MEROKOK SEBAGAI SIMBOL INTERAKSI BAGI PEROKOK PEREMPUAN URBAN

Journal Title: INFORMASI - Year 2017, Vol 47, Issue 1

Abstract

Urban women have a higher education background who understand information knowledge about smoking and financial independence as they work in the public sector. They have a smoking behavior both in private and public spaces so as to be known to the public. It is very interesting that smoking behavior is used as a symbol of communication made by fellow smokers, a symbol of social interaction in their group.This study aims to be able to know that smoking as a symbol of interaction have meaning for urban woman smokers. This research is qualitative descriptive research because it will be able to produce data information in holistic and depth. According to the purpose of research used purposive sampling and snowball sampling techniques with data collection techniques using observation and interview. Data analysis using interactive model analysis technique.The results of this study showed that smoking is a symbol for them to communicate that occurs in social interaction. Symbols have a meaning that is as Needs and Habits, Togetherness, Release Fatigue and Respect Smokers. They also have a habit in smoking that is done together with fellow smokers are drinking coffee, there are also drinking liquor and gamble. That is gambling soccer. The activity is done when gathering with fellow smokers. The gathering is usually done at night after they work. Abstrak Perempuan urban memiliki latar belakang pendidikan tinggi yang memahami pengetahuan informasi tentang merokok dan kemandirian secara finansial dikarenakan mereka bekerja di sektor publik. Mereka memiliki perilaku merokok baik di ruang pribadi maupun umum sehingga dapat diketahui oleh masyarakat. Hal tersebut sangat menarik ternyata perilaku merokok digunakan sebagai simbol komunikasi yang dilakukan sesama perokok, simbol interaksi sosial dalam kelompok mereka.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk dapat mengetahui bahwa merokok sebagai simbol interaksi memiliki makna bagi perokok perempuan urban. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif kualitatif karena akan dapat menghasilkan informasi data secara holistik dan mendalam. Sesuai tujuan penelitian digunakan teknik cuplikan purposive sampling dan snowball samplingdengan teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi dan wawancara. Analisis data dengan menggunakan teknik analisa model interaktif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwamerokok adalah sebuah simbol bagi mereka melakukan komunikasi yang terjadi dalam interaksi sosialnya. Simbol tersebut memiliki makna yaitu sebagai kebutuhan dan kebiasaan, kebersamaan, melepaskan kepenatan dan menghargai sesama perokok. Mereka juga memiliki kebiasaan dalam merokok yang dilakukan bersama-sama teman sesama perokok yaitu minum kopi, ada yang minum minuman keras juga ada yang berjudi yaitu judi bola. Kegiatan tersebut dilakukan saat berkumpul dengan sesama perokok dan biasanya dilakukan pada malam hari selepas mereka bekerja.

Authors and Affiliations

Aris Martiana, Amika Wardhana, Poerwanti Hadi Pratiwi

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  • EP ID EP224716
  • DOI 10.21831/informasi.v47i1.14904
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Aris Martiana, Amika Wardhana, Poerwanti Hadi Pratiwi (2017). MEROKOK SEBAGAI SIMBOL INTERAKSI BAGI PEROKOK PEREMPUAN URBAN. INFORMASI, 47(1), 121-134. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-224716