Sociological Perspective on Adaptation of Local Cultural Values in Community Organization Activities in Parangloe, Gowa Regency

Abstract

The qualitative research is the type of study and it considers the consideration of the local cultural values in the context of the projector of the privileges of the community organization activities in Parangloe, Gowa Regency. It is going to question how cultural norms such as ‘gotong royong’ and leadership all are infused with ‘modern’ human organizations. Exploring data from 51 in-depth interviews with community leaders, members and residents the study also involves sociological implications of cross-cultural transportation including leadership, generation, and ecology factors. In effect, the findings suggest that the Chinese culture does not remain invariant and imposed on the employees, but is instead ongoingly reconstructed by the younger generations to fit organizational reality. research also opposes current research that postmodernism weakens traditional values; thus, cultural values in Parangloe have further developed social cohesion and organizational efficiency. The recognition of traditional authority has enabled people to make decisions in their best interest while gotong royong has enabled the people of Badak to cohere amid internal or external pressures. It adds a valuable insight to the literature by painting a more balanced view of cultural adaptation arguing that rather than standing in opposition of one another tradition and modernity should go hand in hand. The findings have significance for how the various communities in Indonesia and other countries can cope up with preservation of culture in the backdrop of modernization.