Inter-ethnic tolerance and cross-cultural communication: its relationship and importance in a multicultural society
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 ef...
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| author | Mei Tien, W.Y. David, M.K. |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-130812015-03-23T02:03:01Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/13081/ Inter-ethnic tolerance and cross-cultural communication: its relationship and importance in a multicultural society Mei Tien, W.Y. David, M.K. AC Collections. Series. Collected works 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. 2011-05 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/13081/1/inter_ethnic_tolerance_and_cross_ciltural.pdf 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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| title | Inter-ethnic tolerance and cross-cultural communication: its relationship and importance in a multicultural society |
| title_full | Inter-ethnic tolerance and cross-cultural communication: its relationship and importance in a multicultural society |
| title_fullStr | Inter-ethnic tolerance and cross-cultural communication: its relationship and importance in a multicultural society |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inter-ethnic tolerance and cross-cultural communication: its relationship and importance in a multicultural society |
| title_short | Inter-ethnic tolerance and cross-cultural communication: its relationship and importance in a multicultural society |
| title_sort | inter ethnic tolerance and cross cultural communication its relationship and importance in a multicultural society |
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