Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Social and Political Development (ICOSOP 2016)

Increased Sensitivity Intercultural Through Culture

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Meutia Nauly, Ridhoi Meilona Purba
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Meutia Nauly
Available Online November 2016.
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10.2991/icosop-16.2017.23How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Local Wisdom, Culture, and Law
Abstract

This research is a mixed design with the sequential method. In accordance with the purpose to the study, the results showed that the intercultural sensitivity (consisting of dimensions: Group Harmony, Multiculturality, Active Sensitivity, Initial Cautiousness, Conflict Avoidance, Imlicit Communication, Deliberation and Consensus) is influence by the values of Batak, Flexibility Thinking, and Openness. These results were obtained through a quantitative study involving four instruments were analyzed by multiple regression of the 343 university students of Batak in Medan. After the first study, we were doing a qualitative study through Focus Group Discussion to seven groups (36 students), representatives from four division of Batak: Toba, Karo, Simalungun and Mandailing. Themes are found to be associated with: the abilitiy to adapt without losing their identity; dare to act and express opinions; not ashamed of being a Batak; and present themselves as Good Batak. We found several differences between the four sub-tribe of Batak. It discussed the implications to utilize these results to create a training module that will increase intercultural sensitivity for the student wider.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Social and Political Development (ICOSOP 2016)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
November 2016
ISBN
10.2991/icosop-16.2017.23
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/icosop-16.2017.23How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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