Values

Values are beliefs that guide our behaviour. They have often been bolstered by religious
sanctions. God said this is the way to live. However, they are socially constructed and
devised to allow society to operate with the least amount of conflict. VALUES define what
we deem as good, right or acceptable. We may have our own personally thought-out and
constructed values but many of the values we accept are socially or culturally constructed.
Society develops a value system or a set of values and conveys these to us through schools,
governments, churches, the media, the family etc. Nationalities often have different values
which mean communication between nations is sometimes difficult. We value the freedom of
people to have as many children as they wish while China has introduced the value of a one
child limit because the value of inhibiting population growth is more important to them.
When writing about values , remember generally, values cannot be one-word statements. To
say that the text values truth does not really identify the particular value regarding truth that
the text encourages us to accept. Also to say we have a value of being anti-war leads to a
contradiction. Values are what we consider 'valuable beliefs' therefore we can't have a
negative value. If we value the right to life, then our attitude will be anti-war. If we value the
innocence of childhood, then our attitude will be against the exploitation of children. If we
value "freedom to" then our attitude will be against the idea of "freedom from" .
Attitudes
Attitude is a reaction or process a person is still covered to a stimulus or object. Attitudes can
not be seen directly but can only be interpreted in advance of behaviors that are closed.
Attitude clearly shows their suitability connotation reaction to certain stimuli. In everyday
life is an emotional reaction to social stimuli (Notoatmodjo, 1993).

Newcomb in Notoatmodjo (1993), states that the definition of that attitude is a readiness or
willingness of a person to act. That attitude is still a closed reaction, not an open reaction or
behavior that are open. And attitude is a readiness to react to objects.
First, we have to find the meaning of a Javanese woman.The Javanese are the people whose
native language is Javanese real. Java language in a real sense found in the region of Central
Java and East Java. So the Javanese are native to the central and eastern Java that Java
language.
Women are women. In the book Java Power of Women noted that women used more words
than women because of the word the word is closer to a practical awareness of the Java
community. Said the woman comes from the word meaning wani brave, and laid out which
means regulated. That is, a woman is a person who dared organized or regulated.
In the same book, philosopher UGM Damardjati Supadjar revealed that women derived from
the word tapa wani is bold and is suffering. Woman is a figure who dared to suffer even for
others. For example is a woman who was willing to run Java asceticism with fasting or

abstaining for the sake of her child and husband.

During this time we often assume a Javanese woman is a woman who seclusion, far from
civilization. However, such an assumption can be rebutted with the understanding that actual
Javanese woman traditionally active role. Society does not mengeyahkannya enter seclusion
into the house. They are allowed to engage in economic activities such as trade in the market
or working in the fields like a man. In the case of course women and men enjoy the same
relative social status.
Women in the sense of an adult woman is a person who is able to solve the problem, able to
think logically, also prepared with duties as a woman in general. Women no longer a woman,
as according to gender. But the women here have had full responsibility of the tasks in
embannya which will be headed by nature, namely as a housewife.
In connection with reality, often the question arises, "Why invented by man of sex male or
female?." To answer this question, we can see the significance of surah Al-Baqarah: 30
"Women and men are created by partners who were given responsibility to preserve the
human species and the preservation of life. Both were also given responsibility for managing
the universe and all its contents. "
Role is active participation, participation, take part in an activity. Said role in Javanese
woman here is participation in active with custom Java. The variety of roles I can explain in
detail.
1. Women's Role as the Central Position
In Javanese culture, mothers (women) occupy a central position. Although his role is
always behind the scenes and did not appear, had enormous influence on the
surroundings. A very large role of women supported by conceptions of practical of the
Java community itself, such as parents who prefer to join young girls than boys
because the child more women could ngrumati (caring), the rules of inheritance can
be renegotiated if there is disagree, more concerned with harmony and avoid conflict.
2. She was instrumental in harmony and closeness
The role of Javanese women, especially mothers get pemujaaan full of people of Java.
Niels Mother a sociologist whose research in Java said that the mother figure is very
close to the children, friendly, light warmth and entertainment, comes to her children
and became the center of their lives.
As a symbol of morality, virtue, self-sacrifice, patience and responsibility, the woman
whose position as mothers bear the burden of idealization that is also the reason why
he was respected more than anything. Emotional experience and closeness to the
mother as well as his moral advice-advice confirming itself to be a dominant figure in
the consciousness and conscience of their children, and make the main representative
of their conscience.
This happens because since the beginning of growth as a person, a figure first
identified the child only a mother, because the mother Javanese culture main task to
carry out and educate children. Therefore, ignore or oppose policies mother, hurt for
whatever reason, is something indescribable bad, which can lead to feelings of guilt

and result in the emergence of a sense of sin. Close to the mother, devoted to her,
became sesutau very important to guard her honor. Ignore the feelings of the mother,
as against his will (the will is positive) even if the mother does not know
perbuataanya would injure himself and can eventually ruin him.
3. Women's role in reliance boys
In terms of dependency, usually boys will be more dependent on the mother than girls
or women. Addiction is something normal, as long as people still have no awareness
of the status, identity and role. However, because men, whose always spoiled causes
many men rely on women than women dependent on men - men. It shows that the
major influence on the psyche of the mother is her son.
4. Women behind the rear as Java and wife
Paternalistic concept that developed in the Java community as a woman behind the
back. A village elder flavor explicitly said: "establishment is a woman behind the back
rest, too scripture. When God created the first human creation is that man first, the bar
was a woman who was taken from his father Adam Gane left side. It has only three,
the left side, too. Basically women too optimum tenure shorter than men. If hands
come left hand, if you arrive ass. "
Nevertheless, bond and conception of women as behind the back as a condition occurs
during prayoganipun (should) or ideal for Javanese culture. Apparently, the bond and
the bond only grew in the arena of public service. So for the public good or informal
based on the perception of men and women of Java itself, the idea of women remain
"subordinated" or the degree of women is seen lower than men.
But the practice of everyday life are applicable sakprayoganipun that all actions
carried out by looking at the situation that resulted depending on the circumstances.
Besides the possibility of wide open for everyone, including women interpret the
concepts. Behind the back of such a person behind it is not always worse, lower, or
less decisive. As a director who never appears in the film itself, but it is determine
who can play and what will be the film later.
In everyday life it is clear that women play a major role in the family and society.
Women are so dominant in determining the direction and policies in the family
because of the general belief that apiking suami gumantung istri, apiking anak
gumantung ibu(depending on whether or not the husband and wife, whether or not the
child is dependent on the mother). Domination concepts swarga Nunut, neraka Katut
(to heaven go, to hell-borne) the meaning of in women of Java. Children and a
husband to a wife (woman) is a reflection of personality, successes, failures and even
himself that a woman tried hard line of living children and husband both to reach
heaven.
In a book by M.N. Ibad telling, though heaven is a super luxury residential with all
amenities super full, but Adam U.S. can not live a life there alone. He needs female
figures whose lives like him. A figure that is not present in an angel, the real, which is

becoming a sigh and could feel anything as perceived. Therefore, God created Eve as
a partner. Creatures that include heart and the mind, the senses and the mind, senses
and body are the same as him. It shows women are very influential in the lives of
men.
In essence, women are known gentle, beautiful, emotional and motherly. The
characteristics that initiate the onset of the characteristics of the ideal woman,
especially in a culture in Java. In Javanese culture, women often symbolized as
"pedharingan" or stoneware. Previously, it was a place to store rice or cooking rice. It
is defined as a function to store belongings women who sought her husband, and then
process them to survival of the family. The function is as a director who is a role
behind the scenes. Where a wife was very influential in determining a household's
decision.
According to another version of the characteristics of women or women in Javanese
cultural values listed in the book Java Power of Women bouquet of Christina S.
Handayani and Ardhian Novianto that mentioned characteristics Javanese woman is
synonymous with the culture of Java, namely:
a. Spoken word Fine
b. Quiet or Kalem
c. Dislike Conflict or Harmony Concerned
d. High Upholding Family Values
e. Able to Understand and Understanding Other People
f. Polite
g. High Self-Control and Controlled
h. Durability for High Suffer
i. Holding Role In Economy
j. High allegiance or loyalty
The mother (female) in the Javanese culture has a very important position once seen
as central to the house that always trusted and respected more than anything. While
the position of the father more of a symbol of the outside world to be conquered and
not always associated with a moral.
Based on the evolving concept of drawing Javanese culture that the mother is a
symbol of morality that the spirit lives in her husband and children and the power of
his femininity extraordinary to sustain, protect, and a source of inspiration for
children. Women's Java strategy to be able to get the position and influence in the
conquest of power themselves into the lap and means the total devoted to the family.
If men already feel the lap and felt dependence with women then whatever is the
desire of the woman will be fulfilled. Unconsciously, it may affect matters relating to
public affairs although through non-public. The easiest example is the case of the
construction of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII).
It is common knowledge that the idea of making TMII leveled by Tien Soeharto. In
1971 the local government's budget was minimal. To cover the shortage of funds, Ali
Sadikin, who was governor of Jakarta legalize casinos, open places of entertainment

and brothels. He said the effort is part of the airport community. In addition to local
government budgets that do not exist, the development is also resisted by the public
and students protested. However TMII still standing until today. This proves that
women are in the domestic or private sector can influence public policy that should be
formal to go through various stages of the trial in the executive and legislative
branches.
In essence, the Javanese way of life, especially the women of Java. Ie outside world
lived as a homogeneous environment of individual life, and in which God always
provides safety.