SOCIAL MOBILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN ISLAND FISHERMAN COMMUNITY: A CASE STUDY IN AMAN ISLAND, PENANG

Abstract

Social mobility is a process of change or movement of a person or a group from one position to another in a society. Quality of life refers to the comfort of living in a living environment. Thia article examines the social community and quality of life in the island fishing community in Pulau Aman Village in Penang. This study is to examine the pattern of social mobility and the level of quality of life in the fishing community in Pulau Aman. This study uses a quantitative method by distributing a set of questions to 52 respondents consisting of heads of families. The results of the study found that the social mobility of the island fishing community of Pulau Aman showed vertical social mobility in all dimension studied, namely education, employment and income. Educational social mobility showed the highest percentage increase in vertical mobility. Meanwhile, in terms of quality of life, respondents showed positive findings to all dimensions studied with a mean value between 2.72 to 4.58 where the dimension of work environment (4.58) represents the highest mean value while the dimension of public safety (2.72) is the lowest. These findings can be used as a guide to the relevant parties in improving the quality of life of the community in Pulai Aman.