Ideological Adaptation on a Malay Frontier

1986 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Drakard
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Cultural Forms

A number of recent studies concerned with Malay history and culture reflect heightened scholarly awareness of cultural unity and structural similarities in the area we know as the “Malay world”. There remains, however, much to be learnt about the boundaries of this world and, in particular, what happens to Malay political and cultural forms at meeting points between Malay and other cultures. In some instances such interaction has led to an absorption of Malay cultural identity by those living on the fringes of Malay kingdoms. A feature often associated with the Malay world is the ease with which it seems to have been possible for those of non-Malay background to adopt Malay language and customs and thus to “become Malay”. This paper, however, will describe a frontier situation where Malay culture itself appears to have been adapted to accommodate local circumstances. It is a situation which assists us to answer the question: to what extent is the concept of a “Malay World” helpful to our understanding of Malay societies?

scholarly journals Gepopulariseerde cultuur, ritueel en het maken van erfgoed

Sociologie ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Stengs
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
High Density ◽  
Political Issue ◽  
National Community ◽  
Youth Football ◽  
Football Team ◽  
Societal Context ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
Cultural Forms

Abstract The global interest in the search for and rescue of the Thai youth football team ‘the Wild Boars’, or the nationwide interest in the non-stop fundraising swimming-tour of Dutch swimmer Maarten van der Weijden, are examples of what in this lecture is called high density events: intense, often emotional occurrences, of an almost entertainment-like character, followed continuously by many. High density events shape and articulate ideas about who belong or do not belong to the (national) community. During such events, cultural forms, objects and practices are popularized, transferred and exchanged at a high pace, processes in which virtually anybody may become involved. Taking high-density events as object of research implies a focus on the making of heritage. In the repetitious, ritualized contexts of such events, certain cultural forms, practices and objects may become magnified and sacralised, to become heritage. Although any object or practice may be made heritage, the analysis should situate this making in its societal context, asking such questions as who were involved in the selection process, and why certain practices or objects are self-evidently attributed a heritage status and others not. With cultural identity becoming an ever more explicitly political issue, research into the making of heritage is the more urgent.

scholarly journals Yes-tradition and no-tradition in the reproduction of cultural forms and cultural identity in conditions of globalization

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 03035
Author(s):  
Vladimir Gladyshev ◽  
Ekaterina Miliaeva ◽  
Marina Meniaeva ◽  
Vera Neveleva
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Intercultural Interaction ◽  
Cultural Content ◽  
Cultural Forms

The article is devoted to the problem of preserving cultural forms that ensure the reproduction of cultural identity in the conditions of globalization tendencies towards unification and innovation. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the role of yes-tradition and no-tradition as mechanisms of reproduction, transmission and actualization of socially significant cultural content and cultural identity. It is stated that in the era of globalization, the boundaries of cultures become plastic, intercultural interaction contributes to the emergence of «globalized» cultural forms (for example, the brand is among them) which are characterized by signs of cultural standardization. These forms blur cultural identity, threatening cultural security, and therefore meet resistance as a response, where no-tradition is manifested. The authors believe that the reproduction of the most significant cultural forms ensures the preservation of cultural identity. Yes-tradition is directly related to the broadcast of reproduction and preservation experience.

scholarly journals Compensatory Role of Symbolic Mediators in Constructing Ethnocultural Identity

2020 ◽  
pp. 702-715
Author(s):  
Yuliya N. Avdeeva ◽  
Kseniya A. Degtyarenko ◽  
Natalia P. Koptseva
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
The Past ◽  
Modern Development ◽  
Positive Assessment ◽  
Cultural Forms ◽  
Ethnocultural Identity

The article studies the problems of cultural identity under the conditions of modern global transformations. Approaches of foreign and Russian researchers are analysed presenting both negative and positive assessment of hyperdynamism of modern development in terms of personality formation. The article provides the analysis of the phenomenon of ‘culture historicising’, which reflects the importance of turning to the origins in order to overcome the problem of alienation, loneliness, increasing gap with the past and loss of the continuity of generations. The theory of compensation and the theory of memory are considered herewith as they offer specific cultural forms of history representation and play an important role in the formation and maintenance of the ethnocultural identity

Marital Stability Among Jewish and Mixed Couples Following Immigration to Israel From the Former Soviet Union

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoav Lavee ◽  
Ludmila Krivosh
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Marital Stability ◽  
Marital Instability ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Mixed Marriages ◽  
Marital Outcomes ◽  
Jewish Immigrants

This research aims to identify factors associated with marital instability among Jewish and mixed (Jewish and non-Jewish) couples following immigration from the former Soviet Union. Based on the Strangeness Theory and the Model of Acculturation, we predicted that non-Jewish immigrants would be less well adjusted personally and socially to Israeli society than Jewish immigrants and that endogamous Jewish couples would have better interpersonal congruence than mixed couples in terms of personal and social adjustment. The sample included 92 Jewish couples and 92 ethnically-mixed couples, of which 82 couples (40 Jewish, 42 mixed) divorced or separated after immigration and 102 couples (52 Jewish, 50 ethnically mixed) remained married. Significant differences were found between Jewish and non-Jewish immigrants in personal adjustment, and between endogamous and ethnically-mixed couples in the congruence between spouses in their personal and social adjustment. Marital instability was best explained by interpersonal disparity in cultural identity and in adjustment to life in Israel. The findings expand the knowledge on marital outcomes of immigration, in general, and immigration of mixed marriages, in particular.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document