Social Values Reflecting Character Education in the Process of Making the Walasuji Miniature Gate

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10.2991/978-2-38476-118-0_42How to use a DOI?

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Social value; Miniature; Walasuji; Traditional art; Bugis

Abstract

Walasuji is an art tradition of the Bugis people in south Sulawesi. philosophical values that reflect the good character values of Bugis society are contained in Walasuji and become a shield for the younger generation to face the modern era. The unfiltered consumption of foreign culture has a very significant impact, such as the crisis of identity in the younger generation, so it requires further handling, including the legitimizing of the philosophical values of Walasuji. The purpose of this study is to describe the social values in the process of making the Walasuji gate which serves as a means to provide character education to the young generation. This research uses descriptive qualitative research methods, with data collection techniques interviews with craftsmen and speakers, observation of the process of making Walasuji gates and documented through photos and data analysis which includes: data reduction and data presentation, and conclusions. The result of this research is that it recognizes the existence of character education values that are close to the daily life of Bugis people and are particularly suitable to be given to the younger generation. The philosophical values are mutual cooperation, collaborative, communicative, social care, honesty, discipline and solidarity. The process of making the Walasuji gate can preserve local culture that has social values by transferring knowledge about those values to be practiced in aspects of life.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Akramullah
AU  - Mohammad Isa Pramana Koesoemadinata
AU  - Asep Sufyan Muhakik Atamtajani
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/10/10
TI  - Social Values Reflecting Character Education in the Process of Making the Walasuji Miniature Gate
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Science 2022 (BIS-HSS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 373
EP  - 382
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-118-0_42
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-118-0_42
ID  - 2023
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