Purpose of the study: The rambu solo’ ceremony is a traditional death ceremony of the Tana Toraja regency with roots in local beliefs. However, over time, the tradition has become associated with social status and economic motives. These changes have led to many issues. This article analyses the motivations that drive the compromises that families must accept when selecting a form of rambu solo’. Methodology: This was a case study conducted in the village of Lemo in the regency of Tana Toraja. Primary data collected through in-depth interviews and observation. Informants consisted of cultural figures, religious figures, and indigenous locals with experience performing rambu solo’ — secondary data taken from existing literature about Toraja Regency. Main Findings: Results showed that compromises taken for motives of social status were irrational but comprised the most common reasoning behind rambu solo’ ceremony selection. For those families motivated by social status, choice of rambu solo’ ceremony form performed for one of two reasons: preserving their social status ascribed to them from birth (attributed status) Applications of this study: The selection of non-rapasanrambu solo’ ceremonies based on economic motives were rationally-sound but relatively rare. Avoiding wastefulness in the performing of rambu solo’ is done through simplifying the procession through shortening the storage period of the remains of the deceased before the rambu solo’ reducing the number of days of the rambu solo’ ceremony. Novelty/Originality of this study: This shows that irrational decision-making, in the context of traditional ceremonies, cannot be considered irrational; even irrational decisions can be justified and explained based on individual interpretations of rationality based on local culture. Interestingly, social status was the most common motive form selection based on economic motives were rational but less popular among the people sound choice theory
AbstrakPendidikan merupakan kriteria penting yang harus dimiliki oleh setiap lapisan masyarakat, termasuklah generasi muda masyarakat Orang Asli pada hari ini. Kegagalan untuk memajukan diri dalam bidang pendidikan boleh menyebabkan kesukaran untuk mendapatkan pekerjaan yang lebih baik apabila kanak-kanak Orang Asli meningkat dewasa. Justeru, kajian ini mengupas tentang sikap pelajar Orang Asli terhadap peluang pendidikan dan minat kerja, selain mendapatkan pandangan ibu bapa atau penjaga pelajar terhadap penglibatan mereka dalam proses pendidikan dan pemilihan pekerjaan anak-anak. Data primer diperolehi melalui temubual mendalam dengan 12 orang informan yang terdiri daripada pelajar Orang Asli suku kaum Jakun di Rompin, Pahang serta ibu bapa atau penjaga mereka. Hasil kajian mendapati kesemua informan yang ditemui melibatkan pelajar dan ibu bapa atau penjaga mempunyai perubahan pandangan ke arah yang lebih positif. Mereka semakin mengutamakan pendidikan di sekolah serta pemilihan kerjaya yang lebih baik. Keadaan ini dipengaruhi oleh pelbagai faktor antaranya ialah keluarga, jarak sekolah yang berhampiran, kemudahan pengangkutan, peranan guru, rakan sebaya dan faktor kemudahan pembelajaran di sekolah. Kajian ini berjaya mengikis pandangan negatif yang melihat mentaliti Orang Asli masih di takuk lama kerana tidak mengutamakan pendidikan serta kerjaya sebagai medium untuk memajukan diri dan keluarga. Malah, pelajar Orang Asli suku kaum Jakun di kawasan kajian juga dapat menyesuaikan diri dalam proses sosialisasi formal, iaitu, melalui proses pembelajaran di sekolah.Kata kunci: kesedaran pendidikan, minat kerja, Orang Asli, penglibatan ibu bapa, sosialisasi formal, suku kaum Jakun Awareness of education and work interests of Orang Asli Jakun students in Rompin, Pahang AbstractEducation is an important criterion that every society should acquire, including today's young generation of Orang Asli community. Failure to develop themselves in
Purpose of the study: This study aims to reveal the social security of traditional fishers in Salemo Island and West Rangas, South Sulawesi Province. Methodology: The research method used is descriptive qualitative with a type of case study research. The research location was determined purposively, namely on Salemo Island, and West Rangas. Informants chose purposively, those who deserve used as sources of information. Data collection by in-depth interviews and observations, collect community ideas collectively with a Group Discussion Forum. Data collected and then reduced to the main findings following the focus of research. Main Findings: The utilization of income for social security’s is done by helping small fishers by providing loans for money to buy the equipment needed, among other anglers, borrowing mechanisms, especially fishermen who open businesses selling goods for daily necessities. Social securities are still running, such as fishers get a lot of results from the sea handing out their fish. Applications of this study: The implications of this research can be a social function in overcoming the basic needs of community members to be used as a strengthening of the nation's character. Salemo Island fishers traditionally use local assets to use the environmentally friendly fishing gear as a form of local cultural wisdom of coastal communities. Novelty/Originality of this study: The use of environmentally friendly fishing gear by Salemo Island fishers needs to be used as a model to be applied to other fishing communities, to avoid using explosives (fish bombs, anesthesia, and trawl) to catch fish.
Problem statement:The role of ICT and cyberspace and their existence have become prevalent popular phenomena to the extent that they are perceived to have the potential for transforming the world and launch it into a Digital era. The advent and advancement of ICT and cyberspace has also facilitated the globalization process and is used as an integrative tool, making the presence of the 'global village' evident. However, we as the end user of ICT has never thought about the advent of ICT and its history, its existence and the construction process of ICT. Approach: The Cyberspace and ICT was seen as dominated by the West as evidenced by factual documentations researched by the researcher. This situation has created gaps and imbalance of knowledge and skills between the West and the East. Results: Therefore, this paper examined the origins of both the terms cyberspace and ICT. By using qualitative approach, this study focused on the basic concept of cyberspace and the development of ICT, the military ascendancy and the western invention of cyberspace and ICT. The ICT application and experiences in the Malaysian administration establishments and academic institutions are contextual examples of the strategic applications of ICT. This study found three major factors that is used as a guide for the analysis of cyberspace and ICT. Paradoxically, sixty percent of the Malaysian experiences were based on their own strategies of development which did not indicate western dominance in these spheres. Implications from this study on the whole showed that the cyberspace and ICT were the products of westernization process towards the east. Conclusion/Recommendations: The findings of this research has great significance for future studies and towards the mapping of the pragmatic strategic needs of any one country, the possible modification of knowledge content and innovations of applications (software and hardware) that will implicate a lesser dominance of westernization.
Media Using on the Maintenance Ethnic Identity of the Second Generation of the Bawean in Malaysia ABSTRACT The formation of identity is derived from biology and the social environment. The biology of genetics is still ongoing. Whereas the social environment is affected by the surrounding environment. In modern times, identity formation remained largely influenced by media platforms. This article is intended to uncover the media platform used by the second generation of Bawean people. Second, this article discusses the media’s impact on the retention of their identities, especially the second generation of Bawean people. This study is based on a qualitative approach through in-depth interviews with specialised informants and library studies. Interviews were analysed on the basis of questions of identity formation derived from the model of Hong et al. (2001). The study found that the platform media used by the second generation are electronic media, including social media and broadcast media, such as radio and television. Print media is part of a collection that is kept for learning. The impact of media uses affects responses to physical characteristics, personality, skills, psychological processes and rights and responsibilities. This media platform directly affirms and retains their ethnic identity. Maintaining ethnic identity Bawean can be preserved as each generation has the awareness and responsibility to promote their ethnic identity through media. Keywords: Platform media, ethnic identity, second generation, Bawean people, Malaysia.
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