Novels Works of Wowen Authors Indonesia of 2000’s (Sociology Study of Literature, Gender Perspectives, and Educational Value)

Abstract

This study aims to: (1) explain the sociology of women writers’ novel (2) novel socio-cultural background (3) The effect of social novel (4) Gender equality in the novel (5) educational value contained in the work of Ayu Utami's novel Saman, Jendela-Jendela work Fira Basuki, Tarian Bumi Oka Rusmini work, and work Mahadewa-Mahadewi Nova Riyanti Yusuf.

This research is a qualitative descriptive using content analysis method or research data analysis. The data sources are: (1) text,  the novel works by Ayu Utami's Saman, Jendela-Jendela by Fira Basuki, Parim Bumi by oka Rusmini, Mahadewa-Mahadewi by nova  Riyanti Yusuf (2) The literary books which are relevant, (3) receptors that is the readers of four novels. Data collection technique is by analyzing documents and interviews with receptors. The triangulation technique is done by triangulation of the data, theory, and method by document data checking and interview to get the same conclusions. The data conclusions are obtained by reviewing the contents of the novel through content analysis that is conducting a novel interpretation of the text to understand its content and interview which is conducted to collect the data relevant. The technique of data analysis is an interactive model analysis which includes three components: data reduction, provider of data, and conclusion.

The conclusions can be concluded that (1) the author sociology covers the educational background of the author, social status of the author, the ideology of the author, socio-cultural background of the author and professionalism of the author (2) socio-cultural background of the novel includes education, employment, language, place of residence, habits and life of the figure as the member of the society (3) social novel influence to the society (4) gender equality in the novel, and (5) educational value which is in the novel includes religious education, moral, social ethics, and culture.

Keywords: Novel, literary sociology, gender studies, and educational value