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Abstract

This study aimed to 1) investigate the difference of social distance from the perspective of socialization based on school contextual backgrounds and genders of the younger generation in Pattani, 2) examine the correlation among social distance, Malay identity’s ethnic stereotypes, and the age of the younger generation. These are for the benefit to organizations dealing with education, human rights, social diversity, national security, and other related ones for them to be able to settle conflicts in the multicultural and racially diverse society. Samples were 320 younger generation students at Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus and Fatoni University during 2021 academic year. The research tools included a questionnaire employing the Bogardus Social Distance Scale to measure the social distance ( 0.972) and a stereotype assessment form of Malay identity’s Ethnic stereotype ( 0.820). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation, and Pearson Correlation Coefficient. Results showed that 1) there was “the mean of the social distance among the younger generation with the contextual backgrounds of a private Islamic school participants was significantly higher than the ones from a public school. 2) the mean of the social distance among the female participants was significantly higher than the males. 3) “Malay identity’s ethnic stereotype was strong or solidity having a low correlation with the neutral social distance,” and 4) the age and the neutral social distance of the participants were with little correlation.” Thus, it is suggested that 1) awareness towards female Muslims should be heightened, while socialization should be promoted in private school where there is solidity ethnic stereotype by trying to understand the fundamental Islamic Paradigm in seeking for creative solutions among the conflicts, 2) creative and persuasive communication channels should be applied in communicating with Malay family members, community leaders, religious leader to promote peace in communities, and 3) more conflicts and violence in the three southernmost provinces are resulted from the implementation of “Thailand as a Mono-Ethnic State” concept; thus, it should be replaced by the ideas of “Thailand as a Multi-Ethnic State” to promote unity in the nation.

Keywords: social distance, Malay Identity’s Ethnic Stereotype, socialization based on school contextual backgrounds, the younger generation

This study aimed to 1) investigate the difference of social distance from the perspective of socialization based on school contextual backgrounds and genders of the younger generation in Pattani, 2) examine the correlation among social distance, Malay identity’s ethnic stereotypes, and the age of the younger generation. These are for the benefit to organizations dealing with education, human rights, social diversity, national security, and other related ones for them to be able to settle conflicts in the multicultural and racially diverse society. Samples were 320 younger generation students at Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus and Fatoni University during 2021 academic year. The research tools included a questionnaire employing the Bogardus Social Distance Scale to measure the social distance ( 0.972) and a stereotype assessment form of Malay identity’s Ethnic stereotype ( 0.820). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation, and Pearson Correlation Coefficient. Results showed that 1) there was “the mean of the social distance among the younger generation with the contextual backgrounds of a private Islamic school participants was significantly higher than the ones from a public school. 2) the mean of the social distance among the female participants was significantly higher than the males. 3) “Malay identity’s ethnic stereotype was strong or solidity having a low correlation with the neutral social distance,” and 4) the age and the neutral social distance of the participants were with little correlation.” Thus, it is suggested that 1) awareness towards female Muslims should be heightened, while socialization should be promoted in private school where there is solidity ethnic stereotype by trying to understand the fundamental Islamic Paradigm in seeking for creative solutions among the conflicts, 2) creative and persuasive communication channels should be applied in communicating with Malay family members, community leaders, religious leader to promote peace in communities, and 3) more conflicts and violence in the three southernmost provinces are resulted from the implementation of “Thailand as a Mono-Ethnic State” concept; thus, it should be replaced by the ideas of “Thailand as a Multi-Ethnic State” to promote unity in the nation.

Keywords: social distance, Malay Identity’s Ethnic Stereotype, socialization based on school contextual backgroun