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https://ptsldigital.ukm.my/jspui/handle/123456789/497890| Title: | Identity grafting and biculturalism in selected young adult Muslim narratives |
| Authors: | Saad A Almutairi Areej (P80528) |
| Supervisor: | Ruzy Suliza Hashim, Prof. Datin Dr. |
| Keywords: | Muslim youth Muslim youth -- Attitudes Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- Dissertations Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia |
| Issue Date: | 2020 |
| Description: | This study focuses on the identity grafting of bicultural Muslim young adults who belong to minority groups. Grafting entails the notion of combining two elements into one. The study is driven by four objectives that explore the notion of grafted characters based on psychological, social, religious and national perspective, investigate the influence of grafting, discover the impact of psychological and environmental factors, and interrogate the connection between the religious identity and historic perspectives from both native and adoptive cultures. To achieve these objectives, Saud Alsanousi, Randa Abdel-Fattah and Aliya Husain's respective novels have been chosen based on their depictions of biculturals who have to negotiate between their ancestral customs and beliefs and the values of their host lands. The characters experience internal and external conflicts which consequently reveal the transitional stages of the identity grafting. The conceptual framework used to understand the novels is drawn from grafting theory and concepts of biculturalism. The methodology utilises five constructs based on two premises by introducing the multicultural societies' landscape. The first premise is the psychological aspect which primarily elaborates the individuals' internal changes, clarifying the ways the individuals identify themselves in this environment and justifying the approaches used for the interaction with the society around them. The second premise is the environmental aspect which is the perspective beyond personal traits entailing assessable and measurable features inherent in the society and the symbiotic relationship between them. The findings show that the selected bicultural characters in the novels experience difficulties in forming and grafting their identities based on their respective racial, religious and cultural backgrounds into their desired sphere. Furthermore, the analysis demonstrates that all the three protagonists' identity grafting is related to the new semiosphere which shows their psychological and environmental developmental process. The three novels exhibit the process of identity grafting by excluding and entering into new surroundings with the majority, through continuous collaborations between the original and new cultures in handling external threats and scenarios. The implication of this study lies in the notion of understanding the bicultural identity of the second generation Muslim minorities' experience which most likely reflects the realities of other Muslim bicultural narratives.,Ph.D |
| Pages: | 228 |
| Call Number: | BP188.18.Y68S233 2020 tesis |
| Publisher: | UKM, Bangi |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan |
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