KRETEK CULTURE IN ROADSIDE: Honey or Poison?

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10.2991/iset-18.2018.29How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Kretek Culture, Healthy, Sick

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to find and analyze the meaning variation of Kudus society to kretek culture in the framework of healthy and sick concept. Research data were analyzed using social construction theory from Berger and Luckmann. This research uses qualitative approach with case study method and phenomenology research type. Researchers as the main instrument to interview and observe the activities of informants. Data analysis was done through inductive-descriptive-verificative-analysis. The data analyzed by using Creswell model. The results showed that there is a fundamental difference between theory and the results of research on the meaning of the Kudus society to the kretek culture in the framework of the concept of healthy and sick. Informant initials AK who has a history of heart disease (bypass heart) revealed that one method of treatment of heart disease suffered is by sucking kretek herbs. In one day AK can spend eight to ten sticks of kretek herbs. AK said that he felt better after taking the method. Informant initials SR who has a history of weak heart and gout states that every day he still enjoys kretek as much as 12 to 18 cigarettes. SR said that he stopped enjoying kretek only when hospitalized. For SR, enjoying kretek can reduce the tension in working. Informant initials IF said that enjoying kretek that can generate ideas. IF told me that he was once convicted of bronchitis and had time to stop enjoying kretek. But in fact, IF cannot escape to enjoy kretek.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Erik Aditia Ismaya
AU  - Mr Wasino
AU  - Tri Marhaeni P. Astuti
AU  - Etty Soesilowati
PY  - 2018/09
DA  - 2018/09
TI  - KRETEK CULTURE IN ROADSIDE: Honey or Poison?
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Science and Education and Technology 2018 (ISET 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 138
EP  - 140
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/iset-18.2018.29
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