Wednesday, February 20, 2008

ISHAK ABDUL HAMID


Ishak Abdul Hamid
Fakulti Bahasa Moden dan Komunikasiishak @ fbmk.upm.edu.myhttp://www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~ishakTelefon : +603 8946 8779

Hand Phone: 013 3801 956







Lecturer
Department of CommunicationFaculty of Modern Languages and CommunicationUniversiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM SerdangSelangor



ishak@fbmk.upm.edu.my
E-Learning




M.A. Telecommunication (Ohio)

Area of specialization
Interpersonal Communication

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Stories of political leaders and implications on followership.
Humorous communication
Non-verbal communication.
TEACHING
KOH 3432 Interpersonal Communication
KOH 3363 Communication and Negotiation
KOJ 3433 Photojournalism
KOC 3232 Organisational COmmunication Theories





Suicide: Housewives Easily Influenced By TV FeaturesJuly 07, 2006 15:30 PM
By Mohd Razman Abdullah and Syed Azwan AliKUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) -- Housewives, who are categorised as "heavy viewers", are easily influenced and emulate the scenes which they watch on television to solve their frustrations.A study has revealed a high possibility of them committing suicide if they are frustrated with life and depressed due to family problems.A consultant and expert in communication, Ishak Abdul Hamid from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) said, such a tendency had been explained by a western researcher, George Gerbner, in the "Cultivation Theory"."The theory states that heavy viewers, comprising individuals who spend most of their time watching television, like housewives, are prone to believe everything they see (on TV) that they cannot differentiate between reality and fiction in the television programmes or films," he told Bernama here.Ishak was commenting on a suggestion by Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk G. Palanivel last Wednesday that suicide scenes in Indian movies be banned as they were a bad influence on viewers.Palanivel had made the suggestion following the death of a depressed mother and her two children who were run over by a train near Taman Tuanku Ampuan Najihah in Sungai Gadut, Negri Sembilan last Tuesday.In the incident, housewife K. Sanggita, and daughters, J. Sagitah, 6, and J. Esther, 3, were killed while son, J. Jason Kalidas, 5, suffers serious injuries and is being treated at Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.Ishak, a lecturer at the Communication Department of UPM's Modern Language and Communication Faculty, said based on a social learning theory by Albert Bandura, the electronics media, especially television, had an effect on the social behaviour of individuals.Statistics from the Health Ministry last year showed the suicide rate to be between eight and 13 people for every 100,000 people a year, i.e, seven deaths daily or more than 2,000 a year.Indians made up the highest number with a ratio of 21.1 people for every 100,000, Chinese (8.6:100,000) and Malays (2.6:100,000).According to the ministry, the main factors which contribute to suicides are poverty, loss of loved ones, divorce and drug addiction besides academic failure and history of mental illness and suicide in the family.Meanwhile, a member of the Film Censorship Board (LPF)'s Appeal Committee, Senator Datuk Jins Shamsuddin said he too believed that scenes which had a negative influence on viewers, like suicide, should be censored.He said the LPF would censor scenes considered sensitive for public viewing."However, as someone involved in the film industry, I believe there will not be films which contain scenes of frustration which lead to a person committing suicide," said Jins, who is also chairman of the National Film Development Board (FINAS).Film Directors Association of Malaysia (FDAM) president Dr Mahadi J. Murat is also in favour of banning suicide scenes which he said should not be made the "climax" of a film because of its negative impact on society.He said films and television programmes should contain elements which could educate the people towards moulding a society with a high moral standard and values.-- BERNAMA


If you feel you can't make it, this is a book for you! I nearly gave up my PhD thesis proposal until I read this book. The author has taught me to appreciate my own work even if it doesn't sound too good to some people. Get motivated if you feel like I did. - ISHAK B ABD HAMID from Malaysia, March 27, 2000

1. TV can spur real-life suicides
www.thestar.com.my/news/story. - [Cached]
Published on: 7/8/2006 Last Visited: 7/8/2006
Ishak Abdul Hamid, a consultant and expert in communication at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), said researcher George Gerbner explained this tendency in the "Cultivation Theory". ...Ishak was commenting on a suggestion by Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk G. Palanivel that suicide scenes in Indian movies be banned as they were a bad influence on viewers. Palanivel made the comments in relation to the death of a mother and her two children who were run over by a train near Taman Tuanku Ampuan Najihah, Sungai Gadut, in Seremban on Tuesday. ...Ishak, a lecturer at the Communication Department of UPM's Modern Language and Communication Faculty, said that based on a social learning theory by Albert Bandura, the electronics media, especially television, had an effect on the social behaviour of individuals.
2. 2. 5Xmom - Humour, Life, Lies, Sex » “Cultivation Theory”
chanlilian.net/2006/07/08/%e2% - [Cached]
Published on: 7/8/2006 Last Visited: 8/18/2006
Ishak Abdul Hamid, a consultant and expert in communication at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), said researcher George Gerbner explained this tendency in the "Cultivation Theory".



Md Salleh Hassan, Musa Abu Hassan, Abdul Muati@ Zamri Ahmad, Ishak Abd. Hamid & Narimah Ismail (2000) Pengetahuan dan Pendedahan Mengenai ICT di Kalangan Masyarakat Bandar dan Luar Bandar. Paper presented at Seminar Memasyarakatkan ICT, organized by Jabatan Komunikasi, Fakulti Bahasa Moden dan Komunikasi, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor. 10-11 May, 2000.


Narimah Ismail, Musa Abu Hassan, Md Salleh Hassan, Abdul Mua’ti @Zamri Ahmad, Ishak Abdul Hamid, & Ezhar Tamam (2000) Akses dan penggunaan ICT: Di antara dorongan dan halangan. Paper presented at Seminar Memasyarakatkan ICT, organized by Jabatan Komunikasi, Fakulti Bahasa Moden dan Komunikasi, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor. 10-11 May 2000

Siti Yasmin Mohd Zain, Narimah Ismail & Ishak Abdul Hamid (2001) Teaching –Learning Online: The Bachelor of Communication Experience.
Paper presented at the International Education Conference (IEC): Reflections, Visions, and Dreams of Practice, Hilton Petaling Jaya. Organised by ICT Learning and ELS Language Centers, 27-28 August, 2001.

Md Salleh Hassan, Musa Abu Hassan, Abdul Muati@ Zamri Ahmad, Ishak Abd. Hamid & Narimah Ismail (2000) Pengetahuan dan Pendedahan Mengenai ICT di Kalangan Masyarakat Bandar dan Luar Bandar. Paper presented at Seminar Memasyarakatkan ICT, organized by Jabatan Komunikasi, Fakulti Bahasa Moden dan Komunikasi, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor. 10-11 May, 2000.

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