Abstract
Research results have shown that violence that victimizes women
characters in Indonesian TV sinetron is mostly in the the form of psychological
abuse, which involves both men and women as the abusers. In the case of
polygamy that is often considered hurt leaving a strong psychological impact to
women, there were three of five sinetron that were used as the research data,i.e.
Suci, Munajah Cinta, and Cinta Bunga. In spite of the attempt a man like the
character Atar to be fair and just to his wives, women are often the victims. One
main reason of conflicts and violence between women is their unwillingness to
share their husbands love with another woman. It is interesting to find that, for
the sake of a mans love or worldly privileges, women characters are abused
by other women as reflected in those sinetron, with polygamy as the root of the
violence. Two characters, Amelia and Wilda, for instance, plot a murder of their
husbands other wife, respectively, in order to gain full control over the husband.
Those events imply that polygamy has the potential to cause anxiety and violence
to women.
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