MPW 2133 MALAYSIAN STUDIES SEMESTER MAY 2013

TASK 1 (40%) :
GERONTOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY: UNDERSTANDING,PRACTICE AND ATTITUDES
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Sustainability has emerged as a result of significant concerns about the unintended social,
environmental, and economic consequences of rapid population growth, economic growth and
consumption of our natural resources.
Based on the above statement, form a group of 10 (T!". #our group is required to do a
qualitative and quantitative study on the sustainability in the fabrics of society$societies % the aged in
particular . #our study must be conducted among the aged on one area in order to assess their
attitudes, understanding and practice towards sustainability. The information gathered may provide
useful insights to aid future policy development and encourage behavioural changes within the field of
&erontology in support of issues related to sustainability.
You are given total freedom to define the members of the gerontology. It can be between/among
the races ,genders, job professions and even nations.
'rite a ()*+,- *.)*T to present your views. 'hen writing the report, you have to address the
followings/
0" 0ntroduction / The concept of sustainability and relate it to the &erontology .(ma1 2 pages"
ii" 3esign ob4ective$s and methodology of your study. ( 2%5 pages" (#ou need to brainstorm this
section to produce set of interviewed questions and questionnaires".The good news6 *esearch
questions and questionnaire are provided so that you are in the right trac7s.
Samplings/ .lease conduct the study according to one specific 8one area$state. To be fair to all,
.era7 is e1cluded from the study. 'hen you narrow the area$state of your study, it is easier for you to
overgeneralise your findings. There is no limit with the number of samplings$ respondents but the more
samplings you have, the higher validity of results you will obtain.
iii" -iterature *eview. ( 9%: pages". ach member of the group is advised to select one (1" article
that is related to the field chosen. The article should be ta7en from credible sources such as from
scholarly 4ournals and boo7s or chapter(s" of a boo7. &ood and reliable sources should be published
within the past five(9" years.
!o articles from unreliable sources/ wi7i;s website, personal blogs, personal websites or <tabloids <
newspapers or maga8ines or equivalents are allowed.
The chosen 9 article(s" should be photocopied$printed and attached in the ,ttachment.

'or7 must be cited according to ,...,. standards and will have a =wor7s cited> section on the final page.
.-,&0*0S+ is strictly prohibited. The plagiarised wor7 ( at the degree of ?0@ or more in similarities"
entitled =0> ( 8ero" mar7.
0A (indings, results and discussions. (ma1 :%10 pages"
iii. Bonclusion (1%2 page" . Bonclude your report by giving some wrap%up, prediction of the future
sustainable development .
A *eferences C ,ccording to ,., method
A0 ,ppendi1% 0nterviewed questions (nglish version" and at least 5 sets of )riginal Transcription
( can be in nglish or attac7ed language".
.hotocopied$printed of the articles used in summary.
Bompile all questionnaires in a separate file.
A00 Students; .rofiles ( Self portrait, country of origin, matric number, programme, interests, email
address and contact number".
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% .lease submit the hard copy of your final paper on or before the 21 Duly 2015 before 12 p.m
(gmt".The soft and hard copy must be emailed to pro4ectmlwEgmail.com and submitted to the
advisor on$before the same day and stated time.
% #ou may correspond with %&"-+9 ",5*- via the faceboo7 for further inquiries. +a1imum
attachment file si8e should not e1ceed 9 +B under normal circumstances. .lease send it in the
word format and name your file as the following format/%
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Sustainability(place of data collection" e1/ sustainability(7elantan".
EVALUATION FORM (Date:)
Topic: ..
Zone area/state:
Bontents .age + *emar7s
1 0ntroduction / The concept of sustainability and relate it to the society(ies"and the aged in
particular .(ma1 2 page"
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2 3esign ob4ective$s and methodology (ma1 5 pages"
You need to brainstorm this section to produce set of interviewed questions and questionnaires.
The *esearch ob4ectives and method%clear and concise (9m"
Bonstruction of the Fuestionnaire/ Aalidity and reliability (9m"
$10
5 -iterature *eview. (ma1 : pages".
ach member of the group is advised to select one (1" article that is related to the field
chosen.
'or7 must be cited according to ,...,. standards and will have a =wor7s cited> section
on the final page.
$20
? (indings, results and discussions. (ma1 10 pages"
Quantitative parts (15 m)
Qualitative parts (15m)
$50
9 *eferences
According to APA method
$9
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,ppendi1
.hotocopied$printed ,rticles
+inimum of five (9" articles should be ta7en from credible sources such as from scholarly
4ournals and boo7s or chapter(s" of a boo7. &ood and reliable sources should be
published within the past five (9" years.
!o articles from unreliable sources/ wi7i;s website, personal blogs, personal websites or
<tabloids; newspapers or maga8ines or equivalents are allowed.
$9
0nterviewed questions (qualitative"
(nglish version) and at least ! sets of "riginal #ranscription ( can be in nglish or attac$ed
language).
$5
The questionnaire (quantitative" $5
: Students; .rofiles
(%elf&portrait' countr( of origin' matric number' programme' interests' email address and contact
number).
$5
H Attachment of )raft
1
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3raft/ Topic, *esearch method, demography, research ob4ectives (9 mar7s"
2
nd
3raft/ *esults and discussions (9 mar7s"
$10
I *osmetic (ac$nowledgment' table of content' numbering' front page etc) I
10 .-,&0*0S+
#he plagiarised wor$ (at the degree of +,- or more in similarities) will be entitled .,/
% .enalty
11 %ubmission
(Penalt( of 0ate %ubmission& 5- for each da(' up to one wee$ & 11
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Attitudes towards Reuse, Reduce and Recycle Activities: a case study among the Senior Citizens in
Selected Area :.
Research Objectives
#he inclusive ob3ective of this research is to underwrite to quantum of $nowledge that occurs in the area of environmental
studies. Precisel(' among other things are to determine attitude of the senior citi4ens toward reuse' reduce and rec(cle
activities 5 determine the effect of demographic variables on attitude towards these three ! r6s activities 5 e7amine the various
items in !r6s5 the appropriate strategies to improve !r6s5 reasons for !r6s and the sources of !r6s information.

#he research intends to e7plore the senior citi4ens attitude toward reuse'reduce and rec(cle activities in ( )
8nterestingl(' no such research was conducted before in the stud( area and this research fills in the gap in literature. #he
findings of the research ma( give better insights of the theories on environmental sustainabilit(. #he findings also offer
concerned authorities sufficient evidence on approaches to develop reuse'reduce and rec(cling behaviour for the societ( later
on. At one point' the findings can be a platform for future reference material in the area of environmental studies.
#he research questions for the stud( are as follows9
:hat are the attitudes of the senior citi4ens towards !r6s activities ; reuse' reduce and rec(cle
:hat are the factors influence the senior citi4ens attitude towards !r6s activities& reuse'reduce and rec(cling<
:hat are the right strategies to improve !r activities among the senior citi4ens<
=ow does demograph( in selected area affect the !>6s activities<
#he stud( is conducted in five 4ones of the state (name it ) involving the senior citi4ens from both rural and urban
areas. 8t loo$s at whether certain demographic variables such as age range' race and gender have an effect on attitude towards
!>6s activities ;>euse'reduce and rec(cle activities.

#he research focus on the surve( to see respondents attitude towards waste within the household as the management of such
waste has not been a problem. #he senior citi4ens spend most of the time at home and engage themselves to litters which some
are non biodegradable and might pose ha4ards to the life of the people and surrounding as well.
?ethodolog( and sampling
#he population of ?ala(sia stands at over 1@ million in 1,11 (http9AAwww.statistics.gov.m(AportalAinde7.php<langBen ).
?ala(siaCs population comprises man( ethnic groups' with the ?ala(s at around 5,.+- ' followed b( 1!.D- of *hinese
descent' and appro7imatel( D.1- is 8ndian descent and the remaining are others at 1@.@ -. #he population distribution is
highl( uneven' with some 1, million residents concentrated in Peninsula ?ala(sia and D,- of the population is urban. )ue to
the Eritish6s polic( that coloni4ed the countr( before some tabulations of the people are still ethnical based. :hen it comes to
senior citi4ens' this group is referred to those who are F5 (ears and above. #he( form 5- of the whole population with ++.1-
or 51FGFD males compared to 55.G- or FFD@!1 females. Prior to this' this stud( is done b( loo$ing at the ratio of the races so it
can mirror the real number of population even not to the utmost. #he sample for the stud( is based on convenience and ma(
not necessaril( be representative of all the senior citi4ens. #wo important notions to be noted involving the samplings are that
the senior citi4ens in this stud( are sound and health( and sta( at home. #he results from the senior citi4ens who are bedridden
and sta( at the old fol$ homes might be different.
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)emographic characteristics of the respondents
Item Descriptive statistics
Sex Male (44%), Female (!%) (n"#)
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