic group , promotion (chess) , sociology , qualitative research , gender studies , focus group , identity (music) , political science , public relations , social science , law , aesthetics , engineering , anthropology , philosophy , politics , aerospace engineering
This study was made to bridge the gap between the BangsaSama and the migrants in their quest for co-existence and improving their socio-cultural lifestyle in the changing society. Understandably, by knowing the importance of their co-existence, one is invariably geared towards the promotion of unity and harmonious relationship among the diversified groups of people. Hopefully, the results of this study would help the Tawi-Tawians attain freedom in making their destiny towards a strategic southern frontier of national community with a distinct identity of their own. This study utilized the triangulation technique of the qualitative research. The descriptive narrative survey technique with key informants’ (kI) personal interview and the organized focus group discussion (FGD) were the basic tools of gathering the data needed in this study. The fifty-five (55) migrant participantsin accordance with their tribal affiliations andsixty-three (63) BangsaSamanative participants are composed of professionals, laymen and religious leaders. They served as the primary sources of information and feedback. Optimistically, this study would become as basis of understanding of their own people so that peace and development will reign among the different ethnic groups that constitute the pluralistic society of Tawi-Tawi.