Divorce and Family Role Based on Slerek as Traditional Fishing Method in Muncar Banyuwangi Coastal Area

Abstract

Muncar is a sub district in Banyuwangi which is a ocean fishery area. Banyuwangi has a big number of divorce in marriage. In Muncar there are many separation cases but the number of divorce is zero in 2012. This research is aimed to describe the causes of this phenomena. The research is done by field interview to local people. The interview results are used to describe the causes of the phenomena. The result shows that separation happen because economical and ethnical factor. There is also a unique understanding which come from the philosophy of traditional fishing method that called slerek. This method describe a couple of fishing boat or vessel which represent a role of marriage couple. Slerek did not effect the knowledge and attitude to prevent separation and divorce in Muncar district but can be used as premarital education material.