SOCIAL INTERACTION RELATIONSHIPS AND MULTICULTURALISM ATTITUDE IN STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY X JAKARTA

Abstract

Every human being needs social interaction with each other. Social interaction can be divided into interactions between individuals with individuals or individuals with groups. This kind of interaction, especially in a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society like Indonesia, will lead to a different “lifeworld” for each of the parties involved. In such circumstances, friction is very possible. For that, at least to minimize the possibility of friction that occurs, it is necessary to have a positive attitude of multiculturalism that is built based on social interaction. This research was conducted in Jakarta on 164 students as subjects. Data was obtained by distributing questionnaires through Google Forms which were distributed in April-May 2022. This research is a quantitative correlational study. The measuring instrument used in this study has been tested on 66 subjects to obtain item validity and variable reliability. The test is done with Spearman correlation because the data distribution is not normally distributed. The results of the study obtained a significant positive relationship between social interaction and multiculturalism p 0.000 <0.05 with a correlation coefficient of 0.551 including moderate correlation.