Values and their relationship to social problems in Malaysia: an Islamic framework

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Haneef, Mohamed Aslam, Selamah , Abdullah Yusof, Mohd. Amin, Ruzita, Md. Noon, Hazizan
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: Association of Muslim Social Scientists 2002
• الموضوعات: HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://irep.iium.edu.my/603/1/AJISS_Article_2003.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/603/; http://i-epistemology.net/sociology-a-anthropology/706-values-and-their-relationship-to-social-problems-in-malaysia-an-islamic-framework.html

This study analyzes the relationship between values and socialproblems for Malaysian teenagers. Malaysia has undergone a tremendous social transformation that has affected many of its traditional and religious values and norms. This development is said to have contributed to a rise in social problems. Our basicpremises are that values are reflected by behavior and that religion plays an important role in Malaysians’ value formation. In this context, and since Islam is Malaysia’s official religion, the measurement of values is based on the works of al-Ghazali and Rokeach.1 Some suggestions also are provided for future development policies.