Social Mobility of Orang Asli:  Kampung Sungai Raya, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

Farah Adilla  Ab Rahman; Nor Hafizah Mohamed Harith; Azizan  Zainuddin; Zarina Mohd Zain; Dwi  Harsono

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v7i19.3244

Authors

Farah Adilla Ab Rahman Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Seremban 3 Campus, Malaysia
Nor Hafizah Mohamed Harith Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam Campus, Malaysia
Azizan Zainuddin Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam Campus, Malaysia
Zarina Mohd Zain Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Seremban 3 Campus, Malaysia
Dwi Harsono Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i19.3244

Keywords:

Indigenous people; orang asli; social mobility; socio-economy

Abstract

Social mobility impacts indigenous people's employment, education, and danger of exclusion. Hence, this study investigate the impact of health, education, work possibilities, social capital, cultural capital, technological access, social security, and area-based factors on indigenous people's social mobility, which previous research has not explored. For data collection, face-to-face interviews are conducted using Google Meet due to COVID-19 Pandemic. The target groups of the study are Orang Asli from Sungai Raya Village. Findings show the importance of social mobility and how the Malaysian government initiative to help the Orang Asli is visible.

Keywords: Indigenous people; orang asli; social mobility; socio-economy

eISSN: 2398-4287 Â© 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peerâ€“review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i19.3244