Adaptation of Balinese Women in Modern Agricultural Systems in Purwosari Village, Torue Sub-District, Parigi Moutong District, Central Sulawesi Province

Abstract

Balinese women can adapt to changes in modern farming systems in transmigration areas influenced by globalization, taking into account the economic needs of the family and the preservation of local traditional values. Although interested in modern practices, they can integrate them with their religious beliefs and traditional heritage. Based on the above, the purpose of this research is to explore the factors that cause the adaptation of Balinese women dissected with the theory of sociocultural change, analyze the process of adaptation of Balinese women in the modern agricultural system dissected with the theory of structuration and analyze its implications for socio-economic life, religious culture, and the environment dissected with reception theory. This research is qualitative research using the sociology of religion approach. The methods used are observation, interview, and document research. Data analysis techniques with qualitative interpretative data analysis, checking data validity using triangulation. The results of this research indicated that: The factors causing the adaptation of Balinese women in the modern agricultural system are factors of changes in social values and norms, education and awareness factors, factors of changes in family structure, factors of economic change, factors of knowledge and technology, factors of multiple roles of Balinese women and factors of a person's permanent work that is hereditary/Geginan. The process of adaptation of Balinese women to the modern agricultural system starts from changes in the agricultural system, interaction between farmers in the agricultural community, adaptation to the agricultural environment, adaptation to the social environment, and adaptation to the cultural environment. The implications of Balinese women's adaptation to modern agricultural systems for socio-economic life include the cooperation system still being carried out but has slightly shifted to a wage system and becoming farm laborers using modern technology can increase income for family needs. Implications for religious cultural life include improving the religious quality of Balinese women through religious ceremonies in agriculture in Subak Purwosari and religious ceremonies about agriculture brought from Balinese origin are still intact in Purwosari Village. Implications for the environment, adaptation, and increased knowledge of Balinese women about the use of pesticides for agriculture.