Phenomenology Study on Young Women of Batak Toba in Jakarta About Sinamot
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- 10.2991/assehr.k.220404.198How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Toba Batak Women; Sinamot; Phenomenological Studies
- Abstract
The Toba Batak tribe is one of the Batak sub-tribes in Indonesia. This tribe has a marriage tradition that is still maintained by the community, namely sinamot. Sinamot is the legal binding dowry of a marriage. The woman’s family usually determines the number of sinamot and then communicates to the male family in the marhata sinamot event. The purpose of the study was to find out the experiences of young Toba Batak women about sinamot. The theory used in this research is the theory of communication, culture, and phenomenology. These experiences are reviewed from a phenomenological perspective with qualitative descriptive research methods. This phenomenological research reveals the experiences of young Toba Batak women living in Jakarta about sinamot. Research data was obtained through in-depth interviews, observation and literature study. The results of the study revealed that the experiences of Toba Batak women in Jakarta about sinamot were obtained from the primary environment, namely through their parents, their participation in marhata sinamot events and association with people from other cultures. This experience strengthened their understanding of the changing meaning of sinamot, namely that sinamot as a traditional tradition must still be maintained but adapted to the abilities of the men. Suppose the man is unable to pay the sinamot. In that case, the marriage is still carried out by making the sinamot payment at a later date.
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TY - CONF AU - Sonia Veronica AU - Suzy S. Azeharie PY - 2022 DA - 2022/04/21 TI - Phenomenology Study on Young Women of Batak Toba in Jakarta About Sinamot BT - Proceedings of the 3rd Tarumanagara International Conference on the Applications of Social Sciences and Humanities (TICASH 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 1243 EP - 1247 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220404.198 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220404.198 ID - Veronica2022 ER -