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International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS)
ISSN : 2597470X     EISSN : 25974718     DOI : -
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS), a double blind peer-reviewed journal, publishes scientific full papers written in English. IJHS is a biannual, published twice a year, namely in September and March.
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BEYOND THE PUBLIC HEALTH NARRATIVE: ABSTINENCE-ONLY EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES Angelica Raras Anindiati Ningtyas; Dewi H. Susilastuti
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 5, No 2 (2022): March 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v5i2.3978

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This research studies the intention and endeavour of Christian-based organizations, namely the Family Research Council and Family Policy Alliance in disseminating the notion of sexuality in American society. This research utilizes a narrative analysis strategy and employs the following steps: 1) close reading the collected documents; 2) categorizing the recurring patterns of narratives using sociological perspective and cultural reproduction theory; 3) drawing a conclusion on the intention and efforts of Family Research Council and Family Policy Alliance in spreading the knowledge of sexuality.  Using the narratives of aspirations and tensions which surrounds sexuality, this study shows that Family Research Council and Family Policy Alliance uphold Christian values as the organization's foundation and attempt to secure those principles in the ‘sex-saturated society.’ To accomplish the mission, Family Research Council and Family Policy Alliance promote abstinence-only education and oppose comprehensive sex education, arguing that comprehensive sex education holds liberal values that threaten the sanctity of the heterosexual relationship. This research demonstrates that Family Research Council and Family Policy Alliance, as Christian-based organizations, strive to preserve the conservative values that have been passed down from generation to generation. 
A DETAILED OVERVIEW ON SOCIOLINGUISTIC COMPETENCE IN PEDAGOGICAL APPLICATIONS Dedy Subandowo
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 5, No 2 (2022): March 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v5i2.4411

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The purpose of this paper is to develop a general understanding of sociolinguistic competence in the pedagogical field. The discussion starts with an examination of communicative competence, which highlights some key components of communicative competence, as well as theoretical debates from experts. Following the discussion, there is an overview of sociolinguistic competence. Some linguists have developed a detailed explanation in this section, as well as the critical importance of distinguishing characteristic distinctions from other competences. The final section discusses how sociolinguistic competence can be applied in language pedagogy, such as academic writing and the roles of functional language in classroom discourses.
ECOLINGUISTIC STUDY OF CONSERVATION NEWS TEXTS IN INDONESIAN MASS MEDIA Tommi Yuniawan
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 1, No 2 (2018): March 2018
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v1i2.686

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This study aims to describe the study of ecolinguistics in the conservation news text in Indonesian mass media. The study of ecolinguistics examines discourse texts pertaining to the environment. The environmental discourse with all its embodiments (oral text, written text, images and internet) is called green texts. Green texts can be found in the consolidated news text in the mass media. This text contains a language expression of conservation events or issues relating to the vision of a conservation-oriented university. The research used descriptive qualitative method. This research data in the form of lingual unit of news fragment of conservation news sourced from mass media of Indonesia which is relatively many. Methods of data collection are done by referring the method, literature study method, and documentation method. Furthermore, the data were analyzed by using the method of comparison and contrast. Based on the results of the analysis and discussion, it is concluded that in the conservation news text in Indonesian mass media, it is found that ecolexicon in the texts are in the form of (a) base word, (b) derivative words, (c) noun phrases, (d) verbal phrases, and (e) adjective phrases. The results of this study are expected to contribute theoretically and practically to the field of linguistics, language learning, journalism, and public policy.
EXTRALINGUISTIC CONTEXT ROLES IN DETERMINING MEANINGS OF JAVANESE PHATIC EXPRESSION MBOTEN: A SOCIOPRAGMATIC PERSPECTIVE Kunjana Rahardi
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 3, No 1 (2019): September 2019
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v3i1.1898

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The indirect expression of intention in the Javanese culture-based speech community requires the speaker and the hearer to understand the importance of contexts in communication. Failure to understand the context of interaction will definitely impede communication and interaction, or even worse it may cause misunderstanding in the communication and interaction process. In the Javanese speech community, people may say mboten or no without intending to negate or to express falsity. On the contrary, people may say inggih or yes which does not necessarily mean to affirm or to express an assertion. Therefore, it is clear that in the Javanese speech community, the extralinguistic contexts in the communication is very important and defines the purpose of utterances. Based on the research background, the research on extralinguistic contexts to determine the meaning of mboten was carried out. The objective of the research was to elaborate the extralinguistic contexts which determine the meaning of mboten. The data consists of excerpts containing Javanese phatic mboten. The technique of collecting data was recording and note-taking. Besides, interview or speaking method was employed to gather the data. The data analysis was done using the distributional and content analysis methods. This research results in five functions of extralinguistic contexts to determine the meaning of the utterance. The five functions are: (1) the extralinguistic contexts to affirm the intention of negation; (2) the extralinguistic context as the background of negation; (3) the extralinguistic contexts to confirm the meaning of negation; (4) the extralinguistic contexts to affirm the intention of negation; (5) the extralinguistic contexts to affirm the phatic function. The result of the research is very important and contributes significantly to the development of linguistics, especially the development of pragmatics embedded in culture-specific concepts.
PERCEPTION OF ISLAMIC CULTURAL POLICY IN BURUNDI Simon Ntamwana
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 5, No 2 (2022): March 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v5i2.4522

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The purpose of this paper was to examine the perception of Islamic religious cultural policy in Burundi. The research focused on the perception of culture-shaping policies based on Islam by Burundians. The discussion of the views of informants was based on Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas’ approach to Islam and secularism. Primary data were collected from 40 university Christian students through questionnaires. The subjects included undergraduates and postgraduates studying in the Department of Languages and Social Sciences at Ecole Normale Supérieure. Secondary data were obtained from books, policy documents, and internet resources. It was found out that Christians in Burundi do not desire the Islamic cultural policy that is applied in Islamic States due mostly to its relation to radicalism and terrorism and the rejection of Christianism as a divinely revealed religion. Additionally, it was found out that some habits and practices among Muslims such as marrying many women, growing beard, and the secret bathing of the bodies of dead Muslims generate a negative perception of Islam. However, some values and arts that are practiced among Burundi Muslims such as women veiling, fashion, cookery, knitting, and embroidery are highly appreciated. 
BREASTFEEDING IN PUBLIC: THE INTERSECTION OF BIOLOGY AND SEXUALITY Marinda P.D. Ghaisani; Dewi H. Susilastuti
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 6, No 1 (2022): September 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v6i1.4037

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Breastfeeding is an infant feeding method recommended by health practitioners. Many women see it as an advantageous infant feeding method. Moreover, they perceive it as their right to provide the best for their children, and it has been legally protected. Unfortunately, not everybody looks at breastfeeding in public in a positive light. The United States of America is the bastion of individual rights.  Ironically women who exercise their right to breastfeed in public often experiment objections from others. Those who protest against breastfeeding in public argue that the act is inappropriate as it involves breasts. Indeed, breasts have two functions: biological and sexual, but breasts’ sexual function often overshadows its biological function. The objection to breastfeeding in public puts women in an uncomfortable position that is fraught with disagreements. According to the theory of intimate citizenship, multiple voices regarding breastfeeding in public breed conflict. There is a tension between personal concerns of breastfeeding mothers and discomfort of some elements of the public. In addition, there is a silent agreement that breastfeeding mothers are expected to resolve these competing needs.
IRANIAN YOUTH’S IDENTITY POLITICS: COSMOPOLITAN ASPIRATIONS, SELF-REPROACH AND LIVED EXPERIENCES OF BELONGINGNESS TO THE NATION Alireza Azeri Matin
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 6, No 1 (2022): September 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v6i1.4445

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Constituting more than one-third of the country’s population, young generation in Iran are also a subnational group who have their own unique experiences of living in Iran and distinct way of defining themselves as Iranian. This has given rise to Iranian youth’s identity politics, evinced by nationwide student-led uprisings and social movements throughout the past decade. Identity politics in this sense is specified as the ways in which the young Iranians reflect on their everyday experiences in order to make sense of their belongingness to the nation. The aim of this study, however, is to elucidate the ambiguities surrounding the youth’s identities through conducting a series of focus group discussions with the most mature segment of this age group who were selected from middle-class residents of Tehran. The findings ultimately unravelled cosmopolitan aspirations, self-reproach and some other identity-making aspects of these young people’s lives.
SEPARATENESS AND CONNECTEDNESS: A STUDY OF WAR NARRATIVE IN VAN BOOY’S THE ILLUSION OF SEPARATENESS Sufen Wu
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 6, No 1 (2022): September 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v6i1.4517

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Simon Van Booy, an emerging British novelist, continues to write about war but narrows it down to the separateness and connectedness of war in his novel The Illusion of Separateness. Van Booy takes advantage of a series of narrative strategies to create the illusion of separateness at the surface level, but at the deep level of the novel, he reveals that war makes people closely connected with each other, which can be seen in the interlaced, elliptical character relationship diagram of three generations. Therefore, this study, drawing on narrative theory, endeavors to investigate Van Booy’s war writing in The Illusion of Separateness and explore how the writer uses narrative devices to emphasize the natural elements of war, namely separateness and connectedness. By expounding on these elements and the war narrative in this novel, we can see Van Booy’s unique thinking on war and also have a deeper understanding of war.
GOOGLE CLASSROOM IN INDONESIAN EFL CLASSES: VOICES FROM HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS Lia Erisca Debbyanti; Adaninggar Septi Subekti
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 6, No 1 (2022): September 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v6i1.5052

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The study was conducted to investigate the extent to which Google Classroom (GC) was used in English as Foreign Language (EFL) instruction at the high school level as well as English teachers' and students' views on the use of GC for the instruction. The study employed a qualitative design involving observations and interviews as the methods of data collection. Three English classes at a private high school in Indonesia were observed. Three teachers of the observed classes and six randomly selected students were interviewed. The interview results were analyzed using Thematic Analysis. The study found that GC was used by teachers to upload assignments, monitor students' progress, and make class announcements. Regarding the teacher and student participants' views on the use of Google Classroom, the study found three themes. First, the features of GC were easy to use. Second, GC facilitated a more organized collection of assignments and learning materials. Third, GC had several limitations including difficulty to upload large files, unorganized notifications, and a limited feature allowing instant messaging. From the findings, pedagogical implications and possible limitations are stated along with suggested directions for further relevant studies.
A POSTCOLONIAL FEMINIST READING OF J. M. COETZEE’S WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS (2000) Mary Mensah; Emmanuel Mensah Bonsu
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 6, No 1 (2022): September 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v6i1.3937

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Literary texts and kinds of research have reframed postcolonial experiences to capture several issues in society. On that note, Coetzee’s Waiting for the Barbarians has chalked many successes in gaining the attention of literary scholars to subject the text to interpretation using varied literary approaches, except postcolonial feminism. The postcolonial aspect of the feminist issues in the text is fundamental. The thrust of this paper is to analyse Coetzee’s Waiting for the Barbarians using the postcolonial feminist theory. Guided by three objectives, the study uses the qualitative content analysis method to interpret the text. From the analysis, the study reported that, while objectification and ‘othering’ are characteristic of the representation of females in the text, violence against them is constructed through fear and torture and resisted mainly through silence. Also, the mode of narration influences the presentation of the narrative to readers. Finally, the study offers implications for further research using other literary theories or approaches.