Keterlibatan Perempuan di Perekonomian Keluarga Daerah Pedesaan

Abstract

Women's participation in the economic empowerment of rural communities today has become a fact and a social reality that attracts interest and should be studied in depth through research in the field of anthropological sociology. The participation of the Samaenre women, who play a role in increasing the standard of living and welfare of the people in the village through the cultivation of mushrooms (fungi), is the focus of this research, which is examined using the social fact paradigm with a structural-functional approach through the theoretical framework of Durkheim (mechanical solidarity) and Spencer (biological organisms). This study aims to uncover and present the social facts of Samaenre women's participation in the economic empowerment of mushroom cultivation. The method used in this research is qualitative with an explorative-descriptive form. Data collection is done through observation and interviews. The analysis follows the flow of data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results showed that Samaenre women's participation in the economic empowerment of mushroom cultivation through farmer groups and cultivation groups was intertwined with bonds of mechanical solidarity and showed a system of biological organisms in society to improve their standard of living and welfare.