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Intercultural Communication Patterns in Bugis–Lauje Marriages: Negotiating Identity and Harmony in Rural Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Kaddi, Sitti Murni; Fadhliah, Fadhliah; Badollahi, Muh. Zainuddin; Utama, Roman Rezki
Journal of Contemporary Rituals and Traditions Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025)
Publisher : UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/jcrt.1480

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Purpose: This study aims to analyze the intercultural communication patterns between Bugis–Lauje couples in Tinombo, Central Sulawesi. The research aims to understand how these couples navigate linguistic, emotional, and cultural differences in their daily lives, and how traditional rituals and family mediators serve as bridges of meaning to maintain marital harmony. Methodology: The research employs a qualitative case study approach with six purposively selected informants, including two interethnic couples, two family members, and two traditional leaders. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, participatory observation, focus group discussions, and document analysis, then analyzed using the Miles and Huberman interactive model with triangulation and member checking to ensure validity. Findings: The findings show that Bugis–Lauje couples achieve intercultural harmony through continuous negotiation and adaptation. Indonesian functions as a neutral lingua franca in household communication, while Bugis and Lauje languages are used in rituals to maintain cultural identity. Couples adopt adaptive strategies such as humor, patience, code-switching, and family mediation to transform potential misunderstandings into mutual understanding. Rituals like mappacci (Bugis) and modutu (Lauje) serve as symbolic spaces of cultural dialogue, reinforcing kinship ties and social cohesion. Implications: The study makes significant contributions both theoretically and practically. Theoretically, it extends Kim’s Stress–Adaptation–Growth model, Giles’s Communication Accommodation Theory, and Ting-Toomey’s Face-Negotiation Theory within the Indonesian intercultural context. Practically, it proposes policy recommendations such as pre-marital intercultural communication modules at KUA, handbooks for family mediators, and bilingual ritual literacy programs to enhance cross-ethnic understanding in rural communities. Originality and Value: This research makes a novel contribution by focusing on the domestic sphere of intercultural communication in rural Central Sulawesi—an area that has been rarely examined in prior studies. It introduces the concept of a hybrid communication model that merges linguistic, cultural, and emotional elements, illustrating how multiethnic families act as agents of social cohesion in Indonesia’s multicultural landscape.
Motif dan Makna Berjilbab Mahasiswi Komunikasi Universitas Tadulako Palu Sitti Murni Kaddi; Enjang Muhaemin
Communicatus: Jurnal Ilmu komunikasi Vol. 4 No. 1. June (2020): Communicatus: Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi
Publisher : Fakultas Dakwah dan Komunikasi UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/cjik.v4i1.8652

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This research-based paper aims to find out the motives and meanings of wearing headscarves by the students of Communication Studies at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Tadulako University, Palu. The study uses qualitative research methods, with in-depth interview techniques, and observation, to explore the motives and veiled meanings of the female students. The research uses a phenomenological approach. The results of the study concluded two things. First, the causes of female students wearing headscarves are divided into two, namely the motives of the past and the motives of the future. Purposes of the past are encouraged because of encouragement and advice from parents and family, as well as shar' i motifs based on obligations established by Islam. The future motives underlying the female students to wear the veil are divided into the motivation of wanting to avoid bad things, wanting to control behavior, and wanting to be appreciated. Second, related to self-meaning, the students who wear the hijab interpret it as proof of love for God, and as a service to both parents.Tulisan berbasis penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui motif dan makna pemakaian jilbab yang dilakukan para mahasiswi Ilmu Komunikasi FISIP Universitas Tadulako Palu. Penelitian menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif, dengan teknik wawancara mendalam, dan observasi,  dengan tujuan menggali motif, dan makna berjilbab para mahasiswi. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan fenomenologis. Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan dua hal. Pertama, motif mahasiswi memakai jilbab  terbagi menjadi dua, yaitu motif masa lalu dan motif masa depan. Motif masa lalu didorong karena dorongan dan nasehat dari orang tua dan keluarga, serta motif syar’i yang didasarkan pada kewajiban yang ditetapkan Islam. Adapun motif masa depan yang mendasari mahasiswi menggunakan jilbab terpilah pada motif ingin menghindari hal-hal buruk, ingin mengontrol tingkah laku, dan ingin dihargai. Kedua, berkaitan dengan makna diri,  para mahasiswi pemakai jilbab memaknainya sebagai bukti sayang kepada Allah, dan sebagai bakti kepada kedua orang tua.