INTRODUCTION. Dunia sedang menghadapi alaf baru . Sehingga kini dunia telah menyaksikan banyak perubahan .

Perubahan-perubahan itu telah memberi kesan terhadap pertumbuhan economic , sains and teknologi , cara hidup sosio ekonomi , system kepercayaan , nilai and moral masyarakat yang terlibat dengan perubahan ini . Corak kehidupan hasil from proses modenisasi telah memberi peluang kepada nilai-nilai individualistic , materialistic and semangat bersaing untuk bertapak in Malaysia society zaman ini . Modernization currently also seems togo hand-in-hand with urbanization and employment that typically entails long hours and expectations of company loyalty . There is thus a corresponding de-emphasis of family and leisure and a breakdown of traditional communities . Urbanites also are exposed to increasing environmental pollution and disconnectedness from nature and in many cases sacrifice even more of their precious time commuting to and from work . Many individual and nations are experiencing modernization at difference level . Modernization has become and unavoidable phenomena .Countries that embrace modernization will rise inexorably from barbarism to ever greater levels of development and civilization . The more modern state would be wealthier and more powerful, and their citizens freer and having a higher standard of living . ( Talcott Parsons ) . Smelser (1988:387) defines modernization as a couples set of changes that take place in almost every part of society as a society attempts to industrialize . Four general characteristics of modernization : 1) There is a shift from the simple to the complex . 2) Agriculture progresses from being oriented toward subsistence farming that occurs on small plots to commercial farming of large scale . 3) There is a trend toward industrialization . Human and animal power are deemphasized and are replaced by machinery driven production . 4) Society changes from one centered on the rural to one centered on cities .

Malaysia is experiencing both tremendous urbanization processes and challenges. Lands are developed and converted into new housing estates and industrial lots, urbanizing many rural populations and pushing them into foreign urban environments. Some are caught unprepared. Hi tech industrial parks are built within village populations, bringing both job and business opportunities as well as unforeseen social ills. Despite the fact that Malaysia is developing fast, social planning has been neglected. The concern of the societal needs in urban planning is often delivered in the forms of physical infrastructure such as hospitals, parks, religious buildings and so on. Most of the time, housing and urban design are intended for adults, regardless of the growing number and needs of the younger population. Only rarely are the social directions and needs as well as outside trends and threats incorporated into urban master plans. The threats of IT revolution and the modernization drive are real. Today, Malaysia is facing various alarming youth-related social problems, such as drug addiction, the Black Metal Movement, and others. This paper will discuss the present and future scenario of the children of Malaysia and problems associated with industrialization from the urban planning perspective. It specifically focuses on diverse social ills emerging among Malaysian youth. These are the results of stressful physical living environmentsa consequence of over focus on physical planning and materialistic growth. Modernization has a systematic detrimental effect on Malaysian society and this will be discussed in the subsequent paragraphs . MODERNIZATION ON ECONOMIC . The Malay Peninsula and indeed Southeast Asia has been a center for trade for centuries. Various items such as porcelain and spice were actively traded even before Malacca and Singapore rose to prominence. In the 17th century, large deposits of tin were found in several Malay states. Later, as the British started to take over as administrators of Malaya, rubber and palm oil trees were introduced for commercial purposes. Over

time, Malaya became the world's major largest producer of tin, rubber and palm oil. These three commodities along with other raw materials firmly set Malaysia's economic tempo well into the mid-20th century. In 1970s, Malaysia imitated the footsteps of the original four Asian Tigers and committed itself to a transition from being reliant on mining and agriculture to an economy that depends more on manufacturing. With Japan's assistance, heavy industries flourished and in a matter of years, Malaysian exports became the country primary growth engine. Malaysia consistently achieved more than 7% GDP growth along with low inflation in the 1980s and the 1990s. During the same period, the government tried to eradicate poverty with a controversial race-conscious program called New Economic Policy (NEP). However , Rapid industrialization in Malaysia in the past two decades had also increased the rate of urbanization. With this come along various urban issues. The urban population swelled from 37% in 1981 to 57% in 2000. The number of children in Malaysia is estimated to be around 48 percent of the total population. This number is significant considering they will make up the working class group in the year 2020the target year of Malaysias 2020 Vision, where the country is set to be a fully developed nation. In 2020 also, more than two-thirds of the Malaysian population will reside in the urban area and authorities will face greater challenges in handling at least 10 million children and their families. Table 1: Population of Malaysia (2000) Year Total Population Malay Chinese Indian Others Foreigner 1970 10.5 5.9 3.6 0.9 0.08 2000 23.2 13.5 5.7 1.6 0.8 1.6 Growth Rate (%) (1970-2000) 2.7 2.7 1.5 1.8 7.3 -

Source: Modified from Malaysian Statistical Department, 1983, 2001.

The rates of urbanization strongly correlate to increases in per capita income and improved access to essential services and amenities. Urban dwellers have higher incomes and live healthier, easier lives than their rural counterparts. Urbanization also generally results in more educational opportunities, improvements in the status of women and children, increased life expectancy, and lower infant mortality. At the same time, the urbanization process brings a range of risks, threats, and challenges. The biggest one, at least for the time being according to the Malaysian Charter (1996) is to prepare the urban authorities for increasing demands of the new era, an important aspect of which is the development and the protection of children. Lukman et. al (2002) treated the hippy culture that has influenced Malaysian youth since the 1980s as another wave of new colonialism. The economic downturn in the mid 1980s saw a rise in various social problems. A list of social ills common to Americans, Europeans, and many other Asians, like the rise in the rates of divorce, crime, out-of wedlock pregnancy, drug abuse and HIV infection, are appearing in Malaysia. Selecting Malaysia as a case study, this paper discusses the various forces that influence Malaysian youth in the wake of industrialization, urbanization, modernization, globalization and advances in information technology. It will specifically focus on diverse social ills that have emerged among young Malaysians. These are attributed to living in a stressful physical environment, a consequence of the emphasis on physical planning and materialistic growth. Rapid Industrialization and Its Impacts In 2000, two-thirds of the world's urban population of 2.92 billion will reside in the developing world. The total world population increased by 50% between 1975-2000 while total urban population increased by 90% during the same period. Between 20002025, the total urban population will increase by 2.15 billion equivalent to eight mega cities a year for 25 years (Kimm, 1999). Kimm added that, while the fact that urbanization is responsible for improving the standard of living for many in the

developing world, there are also unintended environmental perils and social ills attached to the process. Urbanization and development in Malaysia, according to Abdul Rahim (1997), has brought about pressures and changes to the traditional family unit. Often, as countries rapidly industrialize, the complexities and demands made on the individuals and on families increase. Problems that come with rapid urbanization include the low quality of public housing, congestion, pollution, traffic, new diseases, and the ignorance of the poor and disabled. Psychological disturbance from drastic change leaves huge impacts on the physical, social and emotional development of urban children, both rich and poor (Malaysian Charter, 1996). The inability to cope with these demands has heightened social problems through the erosion of the family institution. Given its importance in the context of social development, the institution of the family must be strengthened to enable society to withstand the pressures brought about by rapid modernization (Abdul Rahim, 1997). Problems associated with urbanization in Malaysia include the increasing gap in family relations, isolations, and cultural conflicts (Yahaya, 1995). The Seventh Malaysian Plan (RM7) plainly associates the rise in social ills among Malaysian youth to industrialization, rapid urbanization, and the rural-urban migration. This migration has caused a significant drop in the number of youths going to the mosques and prayer houses in the rural areas. Nor has their presence in urban areas contributed to an increase in mosque attendance (Cheu, 1997). It also induced problems like Bohjan and Bohsia (sexual promiscuity) (Lukman et al, 2002). Rising costs of living in the cities, on the other hand, force both parents to seek incomes. Children are sent to kindergarten during their absence or foreign maids are hired to educate the children.

MODERNIZATION ON MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION.

The intercity telecommunication service provided on Peninsular Malaysia mainly by using microwave radio relay. International telecommunications are provided through submarine cables and satellite. In December 2004, Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik reported that only 0.85 per cent or 218,004 people in Malaysia used broadband services. However these values are based on subscriber number, whilst household percentage can reflect the situation more accurately. This represented an increase from 0.45% in three quarters. He also stated that the government targeted usage of 5% by 2006 and doubling to 10% by 2008. Lim Keng Yaik had urged local telecommunication companies and service provider to open up the last mile and lower prices to benefit the users. One of the largest and most significant telecommunication company of choice in Malaysia is Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), providing products and services from fixed line, mobile to Internet Service Provider. Many facilities from media and communication that we enjoy it , however Modernization in media and communication has a systematic detrimental effect on Malaysian society . Media electronic or media cetak ,merupakan sumber information and knowledge . Ia cukup berkesan dalam penyebaran berbagai informasi . Terdapat maklumat yang bersifat positive or negative . Memang banyak perkara-perkara positive yang dipaparkan oleh pihak media yang mampu memberikan pengajaran berguna kepada masyarakat .Dalam pada itu , secara langsung atau tidak terdapat juga perkara-perkara negative yang disiarkan oleh media massa . Western culture , modern culture and budaya mewah influence society life style . Technology of Information and Communication (ICT) also partake contribute to flatten negative symptom selain peranannya is very important for kemajuan sesebuah nation and country . For Example from internet , people can easy access to promo films or informations yang boleh menjurus ke arah negative thinking . Teenagers also using CD burner to copy software or films from the original CD . Its also for what happened now , pirate CD sold at Pasar malam. They using this manner to copy that films and sale it to people there .

The Internet connects thousands of computer networks worldwide . It provides users with several basic types of connection services : 1) Electronic mail (e-mail) for person to person communication . 2) A type of electronic , public bulletin board enabling a person to connect with a group interested in the same topic . 3) Information search capabilities for accessing libraries and databases of information through the world . Applied the Internet , people can get what mention above . However with it also people invited bad effect on Malaysian society for example of electronic mail (e-mail) , the case of Siti Norhaliza , she was libeled with the other people through the electronic mail . Students also use handset to get the answer in the examination through SMS . Thus through Internet and TV , some people us it to deceive the information or news what people should know it truly happened for example , refer to Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting for updates on Middle East news distortions , the area of greatest propaganda and lies . Note also that American TV usually does not show the mangled bodies if caused by U.S. actions , which most of the rest of the worlds TV does show . Thats major reason reasons anyone seeing foreign TV broadcasts gets another view . U.S. networks are afraid to lose audience if they show pictures critical of suffering caused by U.S. policies . With the Internet too some teenagers upload lewd picture . When teenagers seen this lewd picture or films they will try them self to feel it with doing what they saw it. S.M Saifuddeen (2002) further adds that while humankind applauds the advent of the information age, information itself has been misconstrued and twisted. When mankind welcomes cultural assimilation, we find ourselves coming face to face with disturbing moral issues such as homosexuality, free sex, premarital sex, extramarital affairs, incest, statutory rapes, etc. The Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad (1996) points out that violence and sex already dominate the screens. Attempts to reduce this unwholesome fare have met with little success. The appeal of thrill and sensuality are too great and too

effective for the profit-oriented companies to eschew these themes. With globalization, the effect of the 24-hour channel TV would be to standardize world culture as promoted by the broadcasting giants of the world.

CULTURE ENTERTAINMENTIZATION adalah sebuah karya budaya baru yang telah bertapak di negara Malaysia. Malah budaya ini hasil dari dominasi budaya Amerika ke atas budaya bangsa-bangsa lain yang dikenal pasti sebagai cultural imperialism dalam membentuk pasca budaya (post culture). Oleh itu, budaya entertainmentization merupakan antara budaya dunia yang paling berpengaruh dengan melibatkan penyertaan seluruh lapisan masyarakat pada keseluruhannya. Kehebatan budaya ini juga berpunca daripada penerimaan dan sokongan padu oleh pasaran domestik tempatan yang beraliran dengan pasaran domestik Amerika seperti syarikat francais dan agensi media hiburan serta pengiklanan sebagai dominasi media terhadap minda remaja Melayu kota. Kehidupan di kota-kota besar seperti di Bandar raya Kuala Lumpur kini turut dibantu oleh ledakan sumber information yang disalurkan menerusi media massa and empayar Internet seperti yang diterima oleh kebanyakan massa hari ini. Pembudayaan kota atau bandaran menuruti landasan Barat lebih pantas dan agresif berlaku dalam context globalisasi semasa. Terdapat tiga perkara yang membantu proses perubahan menerusi kelangsungan seluruh abad ke-20 iaitu, menurut Zurin S., dalam tulisannya Postmodern Urban Landscapes dengan bersumberkan,the increasing globalization of investment and production, the continuing abstraction of cultural value from material work, and the shift in derivation of social meaning from production to consumption (1992: 222). Tambahan pula, pembesaran kawasan kota dan penambahan landskap bandar semestinya menempatkan suatu pengaruh entertainmentization yang menjadikan medan operasi remaja Melayu kota bertambah luas, bebas apatah lagi dengan pembukaan

gedung membeli-belah, taman hiburan dan pusat hiburan malam. Entertainmentization telah menjadi senjata bagi moral negara sebagai senjata ketenteraan baru yang mengelilingi dunia tanpa memusnahkan nyawa mangsanya, tetapi melenyapkan jiwa budaya peribumi atau pengamalnya secara perlahan-lahan tanpa disedari. Pelbagai unsur luar seperti filem, rentak dan alunan muzik, media, reka corak pakaian, bahasa, ideologi, makanan dan minuman serta imej mengakibatkan kehidupan budaya nasional tempatan semakin parah dan diperbodoh-bodohkan. Dalam keadaan ini Jacques Attali telah mengungkapkan bahawa filem-filem Amerika sebagai dominan pasaran hiburan antarabangsa dan diistilahkannya sebagai budaya hyper yang boleh menyelamatkan ketamadunan dunia. Dengan kata lain, Francis Fukuyama mengingatkan akan 'wahyu' dunia dalam tulisannya The End of History menyebut bahawa 'the triumph of the West'. Keadaan ini telah menggambarkan ada terselindungnya motif-motif yang digerakkan melalui perantaraan melalui entertainmentization tersebut. Oleh itu, masuknya entertainmentization tersebut disambut dengan penuh kegembiraan, dan anak remaja Melayu di Malaysia khususnya yang mengikutinya menganggap entertainmentization ini sebagai 'agama' baru. Oleh sebab itu masyarakat kini khususnya remaja Melayu kota mencari dan mengejar hiburan bagi menghilangkan perasaan gelisah, tekanan hidup yang dialaminya dan menemukan kebebasan serta keseronokan yang diidamkan. Wolf M.J. (2000), melakarkan perasaan ini sebagai suatu keinginan remaja dalam mencari erti keseronokan dan eskapisme. Entertainmentization yang diketengahkan ini menunjukkan media Amerika cuba mengeksport budayanya ke dunia lain dalam rangka yang global bagi mendapatkan sokongan pengaruhnya. Kini mereka berjaya! Anak-anak muda di negara ini menerima aliran entertainmentization tersebut secara wajar. Jika dilihat pada kehidupan remaja Melayu bandaran,lebih sukar memahami faktor dan perubahan semasa yang di bawa oleh entertainmentization diikuti idea globalisasi kini terhadap kesan pada budaya kehidupan mereka. Kajian terhadap budaya baru ini (entertainmentization) dijalankan mendapati pada masa sekarang telah berlaku ke

arah sebuah dunia khususnya tamadun dunia yang semakin pasti menjadi 'dunia yang berkongsi satu budaya hiburan dan kian bergerak ke arah dunia satu bahasa dan satu budaya', akibat dampak ini yang di pengaruhi oleh tiga perkara yang makro, iaitu pendidikan, ekonomi dan ledakan teknologi maklumat. Sungguhpun begitu, implikasi sedemikian juga telah mengatur, membentuk dan merubah segala nilai, gaya hidup, kekeluargaan, identiti dan budaya setempat, kedaulatan konsumen, media dan komunikasi serta seterusnya konsep hegemoni. Namun dalam mencari perubahan gaya hidup, remaja Melayu kota berubah menjadi manusia pengguna yang dieksploitasi oleh keadaan pasaran. Bukan itu sahaja, entertainmentization sedang mentransformasikan rupa bentuk fizikal bandar dari satu corak asal kepada corak baru (atau istilahnya mentransformasikan konsepsi moral ruang bandar), maka transformasi rupa bentuk itu akan menyebabkan kejiwaan sosial remaja Melayu kota turut berubah, lantas komunikasi dalam ruang kota juga turut berubah. Keadaan ini dibuktikan oleh kaji selidik yang dilakukan oleh akhbar Berita Harian Malaysia pada 7 dan 8 Januari, 2003 lalu yang menyebut, tekanan hidup perbandaran dan kesan pelbagai rancangan televisyen dan filem Barat banyak membawa kesan negatif pada nilai orang Melayu dari segi gaya berpakaian dan amalan hidup ala Barat. Senario di kota besar seperti di Kuala Lumpur ini amalan peluk dan cium sudah menjadi sesuatu yang biasa bagi generasi remaja tanpa menghiraukan keadaan khalayak disekitarnya. Berdasarkan artikel yang dimuatkan dalam sebuah website tempatan menyebut amalan yang dilakukan tersebut tidak mendapat tentangan dari ibu bapa mereka, malah ia tidak dianggap meruntuhkan moral. Ini menandakan suatu tingkat kebimbangan walaupun ia masih diparas yang minimum, namun keadaan akan menentukan segalanya, jika sesuatu tindakan pragmatik tidak diambil. Perbuatan lain yang dianggap tidak menggambarkan keruntuhan moral ialah memakai baju yang menampakkan pusat (8.1 peratus); bertindik di hidung dan anggota lain seperti pusat (19.4 peratus). Merokok, terutama di kalangan wanita (14.5 peratus); mewarnakan rambut (46.8 peratus); keluar sehingga lewat malam atau awal pagi (16.1 peratus); serta membaca bahan dan mendengar muzik Barat (72.6 peratus) (Salina Abdullah, 'Peluk,

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Cium Perkara Biasa'. Berita Harian. http://bharian.com.my. Capaian pada 11 Januari 2003). Di sekitar bandar raya besar Kuala Lumpur ini, remajanya masih longlai dengan pegangan agama dan moralnya, maka aliran budaya entertainmentization tersebut menjadikan remaja tempatan sebagai pengguna yang dapat mempertahankan gaya hidup dan identiti ala penjajahan.Dengan implikasi yang dibawa oleh entertainmentization sedemikian akan mengubah corak hidup remaja Melayu kota ke arah pendirian yang 'kucar-kacir' disebabkan kurangnya pegangan nilai tersebut. Misalnya wujud kumpulan sub budaya seperti budaya hipi, punk, budaya bertindik dan anti-agama, serta mementingkan selera makanan segera. Oleh itu, entertainmentization sedemikian menjadi sangat sukar untuk dipisahkan dari kehidupan masyarakat remaja kota ketika ini. Persoalannya, perlakuan yang diikuti ini berasaskan pada kepercayaan masing-masing, selagi tidak menyalahi undang-undang negara, walaupun ia bertentangan dengan agama (mengetepikan hukum agama) ia tetap dilakukan. Masing-masing mengikut perasaan dan gejolak darah panas Dengan implikasi yang dibawa oleh entertainmentization sedemikian akan mengubah corak hidup remaja Melayu kota perlahan-lahan yang mabuk dengan keseronokan dan kebebasan disebabkan kurangnya pegangan nilai seperti yang dijelaskan. Ternyata apa yang ada "di belakang dan di hadapan", entertainmentization ini bukan hanya estetika semata-mata, justeru dari segi keilmuannya yang jitu untuk membangunkan fakulti pemikiran yang direkonstruksi (dibina semula). Selama ini ia masih dimanfaatkan sebagai pekerjaan yang sia-sia dan masih berkubang dalam hegemoni budaya. BUDAYA LEPAK . In Malaysia we speak of budaya lepak,which refers to the phenomenon of teenagers hanging out at shopping complexes, malls, supermarkets and transportation terminals. The loitering culture has become a national concern, in particular of the Ministry of

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Youth and Sports which has said it wants to launch a campaign to arrest its growth. I have further identified three underlying causes of the these conditions:

The cost of living is escalating, requiring that both parents work to maintain the family. Many have even taken up second jobs to meet car installments, housing mortgages, holiday loans, credit card debts and other costs of modern living.

The mark of success has been narrowed to one thing: money. Money is now the ultimate power over people and resources, the sole means of upward mobility. A materialistic consumer culture of affluence and waste traps everyone in a system where the rich grow richer and strengthen their control.

These causes all follow from a growth-led development approach. We want more not because we need more. We simply have to have more. But as Mahatma Gandhi taught: "There is enough for every man's need; but not enough for every man's greed.". The growth-led economic model is the root cause not only of the problem of the loitering culture, but many other social problems like family breakdown, drug addiction, alcoholism, crimes, corruption, breach of trust, growing poverty, social violence, environmental degradation, and illegal immigration. The loitering culture is simply one of the many symptoms of a growth-led economic model that has reached its outer limits in a finite world. The bubble has started to burst. Quantitative growth is no longer possible in a finite world without adverse social and environmental consequences. We must aspire to qualitative growth .Coming back to the specific problem of the loitering culture, we must develop strategies in five areas:

We must strengthen the institutions of family and community. Traditions of community self-help might be reactivated to provide opportunities for teenagers to get together in family and community settings.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports must extend its concern to include recreation. Teenagers must be involved in planning and developing programs and facilities for their own recreation and education.

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Each local government must undertake community programs and programs that involve youth in making voluntary contributions to the community toward building a caring and sharing society. For such efforts they might be awarded points toward scholarships, entry into the university, or priority in job applications.

We must then work to transform the consumer culture to a conserver and a responsible consumer culture, in particular among teenagers. The consumer movement is doing some good work in this area. Its initiatives must be supported by the community and the government.

Redefine our national objectives to focus on qualitative growth. This means concentrating on sustainable livelihoods that promote job satisfaction and creativity. It means planning and developing a better living environment with adequate housing, efficient public transport, health care, and public amenities like parks and recreational facilities. People must be relieved of the pressure and greed to make money. Instead we must learn once again to appreciate the family and community life that are essential ingredients for a better quality of life.

SOCIAL . Modernization has a systematic detrimental effect on Malaysian society. According to Moha Asri (1997), debacle of social value among society in Malaysia is not something new . That is said starting infectious in Malaysian society life at beginning of year 1960 . However ,phase of increased symptom of this debacle social value become broader ending of year 1980 , 1990 until today cause of modernizations . This situation very anxiously because many of them incriminated with this symptom are group of teenagers is an important assets for Malaysia future .Modernization has eroded various aspects of Malaysian society for example in terms of social behavior we find teenagers disrespecting their elders in society . Teenagers become involved in secrets societies satanic cult , free sex , deviant teachings , drugs abuse, entertainmentization and hedonistic life style .

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Malaysia is a conservative country with east wards culture .However, infectious of hedonistic culture bring from Western already contaminated immemorial culture and loosing social control system in this country for example , in The New Straits Times article , shop lot operators complained about the immoral behavior of school students in a shopping center in the northern town of Kangar . According to the article , Teenage couples are having no qualms of doing their thing in secluded spots particular along the emergency exits while garbed in their school uniform . I saw two couples in school uniform entering one of the emergency exits and re-appeared after about one hour , the girls were no longer wearing their mini telekung when they came out and their hair was decidedly disheveled. All this happened caused from modernization in hedonistic life style . Modenisasi membawa hambatan budaya kepada life style and society thinking . Structure of society social life banyak change . Muda-mudi bergaul bebas , tidak menghiraukan batas-batas ajaran agama , tatasusila dan nilai-nilai murni ketimuran .Begitu juga dari segi pakaian dan aksesori perhiasan , terdapat kaum lelaki yang berpakaian atau berhias seperti perempuan , sebaliknya perempuan berpakaian seperti lelaki . lain lagi halnya dengan pakaian rockers yang dianggap fesyen pakaian modern . Take the case of how modernization has a systematic detrimental effect on Malaysian society in deviant teaching originating from the West like Black metal . Masalah black metal merupakan masalah masyarakat yang telah membelakangkan adab dan budayanya sendiri sehingga wujud satu kekosongan . Kegiatan black metal adalah sesuatu kegiatan yang mempunyai unsure pemujaan dan penyembahan syaitan malah ada pengikut mereka yang sudah meminum darah kambing sebagai tanda setia kepada kumpulan mereka .Di antara unsur lain ialah mendengar muzik yang memuja syaitan . In Malaysia one of their ritual is to burn the Holy Quran , indulge in free sex , free mixing and drug abuse . CONCLUSION.

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In my opinion , modernization has a systematic detrimental effect on Malaysian society .Proses permodenan ini telah memberikan kesan terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi , Sains dan teknologi , cara hidup , sosio ekonomi , system kepercayaan , nilai dan moral masyarakat Malaysia . Corak kehidupan hasil daripada proses modenisasi telah memberi peluang kepada nilai-nilai individualistic , materialistic dan semangat bersaing untuk bertapak di dalam masyarakat Malaysia zaman ini . . It is because of human velue and moral princip semakin nipis dan menimbulkan banyak masalah kepada masyarakat akibat proses modenisasi . Fenomena social yang berlaku di kalangan masyarakat Malaysia terutamanya golongan remaja hari ini merupakan suatu perkara yang amat membimbangkan semua pihak ketika in Diantara kes yang membabitkan keruntuhan akhlak dan moral masyarakat Malaysia terutamanya golongan remaja akibat daripada modenisasi ialah seperti peras ugut , salah guna dadah , mencabul kehormatan , pelacuran , mencuri , berjudi , menceroboh dan membawa senjata . Pendedahan masyarakat kepada teknologi komunikasi terkini telah mendatangkan kesan buruk di kalangan masyarakat . Oleh itu , setiap ahli masyarakat perlu mempunyai peranan masing-masing . Setiap individu perlu melaksanakan peranan dan tanggungjawab masing-masing dengan sempurna kerana setiap satu ada perkaitannya . Dahulu masyarakat petani bergotong royong mengerjakan sawah dan ladang mereka tetapi pada hari ini tidak lagi disebabkan penggunaan peralatan pertanian yang moden . Semangat kerjasama dan bersatu padu semakin luntur . Penggunaan baja yang bercampur bahan kimia di dalam tanaman juga telah menyebabkan masyarakat Malaysia hari ini banyak menghidapi penyakit dan keracunan . Ini amat berbeza dari zaman sebelumnya , kerana mereka mempunyai ketahanan badan yang kuat dan mereka juga lebih sihat . Dari segi ekonomi , banyak pengangguran yang berlaku di kalangan rakyat Malaysia terutamanya pelajar lepasan universiti tempatan dan luar Negara . Ini

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disebabkan proses modenisasi dalam sector perkilangan . Tenaga manusia tidak banyak diperlukan lagi berbanding zaman sebelum modenisasi . Ini kerana banyak pekerjaan yang dilakukan oleh manusia digantikan dengan mesin . Modenisasi ini telah menyebabkan ramai pekerja dibuang dan peluang pekerjaan semakin sempit . Modernization has a systematic detrimental effect on Malaysian society . Oleh itu semua pihak perlu memainkan peranan kearah menangani masalah tersebut . Peranan media dan telekumunikasi terutamanya amat penting bagi memberikan kesedaran kepada masyarakat dan menapis serta menyekat unsur unsur tidak bermoral dari Barat daripada memasuki Malaysia . Pengambilan pekerja asing perlu dikurangkan oleh kerajaan bagi membolehkan peluang pekerjaan tersebut diisi oleh rakyat Malaysia . Sungguhpun modenisasi itu penting , however it has a systematic detrimental effect on Malaysian society .

REFERENCE 1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Malaysian_Air_Force 2) http://www.kiat.net/malaysia/KL/

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3) http://www.msu.edu/unit/phl/devconference/Littlepanelpresentation.pdf 4) http://www.delmar.edu/socsci/rlong/intro/change.htm 5) http://tuanmat.tripod.com/analisa.html 6) BAHAN KIMIA DALAM MAKANAN (Jamal khair hashim) (Noraini Dato Mohd. Othman) Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka 1997 7) PENGURUSAN LADANG Teori dan Amalan (Ahmad Mahdzan Ayob) Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka / Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1990 . 8) Keseronokan Remaja Kota Kuala Lumpur
Oleh Asharil Suhardi B. Abdulah http://www.kunci.or.id/teks/13asharil.htm

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