Open AccessKomunikasi Antarpribadi Tunagrahita
Author(s) -
Aliyah Nur'aini Hanun
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jurnal penelitian komunikasi/jurnal penelitian komunikasi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2460-0172
pISSN - 1410-8291
DOI - 10.20422/jpk.v16i2.36
Subject(s) - interpersonal communication , symbolic interactionism , terminology , qualitative research , psychology , ethnography , phenomenon , social psychology , sociology , social science , linguistics , epistemology , philosophy , anthropology
Tunagrahita were a terminology to called the children with mentally retarded conditions. This conditions caused these children having difficulties at least on four areas, related with attention, memory, language, and academics. The research problem is how interpersonal communication tunagrahita in Dormitory Extraordinary Education Foundation (YPLB) Cipaganti Bandung. This research’s aim is to seek the interpersonal communication phenomenon of children with mentally retarded in YPLB Cipaganti Dormitory. The research method which were used is the qualitative method with communication Ethnography approach and Symbolic Interactionism theory to have comprehensive descriptions about life reality of mentally retarded’s children in YPLB Cipaganti Dormitory. Data obtained by participation observer, unstructured interviews, and documentary study. The result showed that interpersonal interactions are done with each child boarding and with the management of the hostel, is a series of unique events and interpersonal communication with a distinctive circular process that takes place continuously.