DESCRIPTION OF HAPPINESS ON THE BETAWI PEOPLE IN PERKAMPUNGAN BUDAYA BETAWI SETU BABAKAN
Abstract: Happiness is an
important thing in human life, so it’s not surprisingly that people tend to do
anything they could to be happy in
their life. So
do the Betawi
people which is
known as the
indigenous people in
Jakarta. Betawi people
now facing the unpleasant reality in spite of their
inability to compete with the migrants community who come and dominate the
economy growth in Jakarta.
This inability to
compete, forces the
Betawi people to
move from downtown
to the suburbs
of Jakarta. Another impact of
this inability to compete is the low level of welfare among the Betawi people,
which is in turn, affects their feeling
of happy. This
study aimed to
describe the happiness
among Betawi People
who lived in
Perkampungan Budaya Betawi Setu
Babakan, South Jakarta.
Happiness questionaire was
used to collect
the data from
55 Betawi People.
This questionaire consist of some open question and some question with
alternative choices. Open questions describe the definition and sources of
happiness, while question with alternative choices describe the level of
happiness. The result showed that the subject of this study is quitely happy.
The definition of happiness answered by the subject was categorized then, and
finally revealed 7 themes:
relationship within the
family member, something
correlated with material,
having a peacefull
life, something really important,
achieving for what
they want, physical
health and to
share with other
people. Meanwhile, categorization
on the sources of happiness found 8 sources: relationship within the family,
materials, giving happiness to their beloved ones, relationship with spouses, physical
health, having children, success and developing Betawi culture.
Penulis: Miwa Patnani
Kode Jurnal: jppsikologikepribadiangg130004
