PROSES ADAPTASI MAHASISWA SORONG DI KECAMATAN MALALAYANG KOTA MANADO (Studi pada mahasiswa Sorong Selatan di Kelurahan Malalayang 1 Kecamatan Malalayang Kota Manado)
Abstract: The adaptation
process of Sorong student at District Malalayang, Manado (study on South Sorong
students at district Malalayang 1 Manado City). Intercultural interaction is a
phenomenon that happened in human daily life. The social interaction variety is
in their tone, habit, nonverbal threat, etc. Culture gives an identity to a
group of people that can be identified from their communication and languages.
The communication system, verbal and non verbal, will differentiate each
groups. There are certain needs like education or job that caused a man or a
group move to another area. It has happened to Papua students especially from
area Sorong Selatan who come to Manado for an education matters. In the process
of their adaptation with Manado society who lives in Malalayang district
through communication. But there are some problems in every approachment caused
by some differential culture, or pattern of coomunication. For example way of
communication, life style, habit.
The response from Manado society to Papua student are not good. Mostly
they are jerk, fighter, stubborn, which are will effect to the process of
adaptation. Yet on side of Papua student, if they already know each other, they
will be very nice, funny, and love to laugh. Some matters will become a problem
in their adaptation process, that tried to find the answer through this
research with purpose to know how is the process of adaptation of Sorong
student at District Malalayang, Manado.
This research is using the communication accommodation theory and qualitative
method. Result: By the time, the Sorong student can recognize the Manado
society culture and habit. The media of communication that used in the process
are through the group aproachment based on the similarity of need, hobby.
Advice: Sorong student have to be more involve in a lot of activities
either in campus or outside campus so that can be adapt faster with the manado
people and remember for their main purpose to come to Manado is study. And do
not so easy to be affected with the negative things that will harm in the
future.
Penulis: Michel Talabessy, A.
Walandouw, J. W. Londa
Kode Jurnal: jpkomunikasidd150092
