Abstract:This study explores how Bugis-Makassar women construct and navigate plural reproductive knowledge in response to abortus imminens (threatened miscarriage), drawing on Talcott Parsons’ AGIL framework to analyze the sociocultural…
ocultural functions of care practices. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Makassar, Indonesia, including interviews and participant observation with ten pregnant women, the study reveals that reproductive behavior is shaped by adaptive strategies (A), collective goals (G), moral integration (I), and intergenerational transmission of norms (L). Rather than following a singular medical logic, women mobilize syncretic forms of care that blend biomedical treatment, spiritual rituals, and ancestral taboos. These plural responses reflect not only epistemic hybridity but also reproductive governance enacted through kinship, religious authority, and clinical institutions. Women's agency is expressed not through open resistance, but through strategic moral navigation and embodied alignment with normative expectations—a form of what Mahmood terms the ethics of self-formation. The findings challenge biomedical-centric approaches to maternal health and highlight the need for culturally responsive interventions that respect local logics of risk, protection, and care. This study contributes to sociological debates on medical pluralism, moral regulation, and the reproduction of gendered knowledge in the Global South.
Abstract:This article examines the transformation of the meaning of the Quran in the context of death rites and death commemorations in Javanese society, especially in Central Java and Yogyakarta, during the period 2000–2023. This…
his research approach is qualitative by utilizing ethnographic data, archival studies, ritual documentation, and in-depth interviews with ritual practitioners. The use of the Quran, which was originally a sacred Islamic text with normative content, has undergone a transformation of meaning when adapted into traditional Javanese rites. The process of cultural acculturation that occurred illustrates the dynamics between ancestral traditions and Islamic values, which provide space for the reinterpretation of religious symbols by local communities (Anderson, 2003; Suryadi, 2011). The historical analysis method and the theory of cultural transformation proposed by Clifford Geertz are used to explain the evolution of the use of the sacred text and highlight the role of ritual as a medium for negotiating meaning between cultures. The results of the study show that the insertion of Quranic verses into Javanese mantras not only functions as a sacred element, but also as a tool for social legitimacy and cultural identity of the Javanese people. This finding opens up opportunities for further study on the integrative role of ritual in shaping religious and cultural identity in Indonesia.
Abstract:Abstract: Negotiations in the release of hostages are the most important way in a rescue mission for hostages. If the officer is wrong in taking action in the negotiation process, the effect that can be caused is the safety…
ety threat of both the officer or personnel in charge and the safety of the hostage victims. The reason is the ineffectiveness of communication so that it always results in a shootout to complete the abduction. And the problem is resolved without communication between criminals and personnel. In this case, we designed a negotiating robot equipped with weapons so that the safety and security of the officers would also be a concern in carrying out their duties, both in the task of war against the enemy and in the task of freeing hostages. and officers who are responsible for the safety of the victims being taken hostage. With this military robot, the monitoring can help military members or personnel in negotiating and monitoring without having to sacrifice lives.
Keywords: Arduino; FPV; GPS ;Robot; Sensor.
Abstrak: Negosiasi dalam pembebasan sandera merupakan cara terpenting dalam sebuah misi penyelamatan sandera, Jika petugas salah dalam mengambil tindakan dalam proses negosiasi maka efek yang dapat ditimbulkan adalah ancaman keselamatan baik petugas atau personil yang berwajib maupun keselamatan dari pihak korban yang disandera. Penyebabnya adalah tidak efektifnya komuniskasi sehingga mengakibatkan selalu terjadinya baku tembak untuk menyelesaikan penyandraan tersebut. Dan masalah terselesaikan tanpa ada komunikasi antara penjahat dan personil. Dalam hal tersebut kami merancang sebuah robot negosiasi yang dilengkapi dengan senjata agar keselamatan dan keamanan petugas juga menjadi perhatian dalam menjalankan tugas, baik dalam tugas perang melawan musuh maupun dalam tugas pembebasan sandera.Dalam hal pembebasan sandera perlu dilakukan berbagai cara agar mendapatkan kesepakatan terbaik antara musuh dan petugas yang berwajib guna keselamatan korban yang disandera. Dengan adanya robot militer pemantau ini dapat membantu anggota atau personil militer dalam melakukan negosiasi dan pemantauan tanpa harus mengorbankan nyawa.
Kata kunci: Arduino; FPV; GPS; Robot; Sensor.
Abstract:The purpose of this article is to investigate the methods by which Batak Toba women in Habeahan Naburahan Village, Samosir Regency, resist the concealed practice of marpariban matchmaking. As part of the Batak Toba kinship…
ip structure, Marpariban matching is a traditional practice that places women in a position where they are unable to select their life partners. A form of resistance that is not overtly articulated has emerged as a result of this. Information was gathered using descriptive qualitative methods such as in-depth interviews, documentation, and observation. Relevant data and information are provided by informants who are Batak Toba women in the village of Habeahan Naburahan who have firsthand experience with the Marpariban matchmaking practice and family members who participate in the customary matchmaking procedure. The findings and analysis revealed that the Batak Toba women in this hamlet oppose this matchmaking practice through covert resistance. Some of these behaviors are putting off arranged marriages for school or work reasons, using religious legitimacy as a reason to say no without directly confronting the person, formally accepting arranged marriages with a passive attitude and little emotional involvement, and not talking openly about marriage plans. James C. Scott's theory of resistance says that these activities show that there is concealed resistance, or a sort of resistance that happens while people follow the rules. This suggests that Batak Toba women tend to use subtle opposition as a tactic to preserve their independence inside the patriarchal system rather than openly rejecting the Marpariban norm