Arh Jay L.

Perez Gracel Faith Travilla ABM 12 – A

Sherwin N. Pagalilawan Ella Nicole C. Zaragosa June 28, 2019
Aislin Faith G. Sabusap

UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

Instructor: Miss Havi Stephanie V. Pelipel

Name of the country: Indonesia

Anthropology
1. Religious commitments
come first. When in
Indonesia, you’ll see
Balinese present their
offerings first thing in the
morning, or employees
dropping everything for
prayer time. No matter what
religion they uphold,
Indonesians are generally
very spiritual. They take
their religious practices very
seriously, and that is
reflected in daily rituals,
ceremonies, even the
grandness of their places of
worship.
2. Indonesians love spicy, savory
food. The archipelago is rich
with herbs and spices, which
shape traditional recipes to
utilize the abundance of those
ingredients. In fact, many
Indonesian dishes may come out
strong to tourists’ tongues.
Recipes do vary from one
locality to another, according to
the main crops in the area.
Javanese, for instance, tend to
like sweeter meals due to the
abundance of cane and palm
sugar. But many other locales
like Padang, Manado, and Bali,
sure do not hold back on their
chili and spices.
Sociology
1. Collective face. In 1. The Indonesian political
this sense, the act of
an individual will
impact the
perception of one’s
entire family by
others. Therefore,
individuals should
strive to give their
family a good name
and honor their
parents.
2. Family loyalty/filial 2. Elite’s monopoly in
piety. They are also
expected to be loyal to
their family before any
other connections. For
example, they may have
to work away from home
to provide financial
assistance or give up
their leisure time to raise
siblings.
Political Science
system is consisted of
three branches: the
executive, legislative, and
judicial.
Indonesia’s political
sphere: politics in
Indonesia is in practice
similar to business. It is
expensive and in many
parts of the country, it can
only be entered by the
rich – those whose total
wealth is billions or even
trillions of rupiahs.
3. Every place has a legend. It’s
fascinating to learn the
geological processes that make
mountains, hills, and rivers. But
Indonesians go beyond tectonic
plates and erosion to explain how
natural landmarks came to be. In
most places, you can talk to the
locals and dig stories of gods,
spirits, royals, or hermits that
contribute to the forming of a
particular spot like natural
features, temples, or other
cultural landmarks.
4. Indonesians love making and
performing arts. Indonesia’s rich
culture begets so many inspired
works of art — paintings,
sculpture, music, dance, theatre,
and more. From the ancient
times to contemporary era,
Indonesian artists keep drawing
inspiration from the
archipelago’s culture, values, and
nature, ensuring the art scene
stays alive and progressing.
5. Indonesians celebrate everything. 5. Indonesian time. The
From a child’s first step on the
ground to certain months of
pregnancy, many cultures in
Indonesia has special ceremonies
for even the tiniest milestones.
Many cultures also make a huge
deal out of life events like
weddings and funerals, mixing
them with mesmerizing
traditional customs and
celebrations. There are also
communal celebrations like a
myriad of different ceremonies
of harvest or thanksgiving, and
special dates associated with
legends or history.
3. Age hierarchy. Age 3. Indonesia's modern
determines status in the
household hierarchy with
children expected to be
obedient and doting to
their parents. Younger
people do not call those
older than them by their
first name, but rather call
them “Bapak” (Mr.),
“Ibu” (Mrs.) or “Kakak”
(elder). Always greet
people in order of their
age, from eldest to
youngest.
4. Chinese Indonesians 4. The politics of Indonesia
often ‘fight’ to pay
when eating at a
restaurant. Offering to
pay for everyone is an
exhibition of wealth.
5. Since 2003, Indonesia has
Indonesian concept of
time is much looser, so
it is not unusual for
them to be one or two
hours late to
appointments.
political culture is not
monolithic. Before, there
was a variety of
subcultures: bureaucratic,
military, intellectual,
commercial, literary, and
artistic, each with its own
criteria for judging
politics, but all directed to
the successful operation
of the modern political
system.
takes place in the
framework of a
presidential representative
democratic republic
whereby the President of
Indonesia is both head of
state and head of
government and of a
multi-party system.
required every political
party to include at least 30
percent women in their
organizational structure at
the national level and to
nominate at least 30
percent women as
legislative candidates in
electoral districts or face
disenfranchisement. It is a
requirement that has
never fulfilled its
potential.