SINTHOP: Media Kajian Pendidikan, Agama, Sosial dan Budaya
SINTHOP: Media Kajian Pendidikan, Agama, Sosial dan Budaya is a double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal published by Lembaga Aneuk Muda Peduli Ummat in collaboration with LaKaspia, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The journal is committed to advancing scholarly discourse and disseminating high-quality research in the fields of education, religion, social sciences, and cultural studies. SINTHOP publishes original and rigorous research that explores multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary perspectives on education, religion, social, and cultural issues. The journal welcomes a wide range of research methodologies, including qualitative studies, quantitative research, mixed-methods approaches, systematic literature reviews (SLR), meta-analyses, bibliometric studies, and theoretical or conceptual papers. The journal accepts submissions in the following focus areas: Education Studies, including pedagogy, curriculum development, educational assessment, digital learning, inclusive education, and educational policy from various theoretical and methodological lenses Religious Studies, covering multidisciplinary approaches to Qur’anic exegesis (tafsir), Hadith studies, Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), theology (kalam), Islamic education, contemporary Islamic thought, and interfaith dialogue Social and Cultural Studies, exploring topics in sociology, anthropology, political science, communication, media studies, and cultural transformation Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, especially studies that critically engage with complex social, ethical, and spiritual issues by integrating perspectives from multiple disciplines SINTHOP particularly encourages submissions that offer innovative frameworks or comparative perspectives, and that contribute to theoretical advancement, policy development, or practical solutions to current societal challenges.
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<![CDATA[Digital Control, Symbolic Power, and the Shift of Violence: Non-Physical Violence in Urban Parent–Child Relationships in Bengkulu City ]]>
<![CDATA[Wulansari, An Nisaa]]>;
<![CDATA[Ledyawati, Ledyawati]]>;
<![CDATA[Wijayanti, Ayu]]>
<![CDATA[ Sinthop: Media Kajian Pendidikan, Agama, Sosial dan Budaya Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): January-June ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Lembaga Aneuk Muda Peduli Umat, Bekerjasama dengan LaKaspia ]]>
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DOI: 10.69548/sinthop.v5.i1.76.12-20
<![CDATA[Violence against children in family settings is increasingly shifting from visible physical forms to more subtle non-physical and digitally mediated practices. Emotional neglect, verbal intimidation, and parental digital control are frequently normalized as discipline, despite their significant psychological consequences for children. This study examines the forms of non-physical and digital violence in parent–child relationships, analyzes the social factors driving this shift in violence patterns, and explores how symbolic meanings constructed through daily interactions shape differing perceptions of violence. Using a qualitative case study design grounded in the social definition paradigm and symbolic interactionism, this research was conducted in an urban residential area of Bengkulu City. Data were collected through participant observation, semi-structured interviews with 14 informants (parents and children aged 10–15), and documentation. The findings reveal that emotional, verbal, and digital violence dominate parent–child interactions, particularly through excessive monitoring, verbal threats, and unilateral restrictions on digital access. Parents interpret these practices as protective discipline, while children experience them as intimidation and distrust. Parental anxiety over digital risks, social pressure, and limited digital parenting literacy further contribute to the normalization of such practices. The study contributes to family sociology by conceptualizing digital control as a form of symbolic power, where authority is exercised not through physical force but through control over digital access and communication. It extends symbolic interactionism by demonstrating how digital infrastructure devices, messaging platforms, and internet access mediates the production and normalization of non-physical violence in everyday family interactions. These findings highlight the need to reconsider child protection and digital parenting frameworks to account for subtle forms of symbolic and relational violence within families.]]>
<![CDATA[Development of Augmented Reality–Based Picture Cards for Descriptive Text Learning in Elementary School ]]>
<![CDATA[Sri, Efda Hidayatul]]>;
<![CDATA[Hanum, Rafidhah]]>
<![CDATA[ Sinthop: Media Kajian Pendidikan, Agama, Sosial dan Budaya Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): January-June ]]>
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DOI: 10.69548/sinthop.v5.i1.79.30-41
<![CDATA[This study aimed to develop and examine the feasibility of augmented reality (AR)–based picture cards for descriptive text learning in Indonesian language instruction at the elementary school level. The study employed a Research and Development (R&D) approach using the Alessi and Trollip model, which consists of planning, design, and development stages. Feasibility evaluation was conducted through alpha testing involving two media experts and two material experts, as well as beta testing through a limited trial with Grade III elementary school students. Data were collected using expert validation questionnaires and student response questionnaires based on a four-point Likert scale, and analyzed descriptively by converting scores into feasibility percentages. The results of media expert validation showed feasibility scores of 66.6% (feasible) and 100% (very feasible), while material expert validation yielded scores of 95.4% (very feasible) and 75% (feasible). Student responses in the beta test reached an overall score of 90.0%, categorized as very feasible, indicating positive perceptions in terms of content clarity, visual display, language, and attractiveness. These findings indicate that the developed AR-based picture cards are feasible and appropriate for use as a learning medium to support the delivery of descriptive text instruction in elementary schools. Although this study did not measure learning effectiveness, the results suggest that AR-based picture cards offer a promising alternative learning resource by providing concrete visual representations that align with descriptive text learning objectives. Future research is recommended to examine the effectiveness of this media through experimental designs and broader implementation contexts.]]>
<![CDATA[Ferry Irwandi’s Communication Strategies in Deconstructing Mystical Beliefs on Youtube: A Social Construction of Reality Analysis ]]>
<![CDATA[Efendi, Muhammad]]>;
<![CDATA[Sumarlan, Iman]]>
<![CDATA[ Sinthop: Media Kajian Pendidikan, Agama, Sosial dan Budaya Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): January-June ]]>
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DOI: 10.69548/sinthop.v5.i1.81.21-29
<![CDATA[This study aims to examine Ferry Irwandi’s communication strategies in constructing counter-narratives to mystical beliefs on Indonesian YouTube using Berger and Luckmann’s Social Construction of Reality framework. The proliferation of mystical content on YouTube has contributed to the normalization of supernatural beliefs within digital culture, particularly narratives surrounding witchcraft, indigo phenomena, and shamanistic practices. Employing a qualitative case study design, this research analyzes three YouTube videos through video observation, transcription, narrative and rhetorical analysis, and examination of audience comments. The findings indicate that Irwandi constructs externalization through critical narratives that expose logical inconsistencies in mystical claims, objectivation through empirical references and visual simplification, and internalization through audience responses marked by acceptance and resistance. Reflective content reinforces communicator credibility through clarification of positional stance, while collaborative dialogic formats strengthen rhetorical structure and expand social legitimacy for rational critique. This study demonstrates that the deconstruction of mysticism in digital media operates as a contested process of social meaning construction shaped by narrative strategy, rhetorical authority, visual representation, and audience interpretation.]]>
<![CDATA[Audience Reception of Mental Health Representation in the Film Sleep Call: An Encoding–Decoding Analysis ]]>
<![CDATA[Annisa, Widya]]>;
<![CDATA[Sumarlan, Iman]]>
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DOI: 10.69548/sinthop.v5.i1.82.1-11
<![CDATA[This study examines how audiences interpret representations of mental health in the Indonesian film Sleep Call using Stuart Hall’s encoding/decoding framework. Employing a descriptive qualitative approach, the research draws on in-depth interviews with eight female Generation Z viewers aged 20–25 who watched the film in cinemas or via the Prime Video streaming platform. The data were analyzed through a thematic reception analysis to identify dominant-hegemonic, negotiated, and oppositional decoding positions. The findings indicate that dominant-hegemonic readings largely align with the film’s preferred meaning by framing mental health vulnerability as closely linked to economic pressure, illegal online lending, and digital loneliness. Negotiated readings accept this framing while expanding it to include relational and social dimensions, particularly the role of support systems. Oppositional readings challenge the film’s narrative by foregrounding issues of gender representation and agency, interpreting the portrayal of mental health as embedded within broader representational politics.These findings demonstrate that meanings surrounding mental health in popular cinema are not fixed but are actively negotiated by audiences based on lived experience and ideological positioning. Within the context of a bounded interpretive community, this study contributes to media reception research in Indonesia by clarifying how mental health representations are decoded, contested, and reinterpreted in contemporary film culture.]]>
