REPRESENTASI STRATIFIKASI MASYARAKAT JAWADALAM NOVEL GADIS PANTAI KARYA PRAMOEDYA ANANTA TOER

Abstract

This study aims to describe the representation of Javanese social stratification
in Pantai Gadis novel by Paramoedya Ananta Toer, which includes: (1) the form
of social stratification of the Javanese community, (2) the causes of of the Javanese community, and (3) the impact of the social
stratification of the Javanese community. This research is a qualitative study
and descriptive methods. Based on the analysis of the data obtained; (1) the
form of social stratification in Javanese society is the division of aristocratic
groups (Ndra), priyayi (bureaucrats), and the underprivileged (ordinary people)
because they are influenced by factors of power or rank, (2) the causes of
Javanese stratification are several one factor is wealth, power and poverty
because in general the cause is from a person's economic factors, and (3) the
impact of social stratification of the Javanese community one of which is
discriminatory from various parties both upper and lower classes, then existence of ethnocentrism (boasting of one's own culture ), it means that the
culture it has is good and must be numbered while other cultures do not, and
the last one is social conflict, many social conflicts occur because of the 2
previous impacts, namely discrimination and ethnocentrism, social conflicts
occur because of inner turmoil towards individuals.

Keywords : form of stratification, cause of stratification, and effect of
stratification