RURAL YOUTH BEHAVIOR IN WATCHING TELEVISION (Case Study Rural Youth in Ciasmara Village Pamijahan Sub-District, Bogor Regency)

Abstract

Family is an important social unit that forming youth identity, but in the other hand family is also a place where contestation happened. Power-relation inside family is commonly happened during several activities such as watching television, having dinner, and prior go to school. The objective of this research is to unmasking the reality of power relation in television watching activities. Qualitative method is used to dissect this phenomenon. In the context of families that only have one television, power relation in watching television is inevitable, especially the prime time, because at this time all family members watch television. This study found that there are several actors who hold important role in power relation, such as Little brother, Grandma, and Father. Their domination have made rural youth become marginalized on their own house

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“…The second position is young people who their favorite time for watching television in the afternoon (18.33%), and only about 10.83% and 10% young people who choose to watch television in the morning and at noon. This finding is in line with the previous research carried out by Nugraha & Nugroho (2019) who said that young people in the village tend to watch television in the evening instead of daytime. The high percentage of young people who choose to watch television in the evening is due to the following reasons: (1) from morning to noon young people at Ciasmara Village have an activity like schooling, whether it is online or offline, and help their parents in the rice field.…”

“…In the meantime, there are also some young people who do not watch television every day because they do not have time to watch the one they like since they have to succumb to their sisters or brothers and parents who want to watch television; thus, they prefer to hang out together with their friends. This finding is in line with what have been found by Nugraha & Nugroho (2019), who said that the youth in the village lose their opportunity to watch television for the sake of their sisters or brothers, or even their parents. These young people can watch television only after people at home have gone to bed or when they can watch television together like watching football games or electronic cinema.…”

Peran Teman Sepermainan dalam Membentuk Sikap Pemuda Pedesaan terhadap Pekerjaan di Sektor Pertanian Padi (Kasus Pemuda di Desa Ciasmara, Kecamatan Pamijahan Kabupaten Bogor)

“…Desa Ciasmara dipilih sebagai lokasi penelitian dengan berbagai pertimbangan, antara lain adalah (1) Desa tersebut merupakan lumbung padi Kabupaten Bogor, (2) Desa tersebut masih melestarikan tradisi sedekah bumi, (3) Desa tersebut terletak di dekat pusat Industri garmen/tekstil di wilayah Kabupaten Bogor yang terletak di bagian barat (Nugraha & Nugroho, 2019). Lokasinya yang berdekatan dengan Industri garmen/tekstil membuat banyak pemuda di Desa Ciasmara bekerja keluar sektor pertanian (Nugraha dan Nugroho, 2018), sehingga faktor penarik (Pull -Factor) dari luar desa dapat mempengaruhi ketertarikan atau ketidaktertarikan pemuda untuk bekerja di sektor pertanian di Desa Ciasmara.…”

“…Desa Ciasmara terletak kurang lebih 20 km dari jalan provinsi utama atau sekitar 25 km dari Kampus IPB-University Dramaga atau sekitar 40 km dari pusat Kota Bogor. Desa Ciasmara merupakan salah satu lumbung Padi di Kabupaten Bogor (Nugraha & Nugroho, 2019). Berdasarkan hasil wawancara dengan seseupuh desa Ciasmara, Abah Odo (90), nama Desa Ciasmara muncul dari sejarah panjang hubungan antara pemuda dan pemudi di wilayah tersebut.…”

“…Hal ini berdampak terhadap banyaknya remaja di Desa Ciasmara yang pada awalnya berencana untuk langsung bekerja tetapi menunda niatnya terlebih dahulu untuk kemudian meneruskan sekolah di SLTA di Desa Ciasmara. Penelitian ini didukung oleh temuan dalam riset yang mengatakan bahwa bahwa aksesibilitas pendidikan saat ini sangat berbeda dengan satu dekade yang lalu dimana saat ini sekolah setingkat SLTA telah banyak ditemui di desa (Nugraha & Nugroho, 2019…”