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The discovery of social well-being concept of a community will help to nourish the growth of a nation. This is because, effective policy will be made accordingly to the actual needs of a community and this will ensure a harmonize society because they gain mutual respect through setting the boundaries of how others should behave when dealing with them. Thus, this article aims to discover social well-being concept of the low-income among Malays in Malaysia after 14th general election.
To date, no article has been done on this topic particularly in the timeline of post Malaysia 14th general election, the time when a major shift power that happened first time after 60 years. The transition of power has changed the norm of the society. Therefore, this article aims to analyze the interviews transcripts of six informants among low-income Malays and two experts using thematic analysis to find out the concept of social well-being of the low-income Malays after GE-14. Ibn Khaldun thoughts on well-being society will be included in this paper as well. Taking qualitative approach by using in-depth interview, thematic analysis and triangulation, this paper expects to gain a valid information regarding on this topic. Further analysis of the articles through qualitative analysis ensued in five core themes on social well-being elements of the low-income group among Malays after GE-14, which are 5 key themes, (a) sufficient expenses to fulfill basic needs, (b) protection of Islam, (c) undisputed special rights of the Malays, (d) harmonious living between races and (e) access to a quality education. These findings can contribute to steadfast the field of social well-being study, especially in a multi-ethnic democratic nation.
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Hamdon, S. W., & Halim, H. (2023). Analysis on the Concept of Social Well-Being of Low-Income Malays and Ibn Khaldun’s View on Well-Being Society: Post 14th Malaysia General Election. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13(12), 4661-4677.
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