<![CDATA[Law is not only as a tool of social control but also as that of social engineering.
As a tool of social engineering, law can be conducted to direct and change society,
so did the restrictive decision regarding poligamy of Act No. 1 year 1974. The goal
of this act is to direct and to regulate poligamy to become responsible and regularly.
The main problem in this context is is it possible the restrictive can be conducted
by society effectively while the phenomemon of poligamy tends to contrary to this
act? The result of this researh revealed that the restrictive decision of poligamy of
this act in term of the effectivity, the community of kiyai of pesantren at Probolinggo
East Java, this act did not run effectively. This means that is not in accordance with
the act. This happens because of internal motivation of kiyai factor and external or
culture as supported factor.]]>
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