Adaptasi dan Integrasi Perkawinan Campur Antaretnis Masyarakat Wonomulyo

Abstrak

This study aims to examine the process of cultural adaptation and cultural integration within families resulting from interethnic marriages in Wonomulyo District, Polewali Mandar Regency. Interethnic marriages give rise to complex social and cultural dynamics, underscoring the importance of understanding how couples and families adjust to existing cultural differences. This research is descriptive in nature and employs qualitative data. The data collection techniques used in this study include observation, semi-structured interviews, and document analysis. The researcher's observations involved directly observing the behavior of individuals in interethnic marriages. Interviews were conducted with couples in interethnic marriages between Javanese and Mandar, Javanese and Bugis, and Javanese and Toraja, as well as with family members of the interethnic couples. The results show that the process of cultural adaptation includes (1) adjustments in language use; (2) aspects of food, including adjustments in eating patterns, types of food, and taste preferences; (3) the celebration of religious or cultural holidays; (4) daily habits; (5) ethics, including adjustments in ways of interacting with the spouse's family; and (6) rituals or traditions. Furthermore, cultural integration is reflected in acculturation, as seen in the blending of languages and the use of traditional attire at wedding receptions. Assimilation also occurs through the seven-month pregnancy tradition. In accordance with the functionalist theoretical perspective, which emphasizes balance within the social system, the processes of cultural adaptation and integration play an important role in maintaining harmony within multietnic families.

Kata kunci

• Adaptasi Budaya
• Integrasi Budaya
• Kecamatan Wonomulyo
• Perkawinan Campur Antaretnis
• cultural adaptation
• cultural integration
• mixed marriage