FROM SEGREGATION TO

INTEGRATION

CHAPTER 7
 INTRODUCTION

THE CONCEPT OF SEGREGATION & INTEGRATION IN THE CONTEXT OF ETHNIC IN

MALAYSIA
 SEGREGATION should be avoided but rather that we should strive to promote
integration among the people.
 INTEGRATION is a process of creating a national identity among ethnic
separated from the cultural, religious, social and residential areas.
 DEFINITION

SEGREGATION refers to the INTEGRATION is a process

separation or isolation of reconciliation with the
from one ethnic group to various cultural and social
other groups in the characteristic that can be
country accepted by all ethnic
Factors of Segregation :

ETHNOCENTRIC STEREOTYPE RACISM PREJUDICE

LEFT BEHIND IN
ECONOMICS,
GEOGRAPHICAL
DISCRIMINATION EDUCATION,
BARRIER
POLITICS AND
SOCIAL
Challenges to foster integration :

SOSIO -
ECONOMY POLITICS EDUCATION
CULTURE
Steps to foster integration :

There are some tragedies Leave a huge negative

and events that make the
peak of segregation
disparities in our country
All parties need to learn
impact on the state,
from the incident so it does
society, economy and
not repeat
politics

Can be seen from

Various efforts are made by
all parties to stimulate social
cohesiveness
education , economic,
politics, social, sports,
entertainment sectors and
most importantly in
everyday life of Malaysian
people
EFFORT AND ROLE :
Allocating spending
and financing to run Introducing
GOVERNMENT programs and various
activities to foster strategies
integration

Support and implement

Enhancing awareness, policies or proposals
understanding and from government,
COMMUNITY appreciation of the need private sector, NGOs or
for living in diverse other parties that
promote social
societies integration

Intensify the Cooperate

PRIVATE
implementation with various
SECTOR of CSR parties

Implement a program of Introducing subjects

EDUCATION integration or exchange of and courses that foster
SECTOR students between Malaysia social integration
and Sabah and Sarawak among races
 GOVERNMENT POLICY FOR RACIAL UNITY
Malaysian New • To achieve national unity, harmony and integrity through
socio-economic restructuring (of the society) to minimize the
Economic Policy level of poverty in the country (poverty eradication)

National Culture • A policy that was enacted in 1971 since they were due to
Policy lack of direction in realizing national culture.

National Education • The Education Ordinance, 1957 is to establish an education

system that will meet the needs of the country and promote
Policy the development of its culture, religion, economy and politics

National • It was a New Economic Policy (NEP) extension which ended in

Development Policy 1990.
Some ethnic groups in Malaysia have their own
identity and ethnicity adopted by the respective

Identity diversity is a hallmark of improper invasion

Efforts to celebrate diversity of the existing need

to be understood by all levels of society in order
to create harmonious relations between ethnic

CONCLUSION