Masyarakat, Kebudayaan dan Politik
ISSN Lama 0216-2407, Baru 2086-7050
Vol. 24 / No. 3 / Published : 2011-07
Order : 7, and page :242 - 250
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Original Article :
The social construction of indonesian children: the family, the school and the media
Author :
- IGAK Satrya Wibawa*1
- Communications Department, Faculty of Social & Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga
Abstract :
The identity of Indonesian children, during the New Order period, was constructed through dominantsystems: the family, the school and the media. These institutions were deliberately set up to support theNew Order’s political system in order to represent Indonesian children as a model of citizenship. TheNew Order created a national identity for Indonesian children through the family system, which isinfluenced by dominant Javanese culture, and extended this identity through the school. Thus, theschooling system recreated the patriarchal family structure in the classroom, placing children into asubordinate position, as they are in the family. Furthermore, the media, which was controlled by the stateduring the New Order, was also used in constructing a socially and culturally acceptable idea ofchildhood, systematically building the image of Indonesian children as ideal citizens. After the fall of theNew Order the patriarchal family model remains in place in Indonesian political discourse. The family, inthis context, is conceptualised as part of the political structure.
Keyword :
Indonesian children, identity, social construction, citizenship model, Javanese family system,
References :
Gellner, E,(2006) Nations and Nationalism Oxford : Blackwell Publishing.
James, A,(1993) Childhood Identities: Self and Social Relationships in the Experience of the Child Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press.
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