Revitalization and Actualization of Politeness in Javanese Disclosures and Attitudes to Builds the Nation Character

Abstract

The background of this research is a change in values in Javanese society, one of which is caused by the waning understanding of politeness in Javanese expressions and attitudes which contain pedagogical values and are no longer used as a guide in everyday life. The data of this research are politeness in Javanese expressions related to trust, social relations, government, and morality, while Javanese attitudes are respect, politeness, harmony, mutual cooperation, surrender, and sincerity. Data obtained from the people of Surakarta and its surroundings, as well as from Serat Wedhatama and Wulangreh. This research is descriptive qualitative, so it has succeeded in making an inventory, and identifying hundreds of Javanese expressions of moral value and can be grouped into several forms, including "bebasan, paribasan, saloka, pepindhan, and isbat" which is poorly understood, so that it needs revitalization and actualization to be used as a guide in the life of society, nation and state as well as having a good character, polite, and still tolerant of others, life always tries to "memayu hayuning sasama".