The Childless Couple Efforts to Harmonize Their Marital Relationships

This research is to reveal (1) the childless couple's efforts to harmonize their marital relationships, (2) the efforts against stigma related to childless couples. This research is a quantitative descriptive using a survey approach. This research was conducted in East Pantar District, Alor Re...

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Main Authors: Abdul Malik Iskandar, Hasanuddin Kasim, Harifuddin Halim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Laboratorium Rekayasa Sosial, Jurusan Sosiologi, FISIP Universitas Bangka Belitung 2019-12-01
Series:Society
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Online Access:https://society.fisip.ubb.ac.id/index.php/society/article/view/100
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description This research is to reveal (1) the childless couple's efforts to harmonize their marital relationships, (2) the efforts against stigma related to childless couples. This research is a quantitative descriptive using a survey approach. This research was conducted in East Pantar District, Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, Indonesia. The respondents were determined by using total sampling. Data collection techniques were carried out through questionnaires, interviews, and literature studies. Data were analyzed quantitatively using frequency tabulation and Likert Scale. The results showed that (1) The efforts to harmonize the marital relationships of childless couples are (a) internal efforts by strengthening communication and cooperation with a partner; (b) couples receive external support. (2) Efforts against stigma are (a) having positive thinking, (b) avoiding conflict, (c) avoiding sensitive talk. Based on the indicators, there were ten respondents' efforts to harmonize their marital relationships. This condition makes married couples have power and deal with the social stigma about them. The conclusion is that married couples make various efforts to harmonize their marital relationships and still hope to have children in their marriage life.
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spelling doaj.art-4dc2707b584b40f79947ca506fed35062023-11-11T07:03:05ZengLaboratorium Rekayasa Sosial, Jurusan Sosiologi, FISIP Universitas Bangka BelitungSociety2338-69322597-48742019-12-017210.33019/society.v7i2.100100The Childless Couple Efforts to Harmonize Their Marital RelationshipsAbdul Malik Iskandar0Hasanuddin Kasim1Harifuddin Halim2Megarezky UniversityState University of MakassarBosowa University This research is to reveal (1) the childless couple's efforts to harmonize their marital relationships, (2) the efforts against stigma related to childless couples. This research is a quantitative descriptive using a survey approach. This research was conducted in East Pantar District, Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, Indonesia. The respondents were determined by using total sampling. Data collection techniques were carried out through questionnaires, interviews, and literature studies. Data were analyzed quantitatively using frequency tabulation and Likert Scale. The results showed that (1) The efforts to harmonize the marital relationships of childless couples are (a) internal efforts by strengthening communication and cooperation with a partner; (b) couples receive external support. (2) Efforts against stigma are (a) having positive thinking, (b) avoiding conflict, (c) avoiding sensitive talk. Based on the indicators, there were ten respondents' efforts to harmonize their marital relationships. This condition makes married couples have power and deal with the social stigma about them. The conclusion is that married couples make various efforts to harmonize their marital relationships and still hope to have children in their marriage life. https://society.fisip.ubb.ac.id/index.php/society/article/view/100ChildrenChildlessHarmonizationMarital CoupleStigma
spellingShingle Abdul Malik Iskandar
Hasanuddin Kasim
Harifuddin Halim
The Childless Couple Efforts to Harmonize Their Marital Relationships
Society
Children
Childless
Harmonization
Marital Couple
Stigma
title The Childless Couple Efforts to Harmonize Their Marital Relationships
title_full The Childless Couple Efforts to Harmonize Their Marital Relationships
title_fullStr The Childless Couple Efforts to Harmonize Their Marital Relationships
title_full_unstemmed The Childless Couple Efforts to Harmonize Their Marital Relationships
title_short The Childless Couple Efforts to Harmonize Their Marital Relationships
title_sort childless couple efforts to harmonize their marital relationships
topic Children
Childless
Harmonization
Marital Couple
Stigma
url https://society.fisip.ubb.ac.id/index.php/society/article/view/100
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