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Identity and ethnic conflict: Perak Malaysia 1963

Journal of Asian affairs1 (1)Published In 1976 • Pages: 79-86

By: Dentan, Robert Knox.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source, which deals with Senoi Semai of West Malaysia, describes the various ways in which a number of character traits which the Senoi believe are attributed to them by non-Senoi are manipulated by them in their relationships with their rural Malay neighbors to give an outward appearance of general acceptance, yet at the same allowing them to withhold any deeper form of relationship. The foundation for this type of analysis is based on Goffman's notions of human interactions.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Acculturation and culture contact
Cultural identity and pride
External relations
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Semai
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2012
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southeast Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle; 1989
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1962-1963
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1930-1963
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Perak and Pahang, Malaysia
NotesAdditional notes
Robert Knox Dentan
Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-86)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
76645704
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Senoi (Southeast Asian people)