Shifting Gender Relations in The Farming Culture of The Matrilineal Community of The Bunaq Tribe in Dirun Village

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10.2991/978-2-38476-418-1_9How to use a DOI?

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Gender; Matrilineal; Agriculture

Abstract

Traditional agrarian matrilineal societies have a unique gender structure and tend to be equal. However, with various developments, the gender structure has shifted. This qualitative research aims to identify shifts in gender relations, trigger factors and their implications for matrilineal communities in aspects of traditional agricultural management. This research involved 50 informants in Dirun Village, Weluli Sub-district, Belu Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province by utilizing ethnographic methods through interviews, observations, group discussions and tracing various related literature. The results of this study inform that for the matrilineal community of the Bunaq tribe in Dirun, gender equality is not a form of role equality but rather joint participation with different roles in one aspect of life to complement each other. However, this equality has shifted in agricultural management, which was originally neatly organized and equal to be unequal due to men leaving their village to make a living in other areas. The real implication is that women’s workload in agricultural management is increasing and children are getting less attention from parents. Therefore, the role of all parties is needed to empower the capacity of women and men with various abilities to be able to increase household income by utilizing local potential. This is done so that men no longer leave their families. It is also important to consider agrarian management that does not leave the matrilineal culture but is able to increase family productivity by utilizing tribal land.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yoseph Andreas Gual
AU  - Sahid Teguh Widodo
AU  - Bani Sudardi
AU  - Istadiyantha Istadiyantha
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/06/06
TI  - Shifting Gender Relations in The Farming Culture of The Matrilineal Community of The Bunaq Tribe in Dirun Village
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Cultural Studies (ICCUS 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 107
EP  - 120
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-418-1_9
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-418-1_9
ID  - Gual2025
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