essay

The Javanese of south central Java

Social structure in Southeast AsiaNew YorkPublished In 1960 • Pages: 88-115, 162-163

By: Koentjaraningrat.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study, written by a native Javanese who is a trained anthropologist, describes the systems of kinship and marriage of South Central java. Good summary descriptions are given of social stratification, the structure of the ndesa (a self-sustaining village community), the life cycle in terms of typical customs, inheritance of property within the family, and kinship behavior and terminology. Notes on differences in sociocultural usages between various subdivisions of the population are provided throughout.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Classes
Status, role, and prestige
Religious denominations
General character of religion
Childbirth
Infant care
Regulation of marriage
Arranging a marriage
Status and treatment of the aged
Senescence
Sociolinguistics
Kinship terminology
Kin relationships
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Javanese
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2019
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southeast Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnographer
Indigenous Person
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
David F. Sherwood ; John Beierle ; 1982
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1958-1959
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
villages of Tjelapar and Madjasari, south central Java, Indonesia
NotesAdditional notes
R. M. Koentjaraningrat
Includes bibliographical references
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Javanese (Indonesian people)