INDIVIDUALISM, FAMILY, AND SOCIETY
1. Individual Growth
Understanding Growth Growth can be interpreted as a quantitative change in material things as a result of environmental influences. The quantitative changes can be enlarged or added from nothing into nothing, from small to large of a little into a lot, and others. Factors of Affecting Growth. Some of the factors that affect growth between:ü Biological factors.All normal and healthy man definitely has an intact limb such as the head, hands, feet and other. This can explain that some similarities in personality and behavior. However there are specific biological heritage. That is, each individual is not all there that have the same physical characteristics.ü Geographical factors.
Every good physical environment will bring good also on its inhabitants. Causing the relationship between individuals can run well and mencimbulkan good individual personality as well. But if the poor physical environment and the absence of good relations with other individuals, it will create a situation that is not good anyway.ü Special Cultural factors.
Culture differences can affect the personality of its members. However, by no means all individuals who are in the community who have the same culture also have the same personality as well.
2. Function of Family
Definition of Family Family functioning is a jobs or tasks that must be implemented in or by the family. Family functions according to Friedman, 1998 (in Setiawati & Courtesy, 2008) are :· Affective functions
Affective function is an internal function of the family as the basic strength of the family. Therein associated with mutual love, mutual support and mutual respect among members ancestry.· Socialization function
Socialization function is a function that is developing a process of interaction in the family. Socialization begins at birth and family is a place of individuals to learn to socialize.· Reproductive function
Reproductive function is a function of the family to carry on offspring survival and increase human resources.· Both economic function
The economic function is a function of the family to meet the needs of all family members, namely: clothing, food and shelter.· Function Health Care
The function of health care is a family function to prevent health problems and caring for family members with health problems.Various of Function Family :o Function of Education
Parents as family members work to educate children, to send them to a high level. In addition to formal education, families can also provide informal education outside of school.o Function of Religious
The family also serves to introduce religion or belief to children since they were little. Parents must in still religious values to their children for lunch after a life in this world. Because we have to remember that human beings do not always live in the world.o Function of Economy
The economic function should be run by the head of the family. Father as head of the family are required to work for a living to meet the needs of the household. However, in today's era of women's emancipation is not uncommon to see there are mothers who helped meet the needs of the family by working as a career woman.
3. Family and CommunityUnderstanding Family. The family is the smallest unit of society consisting of head of the family and some of the people who collected and live in a place under a roof in a state of mutual dependence.Understanding Society. Society is one of the social unit social system, or the unity of human life. The English term is society, while society itself is derived from the Arabic word meaning Syakara participate or participation, community Arabic word meaning Interacting with the term scientific interact.
Community and Groups § Simple society.
In simple societies (primitive) patterns of division of labor tends to be differentiated according to gender. The division of labor by sex, seems to stem from the starting of the background of the weakness and physical abilities between a woman and a man in the face of the challenges of nature.§ Forward society.
Advanced society has a variety of social group needs, or better known as a group community organizations grow and evolve based on the needs and specific objectives to be achieved.· Differences Between Non-Industrial Society and Industrial Society.
ü Primary group
In the primary group, the interaction between members established more intensive, more closely, more familiar. The primary group is also called the "face to face group", Nature interaction in patterned primary groups based on kinship and sympathy. The division of labor or the division of tasks in the group, which receives and duties shall not be obliged, more emphasis on awareness, responsibility and the members took place on the basis of sympathy and voluntarily. Examples of primary groups, among others: family, neighborhood, study groups, religious groups, and so forth. ü Secondary group
Between members of the secondary group, adrift indirect mutual relations, formal, less also are familial. The members accept the division of labor / tasks on the basis of ability: specific skills, in addition to the dedication required. Such things were necessary to achieve the specific goals and objectives that have been if lot in programs that have been agreed upon. Examples of secondary groups, for example: political parties, associations of trade unions / labor unions, professional organizations and so on. 4. Relationship Between Individuals, Communities, and Society.4. Relationship Between Individuals, Communities, and Society. Aspects of individuals, groups, communities are social aspects that can not be separated. All three have a very close relationship. If there is no individual there is no group, if there is no family group would not exist, if there is no family would not society. While on the other hand to develop as human existence, the individual in need families and communities, namely the medium in which people can express their social aspects.
- Definition of individuals, families and communities
Individuals derived from the Latin word which means undivided individual. Individuals emphasize inquiry to the realities of life are special and how to affect human lives (Abu Ahmadi, 1991: 23). Individuals not mean humans as a whole that can not be divided, but as a finite entity, i.e, as individual human beings. Individual is a man who not only has a special role in the social environment, but also has a personality as well as his specific behavior patterns. There are three aspects which are attached as the perception of the individual, the organic aspects of physical, psychological-spiritual aspects, and social aspects in the event of a shock at some aspects will take effect on other aspects. Individuals in behavior according to his personal pattern there are 3 possibilities: first to deviate from the norm of collective loss of individuality, the second defeat of the collective, and the third affects the community (Hartomo, 2004: 64).
- Family
The family is a group of people living in part or whole building who live together and eat from the kitchen are not limited to those who have a blood relative, or someone who inhabit some or all of the buildings that takes care of his own needs. The family comes from Sanskrit: kula and citizens "kulawarga" which means "members" "kin group". The family is the environment in which a few people who still have blood relations, united. Nuclear family "nuclear family" consisting of father, mother, and their children. Contained in various roles within the family are as follows: The role as a father: role as breadwinner, educator, protector and provider safety, as the head of the family.
The role as a mother: a mother has a role to take care of the household, as caregivers and educators of their children, protective, secondary earner in the family.
Role as a children: Children perform the role of psychosocial accordance with the level of development of physical, mental, social, and spiritual.
Tasks of FamilyBasically there are eight family duties following main tasks, they are :Ø Physical maintenance of the family and its members.
Ø Maintenance of the resources that exist in the family.
Ø The division of tasks for each of its members in accordance with their respective position.
Ø Socialization among family members.
Ø Setting the number of family members.
Ø Maintenance of order family members.
Ø Placement of family members in the wider society.
Ø Generating encouragement and enthusiasm of its members.
Function in familyThere are several functions that can run the family, as follows:Ø Function of education
In this case the task is to educate families and send their children to prepare for adulthood and the future of adult children in future.
Ø Function of socialization of the child
Family duties in carrying out this function is how families prepare children to become good members of society.
Ø Protection
The task of the family in this case is to protect children from acts that are not good, so family members feel protected and feel safe.
Ø Function of Feelings
Tasks in this family is keeping it instuitif feeling and atmosphere of the child and other members to communicate and interact among fellow members of the family. So that mutual understanding of each other in fostering harmony in the family.
Ø Function of Religious
Family duties in this function is to introduce and invite children and other family members in religious life, and the task of the head of the family to instill the belief that there are other beliefs that govern this life and there is life after the world. Function Economical. The task of the head of the family in this case is to find the sources of life in fulfilling the functions of the family, the head of the family to work to earn money, regulate the income, such that it can meet the needs of family.Function of Recreational The task of the family in this recreation function does not have to always go to a place of recreation, but it is important how to create a pleasant atmosphere in the family so that it can be done at home by watching TV together, talked about each other's experiences, etc.
Function of Biological The main task of the family in this case is to continue the descent as the next generation. Give love, attention, and security between family, as well as fostering personality maturation family members.Society
- Relationships Individuals, Families and Communities
Told as an individual when the typical behavior itself was projected in a social environment that is called society. Units of the social environment that surrounds the individual consists of families, institutions, communities and society.
The relationship of individuals with family Individuals have a close relationship with the family, with father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt, brother, and sister. This relationship can be based on the values, norms and rules attached to the family concerned.
The relationship of individuals to institutions Institution is defined as a set of norms that are constantly being made by man since the norms that provide benefits to them.
The relationship of individuals to the community Community can be defined as a unit of a number of people living together who have limited territorial, has similarities to like something and organizational planning a life together. Community includes individuals, families and institutions interconnected independently.
The relationship of individuals to society Individual relationships with the communities located in mutual uphold human rights and obligations as an individual and social human beings. Where are the rights of individual and community rights should be determined by priority to the right of the community rather than individual rights. Mutual cooperation is the right of people, whereas with family recreation, entertainment, shopping is an individual right that should prioritize the rights of society.
- Urbanization
Urbanization is the movement of people from rural to urban. Urbanization is a serious problem for us all, uneven population distribution between village and town would be problematic social life. The number of significant increase in city population without the support and offset by the number of jobs, public facilities, law enforcement, housing, food supply, and so of course is an issue that must be addressed.
According to the science of population, urbanization definition means the percentage of the population living in urban areas. The movement of people from rural to urban areas only one of the causes of urbanization. displacement itself is categorized into 2 types, Population Migration and Mobility. Population Migration is the movement of people from rural to urban areas that aim to permanently stay in the city, while the Mobility meant the movement of people who only temporary or permanent.
These effects can be in the form of something that is pushing, forcing or someone driving factors for urbanization. Below are some examples or in part can basically move a person to perform urbanization.
Attractor Factor :
The occurrence of Urbanizationü More modern city life
ü Facilities and infrastructure of the city is complete
ü Many jobs in the city
ü School and college education and better quality
Incentives occurrence of Urbanization§ Agricultural land increasingly narrow
§ Do not get along with the culture of the place of origin
§ Unemployed because not a lot of jobs in the village
§ Limited facilities and infrastructure in the village
§ Expelled from their villages
§ Having a strong dream to be rich
Advantages of Urbanizationv Modern villagers
v Increase knowledge of the villagers
v Establish good cooperation between residents of a region
v Compensate for the urban community with villagers
As a result of urbanizationØ Suburb formation of new settlements suburban
Ø The increasing unemployed (those who do not have a regular job)
Ø Housing issues which are narrow and do not meet the health requirements
Ø Unhealthy environment, caused social unrest and crime Source :
2. Function of Family
3. Family and CommunityUnderstanding Family. The family is the smallest unit of society consisting of head of the family and some of the people who collected and live in a place under a roof in a state of mutual dependence.Understanding Society. Society is one of the social unit social system, or the unity of human life. The English term is society, while society itself is derived from the Arabic word meaning Syakara participate or participation, community Arabic word meaning Interacting with the term scientific interact.
Community and Groups § Simple society.
ü Primary group