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

Research Article

Understanding the Social Distance and Prejudice of Diponegoro University Students in Intimate Relationships Towards Disability Group

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.9-10-2020.2304753,
        author={Lintang Ratri Rahmiaji and Hapsari Dwiningtyas Sulistyani and Turnomo  Rahardjo},
        title={Understanding the Social Distance and Prejudice of Diponegoro University Students in Intimate Relationships Towards Disability Group},
        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={social distance prejudice intimate relationships disability group},
        doi={10.4108/eai.9-10-2020.2304753}
    }
    
  • Lintang Ratri Rahmiaji
    Hapsari Dwiningtyas Sulistyani
    Turnomo Rahardjo
    Year: 2021
    Understanding the Social Distance and Prejudice of Diponegoro University Students in Intimate Relationships Towards Disability Group
    ICISPE
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.9-10-2020.2304753
Lintang Ratri Rahmiaji1,*, Hapsari Dwiningtyas Sulistyani1, Turnomo Rahardjo1
  • 1: Universitas Diponegoro
*Contact email: lintangratri84@gmail.com

Abstract

This research is a quantitative survey study conducted to measure social distance and prejudice of Diponegoro University students in intimate relationships, in the contexts of friendship and marriage towards those who come from disability groups. This study involved 415 students, with simple random sampling technique, from 31,481 active students of Diponegoro University in 2019. They consist of 283 women and 132 men. The results of this study is that there is significant differences between men and women when it comes to intimated relationships towards disability group, in contexts of marriage. In terms of friendships, there is no differentiation between men and women, both of gender has no social distance with disability group. The study also found that the percentage of women higher than men refers to unwillingness marriage with persons who has disability. The main argumentation is that because men in patriarchal culture (like in Indonesia) are expected to be the head of the family. The rejection to get married to someone with disability indicates about social prejudice in the form of discrimination.