The perceptions of women’s roles and progress: a study of Malay women

This study examines the general perceptions of women towards their roles, their interpretation of progress, as well as the facilitating factors and barriers to their progress. Questionnaires were distributed to 1,000 Malay women in Malaysia from rural and urban areas, from various age and income gr...

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Main Authors:	Abdullah, Kalthom, Mohd. Noor, Noraini, Wok, Saodah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Springer 2008
Subjects:	BF636 Applied psychology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/796/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/796/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/796/1/SocIndRes_2008.pdf

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spelling	iium-7962013-08-27T08:45:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/796/ The perceptions of women’s roles and progress: a study of Malay women Abdullah, Kalthom Mohd. Noor, Noraini Wok, Saodah BF636 Applied psychology This study examines the general perceptions of women towards their roles, their interpretation of progress, as well as the facilitating factors and barriers to their progress. Questionnaires were distributed to 1,000 Malay women in Malaysia from rural and urban areas, from various age and income groups. Interviews were also carried out on the selected sample. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods of analyses, the results showed that women were perceived to play a strong, influential, and supportive role in their families. The results also showed how women perceive progress. These findings are discussed in relation to culture, socialization, values and norms of the Malay society. Springer 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/796/1/SocIndRes_2008.pdf Abdullah, Kalthom and Mohd. Noor, Noraini and Wok, Saodah (2008) The perceptions of women’s roles and progress: a study of Malay women. Social Indicators Research, 89. 439-455 . ISSN 0303-8300 (p), 1573-0921 (online) http://www.springerlink.com/content/j28xr7382241u360/
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spellingShingle	BF636 Applied psychology Abdullah, Kalthom Mohd. Noor, Noraini Wok, Saodah The perceptions of women’s roles and progress: a study of Malay women
description	This study examines the general perceptions of women towards their roles, their interpretation of progress, as well as the facilitating factors and barriers to their progress. Questionnaires were distributed to 1,000 Malay women in Malaysia from rural and urban areas, from various age and income groups. Interviews were also carried out on the selected sample. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods of analyses, the results showed that women were perceived to play a strong, influential, and supportive role in their families. The results also showed how women perceive progress. These findings are discussed in relation to culture, socialization, values and norms of the Malay society.
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title	The perceptions of women’s roles and progress: a study of Malay women
title_short	The perceptions of women’s roles and progress: a study of Malay women
title_full	The perceptions of women’s roles and progress: a study of Malay women
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The perceptions of women’s roles and progress: a study of Malay women

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