PERJUANGAN IBU TUNGGAL MENGHADAPI PERUBAHAN PERAN DALAM MEMENUHI KEBUTUHAN ANAKNYA

Assyfa Wahida Rachman (Program Studi Sosiologi, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik, Universitas Jember, Jawa Timur, Indonesia)
Audina Rismayanti Fadlillah (Program Studi Sosiologi, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik, Universitas Jember, Jawa Timur, Indonesia)
Dwi Nalendra Rucitra (Program Studi Sosiologi, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik, Universitas Jember, Jawa Timur, Indonesia)

JURNAL PENDIDIKAN DAN KEGURUAN
Vol. 1 No. 4 (2023)

A single mother is a woman who is married and has children, but has been abandoned by her husband due to divorced life or divorced death. This study aims to describe the struggle of a single mother in meeting the needs of her child after a change in role in her family. This study also explains the problems faced by single mothers in meeting the needs of their children. The method used in this study is a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. This research was conducted by means of observation and interviews. There were two subjects in this study, namely Mrs. D and Mrs. N. Both subjects are single mothers due to the death of their husbands. Mrs. D and Mrs. N struggle alone to meet the needs of their children. Mrs. D faces more difficulties in raising her children, while Mrs. N has more difficulties economically. Both subjects had experienced a downturn at the beginning of being a single mother. This study uses Talcott Parson's theory of structural functionalism theory. This theory is used in analyzing the changing role of a mother after becoming a single mother.