STUDY OF THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL IN CULTURAL PRESERVATION (CASE STUDY: CINA BENTENG COMMUNITY IN TEHYAN VILLAGE, TANGERANG CITY)

• Main Author: Wildan Arkan, Muhammad
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Proses sosial
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/70758
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

In the formation of cities, culture and history are involved. The growth and change of a city are related to the reality of the place, local history, and the traditions of the community within. However, along with the times, there is a special phenomenon that moves dynamically and influences people's lives, namely globalization. Therefore, to maintain the existence of culture, it is necessary t o preserve it by involving community participation in it. As for supporting community participation, social capital acts as a facilitator of collective action between communities to achieve common goals. In the context of cultural preservation, social capi tal is needed to support collective action between communities to preserve culture. Tangerang City as one of the Jakarta metropolitan areas has a cultural side in the historical development of the city. One of the cultures that are the face of Tangerang Ci ty is the Chinese Benteng culture. The Chinese Benteng community, especially those residing in Kampung Tehyan, are currently still maintaining and preserving the culture and customs of their ancestors. With some of the previous points, it is necessary to i dentify how the social capital of the Kampung Tehyan community plays a role in cultural preservation. In identifying, this was achieved through the identification of culture and forms of preservation carried out by the community as well as the social capit al of the Kampung Tehyan community in cultural preservation. Furthermore, the social capital components used in this study include networks, trust, and norms. To achieve the aims and objectives of the research, data collection was carried out through prima ry data using interviews and observations as well as secondary data from several kinds of literature, planning documents, and others. The approach in this study is a qualitative approach to see the actual phenomena and conditions that exist in the study ar ea. The results of the study show that 99% of the people of Kampung Tehyan still preserve their culture. Preserved culture includes elements of religion and art. The forms of preservation carried out by the people of Kampung Tehyan include carrying out pra yers and traditions when the time comes, introducing the tehyan musical instruments, cokek sipatmo dance, and batik to outsiders as well as producing and distributing traditional cakes. In the process of cultural preservation, social capital plays a role i n it, especially in the network component. The network in the Kampung Tehyan community is dominated by cooperation with outsiders to introduce Benteng Chinese culture to the wider community. The norm is in efforts to preserve the tehyan musical instrument.