Open AccessSimbol-Simbol dalam Komunikasi Keluarga Beda Agama
Author(s) -
Nia Kurniati Syam,
Arifin Syatibi,
Moh Jibral Imperial Day
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
mimbar
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2303-2499
pISSN - 0215-8175
DOI - 10.29313/mimbar.v31i2.1495
Subject(s) - faith , interpersonal communication , sociology , ethnic group , empathy , phenomenology (philosophy) , meaning (existential) , social psychology , solidarity , gender studies , psychology , epistemology , political science , anthropology , law , philosophy , psychotherapist , politics
This article is one of the research having the plurality of cultural ethnic andreligion background. The religion identity is an important dimension for all societies.The goal of the article is to analyze the role of interpersonal communication in a familywith different religion, analyze the meaning of symbols in an interaction within thefamily with different religion, analyze the supporting and restricting communicationfactors in a family with different religion. Several perspectives were used as theoreticalframewaork, i.e Phenomenology, and Cross Cultural Communication. This reseachemployed in-depth interview and observation as data collecting technique.The role ofinterpersonal communication in a family with different religion cannot be separated frominitiation, experiment, intensification, integrity, bond and the role of communicationeffectiveness such as supportiveness, empathy, objectiveness and equality. The meaningof communication symbols in a family with different religion is due to language, rituals,national days, food, and dress. The supporting factors are respect each other, protect,tolerance, cooperation, and mutual cooperation. Whereas the restricting factors ofinterpersonal communication in a family with different religion, are avoiding the dialogueabout faith, freedom, and religion education for children.