Lens Application of Social Construction Theory and Social Influence Theory to Examine the Factors of WhatsApp Usage as an Organizational Communication Medium

Social Construction Theory assumes that the development of communication technology in the organization causes the organization's staff to share meanings and actions responding to the technology. Meanwhile, the Theory of Social Influence explains the impact of new technology applications such as social media usage affects the environment. These theories emphasise that social media such as WhatsApp has taken over traditional communication and become one of the primary communication channels in the organization. Accordingly, based on the assumptions found in both theories, this study was conducted to identify the determinants of WhatsApp acceptance as a medium of interaction between staff in an organization. Specifically, this study applies a qualitative method to examine WhatsApp usage as a medium of interaction. Data were obtained through in-depth interviews with the middle-level management staff at a public university. All informants were the staff members who have served the university for more than five years and have used WhatsApp for work-related matters. The interview transcription was analysed using the thematic analysis based on the assumptions of both theories. The research finding shows that the combination of both theories were able to explain the factor of WhatsApp usage and its implications among the staff in the organization. Therefore, this study has contributed towards the strengthening of the assumptions found in the Theory of Social Construction that is interpretive flexibility, tolerance, socio-cultural and stability, and also in the Theory of Social Influence which is compliance, identification, and internalization. In addition, this study has also contributed to studies related to communication technology usage and strengthening the theories related to these aspects. Keywords: Social media, WhatsApp, qualitative study, social construction theory, social influence theory.

The social construction of gender relation reality: an analysis of time management applied on sustainable bamboo forestry among families in Ngadha, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Gender discourse in Indonesia is currently developing very rapidly. On one hand, gender activists have focused on gender mainstreaming. On the other hand, the socio-cultural reality in Indonesia persists with the old traditional construction of power relations between men and women. Feminists fight for justice and inclusiveness for women. However, their struggle must be confronted with the fact that the prevailing socio-cultural norms still tend to be male-dominant. This paper will reveal how the social reality of power relations in the realm of gender is constructed in rural areas in Indonesia. The subjects studied are families at the clan level who are managing sustainable bamboo forestry in Ngadha Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The research was conducted in 2019-2021. The methods used are participatory rural appraisal (PRA), in-depth interviews, and observation as participants. Time allocation is used as the object of this study to create gender mapping. The analysis is carried out using a social construction theory. This study concluded that the clan of Neguwulacan adopt the HBL system. This is reflected in the emergence of local initiatives to manage finances, the workforce, groups, as well as build and implement them at the clan level. The gender relations that exist in SBF practice at the clan of Neguwula are relative. First, in terms of family lines, women obtain benefits because could hold matrilineal law. Political decisions remain in the hands of women. Second, practically speaking, women work twice as much in domestic and commercial work. Third, in some cases, deliberation is put forward for a fair division of labor. At this point, inclusiveness emerges as a reality that colors gender relations.

IMPLIKASI PENGGUNAAN WHATSAPP DALAM PENGURUSAN MAKLUMAT ORGANISASI

This study discusses the use of social media in organizational information management focused on WhatsApp application. This phenomenon is important given the current situation where the usage of social media as one of the formal and informal communication channels in the distribution of organizational information needs to be examined especially in terms of usage factors and its implications. Thus, the main purpose of this study is to develop an instrument to measure the usage of WhatsApp as well as to identify the implications of WhatsApp usage among organizational staff. This study utilized combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. The qualitative method of interviewing was conducted with professional management staff, administrative and support staff. As a result of the interview, instruments to measure WhatsApp usage were formed which contained the dimensions of WhatsApp Usage, Belief in Information, WhatsApp Usage Ethics and WhatsApp Usage Competencies. The questionnaire was then distributed to the staff of the organization. Analysis of the questionnaire showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between WhatsApp Usage and Belief in Information, the Impact of WhatsApp Usage, and WhatsApp Usage Competencies. This study contributes to the knowledge related to information management in organizational communication as well as strengthening the Technology-based Social Construction theory and Hyper personal theory. Keywords: Competency, Information Management, WhatsApp, Instrument Development, Hyper personal theory Abstrak: Kajian ini membincangkan tentang penggunaan media sosial dalam pengurusan maklumat organisasi khususnya aplikasi WhatsApp. Fenomena ini penting memandangkan situasi semasa yang banyak melibatkan penggunaan media sosial sebagai salah satu saluran komunikasi formal dan tidak formal dalam penyaluran maklumat organisasi yang perlu diteliti dari segi faktor penggunaan dan implikasi dari penggunaan berkenaan. Tujuan kajian ini dilakukan adalah untuk membentuk instrumen bagi mengukur penggunaan WhatsApp serta mengenalpasti implikasi penggunaan WhatsApp dalam kalangan kaki tangan organisasi. Kajian ini mengaplikasikan gabungan kaedah kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Kaedah kualitatif iaitu temu bual dilakukan dengan kakitangan pengurusan profesional dan kakitangan pentadbiran dan sokongan. Hasil dari temu bual berkenaan, instrumen bagi mengukur penggunaan WhatsApp dibentuk yang mengandungi dimensi Penggunaan WhatsApp, Kepercayaan terhadap Maklumat, Etika Penggunaan WhatsApp dan Kompetensi Penggunaan WhatsApp. Soal selidik berkenaan kemudiannya diedarkan kepada kakitangan organisasi. Analisis dari soal selidik menunjukkan terdapat hubungan antara Penggunaan WhatsApp dengan Kepercayaan Terhadap Maklumat, Kesan Penggunaan WhatsApp, dan Kompetensi Penggunaan WhatsApp. Kajian ini menyumbang kepada pengetahuan berkaitan dengan pengurusan maklumat dalam komunikasi organisasi serta pengukuhan teori Konstruksi Sosial berteraskan Teknologi dan teori Hyperpersonal. Kata kunci: Kompetensi, Pengurusan Maklumat, WhatsApp, Pembentukan Instrumen, Teori Hyperpesonal

KONSTRUKSI SOSIAL PERILAKU KEAGAMAAN ANAK DI LOKALISASI WERU, KEDIRI

Prostitution complex has so far been labeled as a risky place for the child's growth process, as well as in the aspect of forming religious behavior. This article intends to answer the question of how the process of forming religious behavior of the child in the prostitution complex at Weru, Kediri. This study uses a qualitative approach by observing and doing in-depth interviews with children, parents who work as prostitutes, pimps, mosque administrators and the head of POKJA at the prostitutions site, as data collection techniques. Concerning theoretical perspective, this research employs the Social Construction theory of Peter L. Berger. The results revealed that the children at the prostitution complex of Weru could not carry out religious activities properly because their family and surrounding environment was not supportive. The social construction that is formed the prostitution complex does not show religious values that should become the main focus of life.Lokalisasi selama ini dilabelkan sebagai tempat yang riskan untuk proses tumbuh kembang anak, demikian pula dalam aspek pembentukan perilaku religius. Artikel ini bermaksud untuk menjawab pertanyaan bagaimana proses pembentukan perilaku keagamaan anak-anak di lokalisasi Weru Kediri dengan menggunakan teori Konstruksi Sosial dari Peter L. Berger. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui observasi dan wawancara mendalam terhadap anak-anak di lokalisasi, para orangtua yang bekerja sebagai PSK, mucikari, pengurus masjid, dan ketua POKJA di lokalisasi. Hasil penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa anak-anak di lokalisasi Weru ini tidak dapat menjalankan kegiatan keagamaan dengan baik karena faktor keluarga dan lingkungan yang kurang mendukung. Konstruksi sosial yang terbentuk dalam lokalisasi ini tidak menunjukkan nilai-nilai religius yang seharusnya menjadi tumpuan utama kehidupan.

The social construction of sexual violence for female politicians

The phenomenon of sexual violence is illustrated as the iceberg phenomenon. Every year the number of cases of sexual violence increases. Among the victims of sexual violence, women are the most common ones. This study aimed to examine how the social construction of sexual violence from the side of women as female politicians. The research method was qualitative. Primary data were obtained through observation and in-depth interviews. The theory employed was the social construction theory by Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann. The results showed that in the externalization process, sexual violence is a reality that still has weaknesses in its handling in Indonesia due to the existence of patriarchal values in society. The objectification process resulted in a debate between the use of the KUHP and the Elimination of Sexual Violence Bill (RUU PKS) as the legal basis for sexual violence. The internalization process is a reinterpretation of sexual violence after externalization and objectivation. This study concludes, in this process, female politicians interpret sexual violence as an act of attacking the sexuality of the victim which damages the physical and psychological aspects.

Ulama Perempuan Indonesia: Resistensi Terhadap Konstruksi Sosial Patriarki

This paper aims to explain the position and role of Indonesian Women's Ulama in responding to the social problems of women in the patriarchal culture of Ulamā’ which is dominated by male Ulamā’ in Indonesia. Using Peter L.Berger and Luckmann's (1966) social construction theory, this paper seeks to explore the capacity of Indonesian Women’s Ulama in solving socio-religious problems, especially in the field of female law and social issues in Indonesia. Law-making in Indonesia cannot be separated from the patriarchal construction built by the intellectual hegemony of male Ulamā’ (Islamic scholars) and the existence of social inequality between men and women in the dominance of social interpretations which results in the dominance of masculinity in the public sector. This paper uses qualitative research methods with data collection techniques in the form of observation and documentation. The conclusions of this paper are 1) the intellectual ahistorism of women socially constructed through verbalization, visualization, and adaptation in the socio-cultural scientific tradition; 2) the cultural backwardness experienced by women when men step forward in their socio-cultural intellect in the public sector such as law, education, politics and economics.

Classification of Women in The Class Concept of Dowry: A Study of Berger and Luckmann's Social Construction

The determination of the dowry in the marriage of the people of Karangsono Village was originally based on the rules of Islamic law, namely by using the principles of convenience, lightness, and simplicity. However, people's lives that are never stagnant make them always interact with each other, thus forming a new concept of dowry determination in the community. The purpose of this article is to determine the description and implementation of the concept of the dowry class in the community marriage of Karangsono Village and to review it using the perspective of the social construction theory. This field research used a qualitative descriptive method and data analysis used Berger and Luckmann's social construction theory. Data were collected through document study, interviews, and observations. This research resulted in conclusions: (1) The concept of the dowry class in the community marriage of Karangsono Village is based on the classification of the prospective bride, which is seen from the status of a virgin or widow, her beauty, and age. The higher the quality of the woman, the higher the dowry she can get, (2) The determination of the dowry in Karangsono Village has undergone a social construction based on three simultaneous processes. The externalization process is illustrated through adaptation to religious texts and life being experienced. The process of objectivation here gives birth to new meanings, which are manifested in the actions of the wider community so that they become objective facts. The process of internalization is illustrated by the affirmation in the consciousness experienced subjectively.(Penentuan mahar dalam perkawinan masyarakat Desa Karangsono mulanya didasarkan pada aturan hukum Islam, yakni dengan menggunakan asas kemudahan, keringanan dan kesederhanaan. Namun kehidupan masyarakat yang tidak pernah stagnan, membuat mereka selalu berinteraksi satu sama lain, Tujuan artikel ini ialah untuk mengetahui deskripsi dan implementasi konsep kelas mahar dalam perkawinan masyarakat Desa Karangsono, serta ditinjau menggunakan perspektif teori konstruksi sosial. Penelitian lapangan ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dan analisis datanya menggunakan teori konstruksi sosial Berger dan Luckmann. Pengambilan data dilakukan melalui studi dokumen, wawancara dan observasi. Penelitian ini menghasilkan beberapa kesimpulan: (1) Konsep kelas mahar dalam perkawinan masyarakat Desa Karangsono ialah berdasarkan klasifikasi yang dimiliki calon pengantin perempuan, yakni dilihat dari status perawan atau janda, paras kecantikan dan usianya. Semakin tinggi kualitas yang dimiliki perempuan, maka semakin tinggi pula mahar yang bisa didapatkannya, (2) Penentuan mahar di Desa Karangsono telah mengalami konstruksi sosial berdasarkan tiga proses simultan. Proses eksternalisasi tergambar melalui adaptasi dengan teks-teks keagamaan dan kehidupan yang sedang dialami. Proses objektivasi disini melahirkan pemaknaan baru, yang termanifestasikan ke dalam tindakan-tindakan masyarakat luas sehingga menjadi kenyataan objektif dan biasa dilakukan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Proses internalisasi tergambar oleh penegasan dalam kesadaran yang dialami secara subjektif dan pentransferan akan pengetahuan tentang makna-makna objektif)

A strategy for strengthening public perception toward sharia banking

The number of Muslims in Indonesia reaches 85% of the total population of 270 million, but the progress of the Islamic economics in the country is stagnant. This is evidenced by the sharia banking assets, which only reach 5% and never increase every year. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the primary obstacles hindering the development of sharia banking, from the perspective of sharia banking per se, and not from the society, as was the case in most previous studies. Besides, this study offers a strategy through a combination of Ibn Khaldun’s ashabiyyah and social construction theory of Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann to strengthen the public perception toward sharia banking. The method used to reveal the obstacles is a field survey method in the form of an obstacle’s questionnaire with optional answers, which were distributed to several Islamic banks as samples, and then the most selected answers are calculated. Meanwhile, to find a strategic solution, it is necessary to review the literature using a philosophical approach. The results of a questionnaire that was distributed to several Islamic banks indicate three primary obstacles: low level of public awareness about the use of sharia banking (80 %), low level of public understanding and knowledge on sharia banking products (60 %), and low level of government support for sharia banking (40 %). Meanwhile, the theoretical application of asabiyyah theory with the help of the social construction theory can be used to strengthen public perceptions of Islamic banking through a three-stage process: externalization, objectivation and internalization.

Kedudukan Seorang Istri Sebagai Pencari Nafkah Utama Dalam Keluarga: Studi Di Desa Aek Lancat, Lubuk Barumun, Padang Lawas, Sumatera Utara

Rumah tangga tidak bisa dilepaskan dari kesadaran suami-istri dalam memahami peran dalam keluarga. Suami dan istri berperan aktif guna melaksanakan kewajiban masing-masing. Suami aktif dalam ranah produksi (publik, pencari nafkah utama) dan istri lebih aktif dalam reproduksi (domestik, pengurus keluarga). Faktanya dalam masyarakat tidak jarang ditemukan seorang istri yang aktif dalam ranah publik dan juga menjadi pencari nafkah utama dalam keluarga. Kedudukan suami sebagai sumber nafkah utama digantikan oleh istri, sehingga peran istri tidak hanya berkutat perihal reproduksi dan domestik, namun juga sebagai pencari nafkah. Fenomena istri berperan ganda tersebut diantaranya dapat ditemui di Desa Aek Lancat Kecamatan Lubuk Barumun, Kabupaten Padang Lawas Provinsi Sumatera Utara. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjawab alasan mengapa istri menjadi pencari nafkah utama dalam masyarakat di Desa Aek Lancat dan apakah implikasi seorang istri sebagai pencari nafkah pada keluarga di desa tersebut. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan sosiologis berdasarkan pada wacana keagamaan, khususnya perihal hukum keluarga yang dilihat sebagai inti permasalahan dalam masyarakat, dengan menggunakan teori konstruksi sosial oleh Peter L. Berger guna memahami pola hidup masyarakat di Desa Aek Lancat terkait kedudukan istri sebagai pencari nafkah utama dalam rumah tangga, dan melihat perkembangan interaksi antara suami-istri, istri lebih mendominasi sebagai pencari nafkah utama di dalam keluarga. Kemudian penelitian ini juga melibatkan teori gender dengan menitik beratkan pada konsep nature dan nurture. Penelitian bersifat deskriptif-analisis ini menggunakan metode kualitatif, sumber data ditemukan melalui observasi, dokumentasi, dan wawancara dengan menentukan informan melalui teknik snowball sampling, kemudian data dianalisis menggunakan teknik: collecting, display, verification dan concluding. [The household cannot be separated from the awareness of husband and wife in understanding their role in the family. Husband and wife play an active role in carrying out their respective obligations. The husband is active in the production sector (public, main breadwinner) and the wife is more active in the reproductive sector (domestic, family caretakers). However, the fact is that it is not uncommon to find a wife who is active in the public sphere and is also the main breadwinner in the family. The position of the husband as the main source of income is replaced by the wife, so the role of the wife is not only struggling with reproduction and domestic matters. The wife's multiple role phenomenon can be found in Aek Lancat Village, Lubuk Barumun District, Padang Lawas Regency, North Sumatra Province. This study aims to answer the reasons why the wife becomes the main breadwinner in the community in Aek Lancat Village and what are the implications of a wife as breadwinner to the family. This study uses a sociological approach based on religious discourse, especially regarding family law which is seen as the core problem in society, using Social Construction theory by Peter L. Barger to understand the lifestyle of the community in Aek Lancat Village related to the position of the wife as the main breadwinner, and observe the development of interactions between husband and wife where the wife is more dominant as the main breadwinner in the family. Then this research also involves Gender theory by focusing on the concepts of Nature and Nurture. This descriptive-analytic study uses qualitative methods, where data sources are found through observation, documentation and interviews, by determining informants through snowball sampling techniques, then the data are analyzed using: collecting, display, verification and concluding techniques.]

Migration and art: exploring experiential and theoretical connections

How can arts-based methodologies offer unique insights into contemporary migration and settlement experiences? Informed by qualitative research and a literature review which analyzes identity theory, social construction theory, and Canadian art organizations which support newcomer artists, this paper explores the potential for the intersection of the arts in immigration and settlement assessment. An exploratory investigation of the theory of art as linked to migration is illuminated by the experiences of a group of artists who have gone through a significant migratory experience and share their reflections on being artists in Canada. This paper argues that analyzing art created by immigrant artists offers insight into the contemporary Canadian immigration experience which quantitative data is unable to capture. Learning about the barriers which immigrant artists face through using arts-based research includes the subject in the research, thereby empowering and validating their lived experiences as valuable epistemologies and ontologies. Findings reveal the impact of acculturation on the identities of and opportunities available to immigrant artists in Canada. Key Words: Immigrant Art; Immigration and Toronto; Place-making; Acculturation; Hybridity; Identity