Changes of Gender Relations in Kuching Malay Household Perubahan Hubungan Gender dalam Isi Rumah Melayu, Kuching

Dayang Asmah Awang Hamdan, (2009) Changes of Gender Relations in Kuching Malay Household Perubahan Hubungan Gender dalam Isi Rumah Melayu, Kuching. Akademika (77). pp. 185-200. ISSN 01265008

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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. Faculty of Social Sciences

Abstract

Nota penyelidikan ini menganalisis hubungkait di antara pengaruh-pengaruh perubahan sosial yang lebih luas seperti lingkungan keluarga, pendidikan dan pekerjaan terhadap pengalaman wanita Melayu muda dalam melakukan kerja domestik dan penilaian ke atas perubahan peranan gender dalam melaksanakan kerja domestik tersebut. Seramai 20 orang wanita muda yang berusia di antara 19 hingga 27 tahun, yang belajar dan tinggal di Kuching dan sekitarnya terlibat di dalam kajian ini. Kajian ini mengguna soal selidik dan temubual semi-struktur bagi mengenalpasti dan merungkai penilaian dan jangkaan-jangkaan wanita terhadap perubahan hubungan gender di dalam perkahwinan dan keluarga. Terdapat tiga hasil kajian yang diperolehi dalam kajian ini. Pertama, kerja rumah diatur mengikut pembahagian di antara kerja di dalam dan luar rumah di mana kerja di dalam rumah kebanyakannya dikuasai oleh kaum wanita, manakala kerja luar rumah dilakukan oleh kaum lelaki. Kedua, terbukti bahawa lelaki lebih fleksibel dan mempunyai pilihan untuk melakukan kerja rumah atau pun tidak. Ketiga, terdapat peningkatan dalam penglibatan lelaki dalam kerja-kerja ‘dalam’ rumah, terutama sekali setelah mereka meningkat dewasa. Terdapat sebilangan wanita muda percaya bahawa pembahagian kerja rumah yang sedia ada harus dikekalkan, tetapi dalam masa yang sama mereka menggalakkan penglibatan lelaki dalam kerja rumah, manakala sebilangan yang lain menganggap pandangan tersebut sebagai ketinggalan zaman dan harus ditolak memandangkan mereka kini sudah terlibat dalam bidang pekerjaan.

This research note analyses the connection between the influences of broader social changes such as the family circles, education and employment, media and Islamic teaching on young Malay women’s experiences of domestic work and their evaluation of changing gender roles in the performance of domestic work. The 20 young women who participated in this study all live in or around Kuching, and between the ages of 19 and 27 years. A questionnaire and structured-interview are employed in order to identify and explore young women’s evaluations and expectations of changes of gender relations in marriage and family. There are three main findings of the study. First, household work is organised around a distinction between inside and outside chores, and in relation to this, the preponderance of inside household chores are routinely performed by women, outside chores are performed predominantly by men. Second, there is evidence that men have more leeway and choice about the extent to which they perform household tasks. Third, there is evidence that men are slowly increasing their participation in ‘inside’ domestic work, especially after they have grown up. A few of the young women believe that the existing gender division of domestic labour should be preserved, but at the same time encouraging men’s participation in domestic works. However, some of them think it is old-fashioned and should be rejected as they are now in employment.

Item Type:

Journal

Keywords:

hubungan gender, kerja-kerja rumah, wanita Melayu muda, perubahan sosial; gender relations, gender roles, domestic works, young Malay women, social change, Malaysia, Sarawak

Subjects:

A General Works
H Social Sciences, Economics, Sociology
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation

ID Code:

11461