Social capital among Kelantan Peranakan Chinese Muslims in Malaysia

Authors

  • Adi Syahid Mohd Ali Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol8iss1pp357-383

Abstract

Background and Purpose: Typically, Chinese Muslims have relationship conflicts with their non-Muslim family (bonding social capital) and Malay community (bridging social capital) after converting to Islam. The conflict will affect their social capital. The main aim of this study was to identify the bonding and bridging social capitals among the Kelantan Peranakan Chinese Muslim community in Kelantan, Malaysia, in the aspects of trust, reciprocity, and cohesion.

Methodology: This descriptive study was conducted utilising the sequential explanatory mixed method approaches involving Chinese Muslims in the Kelantan state. Seventy-five respondents participated in the quantitative study, and five were involved in the qualitative study. The methods used for sampling were purposive sampling and snowball sampling. The quantitative data were collected through a survey questionnaire, while the qualitative data were gathered through semi-structured interviews.

Findings: The findings revealed that the reciprocal and cohesive elements mostly occurred when bridging social capital only. As for the trust aspect, the respondents indicated that they only believe in bonding and bridging social capital occasionally. It was also found that relationship conflict existed among Chinese Muslims after conversion with their family members who are not converted to Islam and also with the Malay community.

Contributions: This study contributes significantly to the body of knowledge due to the lack of recent publications that explain the relationship in the social capital aspect, which is an essential aspect of changing the community to achieve community development.

Keywords: Social capital, bonding social capital, bridging social capital, religious conversion, Chinese Muslim.

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2023-01-31

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Social capital among Kelantan Peranakan Chinese Muslims in Malaysia. (2023). Journal of Nusantara Studies (JONUS), 8(1), 357-383. https://doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol8iss1pp357-383