Mohd Zahari and M. S and Kamaruddin and M. S. Y. and Muhammad and R. and Kutut and M. Z.
Modernization, Malay Matrimonial Foodways and the Community Social Bonding
1061 - 1070
2011
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International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10684
https://publications.waset.org/vol/56
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Solidarity and kinship has long been an intangible
emblem to Malay community especially in the rural area. It is visibly
seen through the dependability among each unit of the community
either in religious and social events including the matrimonial or
wedding. Nevertheless, the inevitable phenomenon, modernization
legitimately alters every facets of human life not only the routines,
traditions, rituals, norms but also to the daily activities and the
specific occasion. Using triangulation approach of interview and self
completed questionnaire this study empirically examine the level of
alteration of Malays wedding foodways which relate to the
preparation and consumption of it and its impact on the community
social bonding. Some meaningful insights were obtained whereby
modernization through technology (modern equipments) and social
factors (education, migration, and high disposal income) significantly
contribute to the alteration of wedding foodways from preparation up
to consumption stages. The domino effect of this alteration
consequently leads to the fragility of social kinship or somehow
reduced cohesiveness and interaction among the individual of Malay
society in the rural area.
Open Science Index 56, 2011