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279 The Shifting of Role of Parenting, from Mom’s to Dad’s: A Case Study of a Mix
Culture Family in Indonesia

Yenie Wulandari
Perwakilan BKKBN Provinsi Banten, Serang, Indonesia

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6. Family Formation and Dissolution, Family and Kinship

Abstract

Globalization has accelerated the process of industrialization and the advancement of information technology
which eventually affected social change. This change triggered an interesting shifting parenting role between
husband and wife due to the rising participation of women in the labor market which made an increasing number
of women becoming head of households and a trend of husbands staying at home around the world.

This is an on-going qualitative study to get a comprehensive picture related to the dynamics of their shifting role of
parenting and its impact on their children. This study will use social role theory, social judgment theory, and social
exchange theory. The subjects are three inter-ethnic married couples: Javanese-Minang, Bantenese-Madurese,
and Javanese-Sundanese in Banten province, Indonesia. This research uses data collection techniques through in-
depth interviews. To avoid bias on the findings, the researcher will use triangulation data. The results are not
intended to draw conclusions in general or obtain generalizations, but to incite more studies in this area. The
findings are expected to give a contribution to gender study and create a recommendation to minimize the impact
of the shifting role to the children.

1634 The impact of “Conservatives Turn” on Gender Roles and Status in Indonesian
Modern Family: the Views and Experiences of Women in Jakarta

Augustina Situmorang
Research Centre For Population, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Jakarta, Indonesia

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6. Family Formation and Dissolution, Family and Kinship

Abstract

Reformation and democratization in Indonesia have provided wider room for progressive perspective on gender
equality in politics, societies and within the family. Nevertheless, democracy has also facilitated the rise of Islamic
fundamentalism which promotes conservative values to bring back Indonesian women’s progressive roles and
positions to the domestic realm. These new challenges have affect women everyday life within the family as well as
in the society. Based on semi-structure interviews involved 100 of women in Jakarta during the period of October
2013 and January 2014 and 15 working women interviewed during October- November 2019, this paper explores
the view of working women on their roles and status in domestics and public spheres. It reviews the challenges they
face and the strategies they employ to balance their roles in their working place and family. The study found, women
who share different views on religious preaching with their husbands/parents have experienced marriage and

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