Understanding ethnic identity has gained increasing theoretical, empirical, and practical salience in Malaysia due to developments in economics, national desires and social structure of society. (Tajfel & Turner, 1986
Social psychologists' interest in identity is centred on feelings of belonging to a group and the consequences of identification with one's social groups in society
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