Intimacy in marital relationship: effect of internet usage

The internet and its usage into the everyday lives of a significantly large population has tremendously changed the way people communicate and interact. Since the advent of the internet, couples, families, and individuals of all ages are being impacted by the internet in many ways. This article takes a closer look at how the internet can affect the marital intimacy on married men and women. The purpose of this study is to examine any possible impact internet use may have on an intimate marital relationship. The present study sought to examine the time spent on the internet, as it relates to intimacy and relationships satisfaction experienced in marital relationships. This study analyzed data from a survey of 300 Malaysian married men and women in Selangor, Malaysia. Data was presented on the level of their awareness and knowledge concerning to the relationship between their marital intimacy and internet usage. The findings indicated that married men and women understand that controlling of internet usage is vital because this may affect the relationship in a marriage. This study showed that the majority married men and women remain faithful and trust each other. The results also found that they still can regulate their internet usage and time spent online. Hence, this shows that they give priority to their marriage. The result from this study may offer valuable information about the level of internet usage among married couples in Malaysia that also can be used as a baseline to guide treatment programme and assessment

Warisan Budaya Melayu Dalam Novel ‘Kasyaf Ain’

Novel adalah karya sastera berbentuk prosa yang menonjolkan persoalan kompleks tentang sesebuah masyarakat. Antara persoalan penting yang turut ditonjolkan dalam novel adalah mengenai nilai warisan budaya sesebuah masyarakat termasuklah budaya Melayu dengan tujuan untuk mendidik masyarakat agar lebih mendalami lagi tentang nilai warisan budaya Melayu di samping memberikan kesedaran tentang kepentingan mencintai dan menghargai warisan budaya Melayu. Pendedahan mengenai warisan budaya Melayu yang digambarkan melalui novel akan menjadi lebih menarik dan jelas serta memanusiakan pembacanya. Novel Melayu ‘Kasyaf Ain’, hasil tulisan novelis Malaysia iaitu Ramlee Awang Mursyid, turut memaparkan nilai warisan budaya masyarakat Melayu. Novel ini dipilih sebagai bahan kajian kerana ada memaparkan tentang gaya bahasa dan tradisi masyarakat Melayu sebagai sebahagian daripada warisan budaya Melayu. Sehubungan dengan itu, kajian ini bertujuan untuk membincangkan warisan budaya Melayu dalam novel ‘Kasyaf Ain’. Kaedah kajian adalah berbentuk analisis kandungan yang melihat novel ‘Kasyaf Ain’ dan bahan-bahan kajian lepas yang berkaitan dengan novel dan kajian tentang warisan budaya Melayu. Warisan budaya Melayu ini dianalisis melalui setiap bab dalam novel tersebut bagi memperlihatkan secara jelas tentang warisan budaya Melayu. Hasil dapatan menunjukkan bahawa novel ‘Kasyaf Ain’ banyak mengandungi unsur warisan budaya Melayu yang dapat dijadikan sebagai ilmu pengetahuan dan pendidikan kepada masyarakat umumnya, dan generasi muda khususnya. Penonjolan unsur warisan budaya ini dapat dilihat daripada segi bahasa, dialek, tataadab, institusi kekeluargaan dan tingkah laku sosial lantas boleh dianggap sebagai medium intelektual dan praktikal masyarakat Melayu