Efforts to Build Social Character in Adolescents through Al-Banjari Community in Murtajih Pamekasan

Abstract

Along with the development from period to period, which is so complex and plural, it is also strongly influenced by modernization. Hence, the growth of teenagers has complexity in affective, cognitive, and psychomotor. Besides that, it is also supported by more advanced technology, so it can make teenagers become persons with social values who underestimate social values. They become discarded and lost in teenagers’ characteristics. It has appeared in the value differences for teenagers now than ten years ago. It is also considered a tendency for teenagers’ behavior when faced with a consumptive style, and it emphasizes their pleasure, so sometimes, many teenagers cannot distinguish between the advantages and disadvantages of an imitating lifestyle. To minimize the negative impacts of the development of teenagers above, it needs to create a place and media that can manage and guide them to be active in positive activities, and they can build good characteristics and positive mindsets of teenagers like the creation of Hadrah Al- Banjari which is played and rolled by teenagers. Al-banjara is one of the arts containing Islamic songs with Urbana strains; in Murtajih village, Hadrah Al-banjara, which teenagers from Murtajih play, has been established. The result of this research is performed when The role of this activity is as a significant effort in realizing teenagers who have social characteristics because it brings high association value between members, especially society. Besides that, it can create Islamic characters for them because the songs give Islamic messages. This research focuses on: 1) How to make the efforts to establish social characters of teenagers through the Al-banjari community in Murtajih village, what are the effects of the establishment of social of Al-banjari Community Murtajih. This research uses qualitative methods with descriptive study research. The results of this research show that Various efforts have been made by the Al-Banjari community to shape the social character. Their social character is cultivated through various activities. A social character has been formed in them through various activities, including moral awareness, determination of the point of view, courage-determining attitude, self-confidence, sensitivity to the suffering of others, self-control, and social sensitivity.