Masyarakat, Kebudayaan dan Politik
ISSN Lama 0216-2407, Baru 2086-7050
Vol. 21 / No. 1 / Published : 2008-01
Order : 7, and page :50 - 58
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Original Article :
Relasi kekuasaan suami dan istri pada masyarakat nelayan
Author :
- Retno Andriati*1
- Departemen Antropologi, FISIP, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya
Abstract :
Many studies described that fishermen’s dependent toward their natural environment is relatively high, although the natural environment is unpredictable. Fishermen face specific natural barrier such as west wind season. This study used a qualitative method in finding out the nature of the fishermen’s income, and gender construction in the society. Unpredictable natural environment has affected the fisherman’s society gender construction. Gender construction has been unchanged throughout generations, which is based on labor division between the husband and the wife. The husband has to go to the sea and the wife has to sell the sea products. The diversification of work between labor women and the property owner’s wives vary as well. This situation influenced the way the power relations between husband and wife within the society that had been constructed. The wife had more power in decision-making as well as in fulfilling the household socio-economic needs. Thus, in emic point of view, there is no gender inequality. On the other hand, in ethic point of view there is gender inequality because the wife has to take responsibility in household socio-economic fulfillment. This study found that fishermen’s income during the eastern wind season actually can be used during the other season as well during economic crisis. Because of the economic crisis, high investment, natural disaster (high tide), and the rise of fuel price, many fishermen cannot go to the sea to get fish (menyang). The variety types of work that the wife involved in, such as seller, beggar, as well as prostitute, shows that economic problems have emerged because of the society’s permissiveness, socially and culturally
Keyword :
unpredictable natural environment, gender construction, power relationship, fisher, labour division,
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