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Gregory Ajima Onah
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Religion As Subaltern Agency Gregory Ajima Onah; Thomas Eneji Ogar; Ibiang O. Okoi
Vox Dei: Jurnal Teologi dan Pastoral  Vol 5 No 1 (2024): Juni 2024
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Ekumene Jakarta.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.46408/vxd.v5i1.472

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This study examines the role of religion in facilitating the liberation of marginalized and oppressed groups, sometimes referred to as the subaltern. The word "subaltern," which connotes inferiority, was used by Antonio Gramsci to describe social groupings that are subjugated by the dominant ruling class. The subaltern classes primarily include individuals such as peasants, laborers, and other marginalized groups who have been systematically excluded from positions of hegemonic authority. This exclusion may be attributed to the historical focus on governments and dominant social groupings within the narrative of power dynamics. Gramsci posited that the historical trajectory of the subaltern classes has a comparable level of intricacy to that of the dominant classes. This work argues that, from Gramsci's perspective, the historical narrative of subaltern social groups is inherently fragmented and characterized by episodic occurrences. This is mostly due to the constant influence exerted by dominant groups, even in instances of rebellion. This work submits that it is evident that individuals belonging to this group possess limited opportunities to exercise agency over their own portrayal and encounter restricted access to cultural and social establishments. The cessation of subordination can only be achieved through a lasting triumph, not instantaneously.
Motives of Tantrum Behavior Among Beneficiaries in Religious Guidance Programs at the Social Service and Rehabilitation Center for People Atha, Azizah; Gregory Ajima Onah
Journal of Religion, Local Politics, and Law Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): Social Construction of Religion, Politics, and Law
Publisher : PT Pro Panoramic Solution

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.64595/jrlpl.v2n1.p33-57

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This study examines the motives underlying tantrum behavior among beneficiaries participating in religious guidance programs at the Social Service and Rehabilitation Center for People with Social Welfare Problems (PRS PMKS) in Sidoarjo. Tantrum behavior, often interpreted as disruption or noncompliance, is analyzed sociologically as meaningful social action shaped by subjective motives, life experiences, and institutional interactions. Using a descriptive qualitative approach with a social phenomenological method, data were collected through passive observation, in-depth interviews with beneficiaries and religious instructors, and documentation. Data were analyzed through reduction, display, and conclusion drawing, and interpreted using Max Weber’s theory of social action, complemented by Michel Foucault’s concepts of disciplinary power and Pierre Bourdieu’s framework of symbolic power and religious field. The findings show that tantrum behavior is driven by emotional trauma, adjustment to institutional routines, instrumental considerations, and internalized moral values. Tantrum behavior functions as social communication, subtle resistance, and identity negotiation within institutional religious practices. Therefore, tantrum behavior should be understood as meaningful social action reflecting the interaction between individual agency, institutional power, and religious moral regulation in social rehabilitation.
Co-Authors Atha, Azizah Ibiang O. Okoi Thomas Eneji Ogar