Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Indonesian Social and Political Enquiries, ICISPE 2020, 9-10 October 2020, Semarang, Indonesia

Research Article

Prejudice and Social Distance of Diponegoro University Students in Establishing Inter-Personal Relationship with Members from Different Ethnic Groups

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.9-10-2020.2304765,
        author={Turnomo  Rahardjo and Hapsari  Dwiningtyas and Lintang Ratri Rahmiaji},
        title={Prejudice and Social Distance of Diponegoro University Students in Establishing Inter-Personal Relationship with Members from Different Ethnic Groups},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Indonesian Social and Political Enquiries, ICISPE 2020, 9-10 October 2020, Semarang, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICISPE},
        year={2021},
        month={3},
        keywords={ethnicity social distance student prejudice},
        doi={10.4108/eai.9-10-2020.2304765}
    }
    
  • Turnomo Rahardjo
    Hapsari Dwiningtyas
    Lintang Ratri Rahmiaji
    Year: 2021
    Prejudice and Social Distance of Diponegoro University Students in Establishing Inter-Personal Relationship with Members from Different Ethnic Groups
    ICISPE
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.9-10-2020.2304765
Turnomo Rahardjo1,*, Hapsari Dwiningtyas1, Lintang Ratri Rahmiaji1
  • 1: Universitas Diponegoro
*Contact email: turnomorahardjo@gmail.com

Abstract

This study aims to measure the social distance and social prejudice of Diponegoro University students in terms of friendship and marriage based on gender. This study uses the intertwining conceptual perspective between identity and social distance. The research method used is a survey involving 415 students from various ethnic backgrounds, which are Javanese, Chinese, Sundanese, Batak, Minang, and Papuan. This study found that 415 students have low social distance in terms of friendship and marriage. In terms of friendship, almost all of the students of Javanese, Chinese, Sundanese, Batak, Minang and Papuan ethnicities do not question establishing friendship with individuals from any ethnic background. A relatively similar condition also occurs in terms of marriage. Both of male and female students are “willing” to marry people from different ethnic backgrounds. A fairly large percentage for “refusal” or unwilling to marry people from different ethnicity is seen in Chinese women, Batak women, Minang women, Papuan women, and Papuan men. Although the percentage of unwillingness to marry people from different ethnicity is relatively small, this finding indicates that there is still social prejudice in the form of avoidance and discrimination, which is rejecting individuals from different ethnic groups.