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ANTHROPOS: JURNAL ANTROPOLOGI SOSIAL DAN BUDAYA (JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY)
ISSN : 24604585     EISSN : 24604593     DOI : 10.24114
Anthropos: Jurnal Antropologi Sosial dan Budaya(Journal of Social and Cultural Anthropology) is a Journal of Social and Cultural Anthropology for information and communication resources for academics, and observers of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Educational Social and Cultural Anthropology/Sociology, Methodology of Social and Cultural Anthropology/Sociology. The published paper is the result of research, reflection, and actual critical study with respect to the themes of Social and Cultural Anthropology/Sociology. All papers are blind peer-review. The scope of Anthropos is the Science of Social and Cultural Anthropology/Sociology. Published twice a year (Juli and January) and first published for print and online edition in July 2015
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Konstruksi Sosial atas Kesempatan Kerja: Studi Kasus Peran Dinas Tenaga Kerja di Kabupaten Asahan: Social Construction of Employment Opportunities: A Case Study of the Role of the Manpower Office in Asahan Regency Wijaya, Putra; Irmayani, Tengku; Bengkel, Bengkel
Anthropos: Jurnal Antropologi Sosial dan Budaya (Journal of Social and Cultural Anthropology) Vol. 10 No. 2 (2025): Januari
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/antro.v10i2.68841

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The unemployment rate in Asahan Regency, North Sumatra, remains above the national average despite a numerical downward trend. This study analyzes the role of the Asahan Regency Manpower Office in expanding employment opportunities, focusing on the social construction of labor policy. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, participatory observations, and a review of policy documents and BPS statistics. The findings reveal that although the Manpower Office has implemented job placement programs, competency training, and the Employment Information System (SIKAS), its effectiveness is hindered by three main factors: (1) a mismatch between training programs and industry needs, (2) limited dissemination of the SIKAS digital platform (only 30% of the workforce is aware of it), and (3) budget constraints (Rp120–150 million per year) and limited human resources (only 30% of employees meet functional criteria). Key findings indicate that while 86.4% of training participants (2022) obtained certification, only 49.7% were absorbed into the labor market, with the majority being unemployed individuals with high school (28.3%) and elementary school (31.5%) education. This disparity reflects a failure in bridging the skills mismatch. Meanwhile, job placements increased from 410 (2020) to 963 (2022), but this growth was reactive to global market demands rather than the result of systematic planning. In terms of communication, minimal collaboration with local media has led to information gaps, preventing outreach to vulnerable groups. This study recommends a policy reorientation by aligning training curricula with industry demands, intensifying SIKAS dissemination through community collaboration, and strengthening the institutional capacity.
Dinamika Budaya dan Ekonomi dalam Perawatan Lansia Ketergantungan pada Masyarakat Minangkabau Tresno, Tresno; Rifai, Muhammad; Hapsari , Yuanita Dwi; Kurniawan, Deni Aries; Oktanedi, Aldri
Anthropos: Jurnal Antropologi Sosial dan Budaya (Journal of Social and Cultural Anthropology) Vol. 10 No. 2 (2025): Januari
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/antro.v10i2.68916

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The Indonesian government has developed an elderly care program through Posyandu Lansia, a community-based health service at the lowest administrative level. However, this program tends to overlook the cultural and economic dynamics that influence medical treatment for dependent elderly individuals. This article examines the relationship between culture and economy in the medical treatment choices of dependent elderly individuals. The research employs an ethnographic method, collecting data through observations, in-depth interviews, kinship diagrams, and life history analysis. Informants were selected using purposive sampling, consisting of dependent elderly individuals and informal caregivers. The data were analyzed descriptively through case studies of dependent elderly individuals. The findings reveal that elderly medical treatment is carried out simultaneously through both traditional and modern medicine. Dependent elderly individuals are often labeled as suffering from sakit tuo (old-age illness). This term has dual meanings: it refers both to the socioeconomic condition of the elderly, who are no longer able to engage in social and economic activities and therefore require family care, and to the physical and psychological health deterioration that occurs with aging, which is treated using both traditional and modern medicine. Economically disadvantaged dependent elderly individuals can only access medical treatment from midwives and community health centers puskesmas, as these services are relatively low-cost. In contrast, wealthier elderly individuals can afford private medical practitioners and hospital treatment. This disparity makes impoverished elderly individuals more vulnerable in receiving adequate care in the future.
Roppo dan Sandeq: Budaya Maritim dan Identitas Masyarakat Adat Suku Mandar di Sulawesi Barat Wulandah, Safirah; Wilodati, Wilodati
Anthropos: Jurnal Antropologi Sosial dan Budaya (Journal of Social and Cultural Anthropology) Vol. 10 No. 2 (2025): Januari
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/antro.v10i2.68926

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Indonesia is the largest maritime country in the world, one of its regions is West Sulawesi. In this region, the Mandar tribe lives, the majority of whose people work as sailors. The culture or local wisdom of the Mandar tribe, namely roppo and sandeq, is a maritime culture and identity of the Mandar tribe. The purpose of this research is to explain the local wisdom of roppo and sandeq as a maritime culture and identity of the Mandar tribe of West Sulawesi. This research is a qualitative research with a case study method that comes from various sources of books, articles and so on about roppo and sandeq in the Mandar tribe of West Sulawesi. The results of this study are (1) roppo and sandeq are the maritime culture of the Mandar tribe because the Mandar region is a maritime region, (2) roppo and sandeq become the identity of the Mandar tribe's indigenous people because the characteristics of the Mandar people are dubbed as "Ulung Sailors" or tough sailors in sailing the seas and roppo sandeq becomes a tool for the Mandar people when going to sea and catching fish, (3) roppo and sandeq are cultures based on tools or technology for fishing, sailing and catching fish that are environmentally friendly because they use tools and materials that utilize nature so that they can preserve the marine ecosystem.
Menguak Budaya Curhat: Studi Perbandingan Self-disclosure pada Budaya Individualistik dan Kolektivis Suardana, Kadek Indah Paramita Andriani; Yunanto , Taufik Akbar Rizqi
Anthropos: Jurnal Antropologi Sosial dan Budaya (Journal of Social and Cultural Anthropology) Vol. 10 No. 1 (2024): Juli
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/antro.v10i1.68927

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Confiding is a communication process in which someone opens up and shares their feelings, experiences or personal problems with other people. Through a psychological approach, this research discusses the phenomenon of confiding as a form of self-disclosure, where individuals voluntarily open themselves up to seek emotional support and understanding from others. Focusing on comparing individualistic and collectivistic cultures, this research discusses differences in confiding in countries with different cultures, such as America (individualist) and Indonesia (collectivist). Culture greatly influences the type of confiding, where in individualistic countries, confiding tends to be more open about personal problems, while in collectivistic countries, confiding is more related to social norms and group harmony. This research also looks at the positive impacts of self-disclosure, including emotional support, and stress management. In conclusion, confiding is not only a communication practice, but also a reflection of the complexity of social interactions in different cultural contexts.
Pergulatan Identitas Diaspora Komunitas Toraja- Kristen di Tawau Malaysia Dase, Admadi Balloara; Nallo, Nober
Anthropos: Jurnal Antropologi Sosial dan Budaya (Journal of Social and Cultural Anthropology) Vol. 10 No. 1 (2024): Juli
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/antro.v10i1.68928

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This research examines the identity struggles of the Toraja diaspora in Sabah Malaysia. The Toraja diaspora in Malaysia is a minority group in Tawau City, Sabah Malaysia. Malaysia as a Muslim-majority country imposes many Muslim rules. Therefore, the author examines how the minority Toraja diaspora community grapples with its identity as a Toraja tribe from Indonesia and Christian in Tawau City. This research uses qualitative research methods through field and literature studies using the New Ethnography perspective. The author uses Stuart Hall's concept of cultural identity to show how identity formation occurs because of two things. First, there is an interpretation of the same history and culture. Second, how the community negotiates with other groups. The author found that the Torajans have a community base in the Anglican and Basel Churches in Tawau. The Anglican Church is the first church that the Toraja community belongs to, but does not accept when Torajans perform rites at death ceremonies in this case badong because it is considered an idol. Meanwhile, the Basel Church opens space for Torajans to perform their cultural rites such as mantunu and ma' badong. Torajans also use Torajan symbols in worship as an image of cultural roots. The similarities and historical roots sparked the Toraja people in Tawau to join the Anglican Church and the Basel Church.
Acculturation Orientation of Post-Millennial Generation in Java: Harmonizing Local Culture and Global Modernity Wicaksana, Bintang Sasmita; Yuniardi, M. Salis; Syakarofath, Nandy Agustin
Anthropos: Jurnal Antropologi Sosial dan Budaya (Journal of Social and Cultural Anthropology) Vol. 10 No. 1 (2024): Juli
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/antro.v10i1.68930

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The collision between modernity and local cultural values often emerges. This research aims to empirically investigate the distinction of acculturation orientation between modernity caused by global culture and traditional Javanese values among the post-millennial Javanese generation. This is descriptive-quantitative research involving the Javanese post-millennial generation with the year of birth between 1997 and 2009 sampled through purposive sampling. The research instrument is the Vancouver Index of Acculturation that has been contextualized by the research. The results show that there is a variety of acculturation orientation types among the Javanese post-millennial generation: 88,4% is in the integration orientation group, 6,4% is in the separation orientation group, 3,5% is in the assimilation orientation group, and 1,7% is in the marginalization orientation group. Moreover, there are research findings differentiated based on the respondents’ sex and place of origin.
Transformation of Ma’pasilaga Tedong Gambling: Social And Economic Transformation In Toraja Cemetery Traditions Tangkeliku, Agustinus Sem Porak; Saramae, Petrus Bine; Tandiangga, Patrio; Dama, Arwin; Palimbo, Hendrik
Anthropos: Jurnal Antropologi Sosial dan Budaya (Journal of Social and Cultural Anthropology) Vol. 10 No. 1 (2024): Juli
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/antro.v10i1.68931

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In Tana Toraja and North Toraja, rambu solo’ is not only a funeral ceremony, but also reflects significant social changes. This article describes the transformation in Torajan society that is evident in the rambu solo’ ceremony. One interesting element is the buffalo fight (ma’pasilaga. tedong), which is now the main attraction in this ritual. This study was conducted using ethnographic methods. The study relied on participant observation and in-depth interviews. The results showed that each buffalo fight not only arouses the atmosphere, but also involves an increasingly growing element of gambling. In traditional practice, buffalo fights are held to entertain grieving families, adding meaning to the ritual. However, in recent times, gambling arenas have emerged in the ceremony, with betting on the outcome of the fights becoming commonplace. Ma’pasilaga tedong, conventional gambling, remains and attracts attention amid the increasing popularity of online gambling. This transformation shows how rambu solo’ has evolved into more than just a funeral ceremony, but also a new social and economic arena. As the Ma’pasilaga tedong arena and gambling become more dominant, this creates a new cultural mark in Torajan funeral traditions.
Praktik Sapa-Menyapa Kekerabatan (Studi Etnografi pada Masyarakat Dusun Cibitung, Kabupaten Cilacap) Handuweni, Triesna; Supangkat, Budiawati; Mulyanto, Dede
Anthropos: Jurnal Antropologi Sosial dan Budaya (Journal of Social and Cultural Anthropology) Vol. 10 No. 1 (2024): Juli
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/antro.v10i1.68932

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This research aimed to describe the diversity in the usage of kinship terms in relative address practice by Cibitung society, Karanggedang Village, Sidareja District, Cilacap Regency, Central Java. Qualitative methods with ethnographic design and data collection techniques of non-participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and literature studies were used to explore the terms of reference, term of address, kinship terms usage in kinship and non-kinship events, diversity of address terms and the underlying factors of that. Based on the field research results, it was found that in practice the term kinship can be used to greet relative and non-relative. Then, there are as many as 112 terms of address used to greet 19 categories of relative. This diversity is shown through differences in the application of kinship terms by the older generation (G+1, G+2) and the younger generation (G 0). Basically, the emergence of these various terms does not occur by itself, but is caused by several factors, such as: the development of the times, usage of other languages, social structures, migration culture, and exogamous marriages.
Peran Pecalang dalam Memelihara Pluralitas Beragama di Pulau Lombok Ilhami, Hablun; Truna, Doddy S.; Halim, Ilim Abdul
Anthropos: Jurnal Antropologi Sosial dan Budaya (Journal of Social and Cultural Anthropology) Vol. 10 No. 1 (2024): Juli
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/antro.v10i1.68934

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Religious plurality has the highest positive-negative potential among several aspects of plurality that exist. This is inseparable from the multifaces of religion. This paper aims to explore the role of Pecalang in maintaining religious plurality on Lombok Island by focusing on three problem formulations, namely: how Pecalang are in religious plurality on Lombok Island, how Pecalang as a minority group and the face of plurality on Lombok Island, and how Pecalang maintain religious plurality on Lombok Island. This paper is based on qualitative research with data sources from the Sasak and Balinese communities on Lombok Island. The data obtained through the interview method were then interpreted using Talcott Parsons' structural functional theory. The results of the analysis show that Pecalang as a task force that is traditionally a Balinese Hindu culture in the midst of the Sasak Muslim community is a fact of religious plurality on Lombok Island. Pecalang as a Balinese Hindu minority group living in the midst of the Sasak Muslim majority tries to maintain or safeguard the peace, security and stability of religious plurality on Lombok Island. This can be seen from how Pecalang adapts, sets shared social goals, integrates or cooperates with other community groups, and maintains stability by conducting "dialogue" with other religious groups. Given the importance of plurality stability in the midst of community life, studies related to plurality in society need to be developed. This is done in order to maintain community stability and identify problems that have not been identified.