Social Dynamic of Yogyakarta Citizens in Facing the Uncertainty of Traditional Value and Modernity: The Integrated Value of Social Study

Abstract

The principal issue of this study is “how does the society dynamic of Yogyakarta in facing the polemic of traditional, modernity, and social study values which can be developed in social study learning at school? The general aim of this study is to find how the society dynamic phenomenon which happened in Yogyakarta mainly in Kraton, Kauman, and Malioboro areas in facing the polemic of traditional and modernity. In specific, this study’s aims are : (1) to analyse and find what kind of traditional values which is owned and keep by Yogyakarta people, (2) why these values are chosen?, (3) to find the dominant social strengths which able to motivate people dan find what the social study values which can be built for learning the social study at school.This study is done in Yogyakarta society such as Kraton, Kauman and community workers in the informal sector in Malioboro area. This study used fenomenology approach. Data are collected by using in depth interviewing, participation observation, and write the document. Data analysis is focus on data collection or data reduction, data serving, and drawing the conclusion or data verification in the term of interactive analysis model. Data validity technique used : 1) the extension of working time, 2) data triangulation used various different sources and methods. The result of the study is (1) the Yogyakarta society dynamic phenomenon is influenced by historical background, tradition and culture value, dominant factors which play a role in changing process including the foreign capital in the term of plantation and agriculture industries, mass media (newspapers), education, modern bureaucracy, ideology (religion). The traditional value that is keep namely Islamic simbolic cosmology as a foundation of the Yogyakarta Palace establishment, the symbolic philosophy ” manunggaling kawulan Gusti” in Grebeg Mulud tradition ceremony (sekaten), title cosmic value dan King symbols, modern bureaucracy value, Kauman society traditional value, society changing value of community workers in the informal sector in Malioboro, and the Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX attitude value. Values that can be developed as literation in learning the social study at school are (1) geographical value (spatial awareness, (2) spiritual religion value, (3) historical value, (4) culture value (tradition), (5) democration value, (6) multicultural value, (7) confident value and open attitude to progress, (economy value), and (9) struggle and nationality values. The recommendation of this study is that the theme of social dynamic of Yogyakarta in facing the polemic of traditional and modernity values is relevant being accomodated as literation in social study learning at various school levels such as primary and high school.  To local government both province and city, village and Kauman society and to mainly society figures in specific and Yogyakarta society in general to give understanding and awareness the importance of the special value of Yogyakarta society culture.  To education and culture department, one thing that must be done is to revitalize the education curriculum by putting the society traditional values into favorite subjects which based on special of Yogyakarta.

Keywords : Social Dynamic, Traditional Value, Modernity, Yogyakarta Society