| Summary: | Modernization has, to some extent, affected the lives of indigenous peoples and exposed them to
the current consumer world. The improved living standards and social changes have caused the
consumption expenditure pattern on goods and services and the values of consumerism to change
over time. Hence, this research aims to explain the use of goods and services, as well as the
changes in values among orang Asli as a sign of community development. A total of 325 orang
Asli from entire orang Asli settlement in Jelebu are involved in this research. The methods used
are by doing reviews using questionnaire and also non-participant observations. The result is
analysed descriptively. The result of the study shows that the orang Asli community has started
using the modern goods and services. The changes in traditional to modern values has started to
make its way into this community. In a nutshell the development has changed the life of orang
Asli by looking at the use of modern goods and services as a manifestation in determining the
acceptance of orang Asli community to modernization. The implications that can be seen are the
changes of traditional toward modern values among orang Asli community and they have
accepted modern goods and services. Hence, knowledge and education on the consumerism
should be provided to the orang Asli community so that they will not be the victims of hedonism
of the modern world of luxury brought about by modernization.
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