A study on social distance between the second and third generations of Indian-Filipinos and Filipinos

Date of Publication

1994

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Behavioral Sciences

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Behavioral Sciences

Abstract/Summary

The main objective of the study is to determine whether social distance exists between the second and third generations of Indian-Filipinos towards Filipinos, along the social, cultural, and economic dimension, independently and as a whole. This study is of an exploratory-descriptive nature, which employs both the survey and key-informant interviews for its data gathering purpose. A total number of forty (40) qualified Indian-Filipino respondents were requested to answer the survey, out of this number twenty (20) came from the second generation while the remaining half came from the third generation. Respondents from each generation were further classified according gender, ten (10) were males and ten (10) were females. The results of the study revealed that social distance towards Filipinos exists among both second and third generation Indian-Filipinos. The study showed the existence of a moderate degree of social distance, however, the degree of manifestation was greatest along the economic dimension, followed by the cultural and social dimension, respectively. Contrary to initial expectations, the study also revealed that the third generation Indian-Filipinos manifested a greater degree of social distance than the second generation along the social, cultural and economic dimensions. Qualitative data reveal that the respondents' degree of social distance is affected, one way or another, by certain demographic factors such as place of birth, age, educational attainment, place of residence and nationality.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU06770

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

178 numb. leaves

Keywords

Social distance; Generations; Conflict of generations; Filipinos; Indians in the Philippines; Culture conflict

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