SOCIAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN JAVANESE ETHIC GROUP AND BALINESE ETHNIC GROUP

Abstract

The objective of the resrach is to investigate social interaction between two ethnic groups of Javanese and Balinese in BawangTirtoMulyoand KahuripanDalam, particularly in the forms of cooperation, assimilation, acculturation, and accommodationin two levels, i.e., the interaction between individuals and the interaction between groups. This research used qualitative descriptive method. The data were collected through observation, interview, and documentation obtained from the primary source that is the people who livein BawangTirtoMulyoand KahuripanDalam.The results showed that (1) the interaction between individuals of Javanese and Balinese runs harmoniously characterized by tolerance and mutual respect and no ethnic discrimination was found in associating, (2) the interaction between groups runs in the form of cooperation, assimilation, acculturation, and accommodation. The two ethnic groups understand each other's languagealthough the Javanese understand Balinese language passively while the majority of Balinese can actively communicate using Javanese language. Based on the results of the research, it can beconluded that the tolerance and mutual respect between the two ethnic groups lead asociative social interaction.