Analysis of Family Typology Based on Family Development Stage

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze family typology based on the stages of family development in people living in cultural heritage areas. This study used a survey method involving 100 families that were selected through simple random sampling of four hamlets in Segaran Village, Batujaya District, Karawang Regency, West Java. Family typology includes four dimensions, namely regenerative, resilient, rhythmic, and traditionalistic, each stage consists of two indicators and produces eight family typologies. Instruments in family typology are developed with reference to McCubbin and Thomson (1987). Data were analyzed by descriptive using nest structure test and relationship test. The test results showed that most of the Segaran villagers were at development stage of the launching family, teenage family and school age family. The dominant family type of the three family stages is the family type of regenerative family (in dimension 1), resilient family (in dimension 2), rhythmic family (in dimension 3), and traditionalistic family (in dimension 4).


 


 


Keywords: family development, typology, heritage area, cultural

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