Masyarakat, Kebudayaan dan Politik
ISSN Lama 0216-2407, Baru 2086-7050
Vol. 23 / No. 1 / Published : 2010-01
Order : 7, and page :48 - 55
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Original Article :
Budaya nikah siri di rembang dalam perspektif gender
Author :
- Sukaryanto*1
- Departemen Ilmu Sejarah Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Universitas Airlangga
Abstract :
In the rural Pasuruan of East Java there is Rembang society who has a unique culture. Women don’t have a good role as human being comparing with men. The problem is how to change that culture and help Rembang women to have the same position or role as men in the society (gender equity). This research is categorized a social history. The data of this research are collected using depth interview method and participant observation. The analysis process used the cultural domain analysis. The research results show that this kind of marriage is regarded as an illegal marriage in Indonesia marriage law but legal in Islamic marriage law. Although it contains of gender inequity idea, it is still conducted by the Rembang society. In this marriage, the men easily take advantages from the weak position of their wives to divorce them any time they like. The women will not be able to stop his cruelty and they will not have the same right. Moreover, the wife is the one to take care of their children
Keyword :
hidden marriage, gender equity, patriarch, Siri,
References :
Blau, P ,(1964) Exchange and Power in Social Life New York : Wiley
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