Role of Family and Social Media Towards Politeness Characters of Elementary School Fifth Grade Students
Hidar Amaruddin1, Muhammad Khafid2, Hamdan Tri Atmaja3
1Hidar Amaruddin, Postgraduate, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia.
2Muhammad Khafid, Postgraduate, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia.
3Hamdan Tri Atmaja, Postgraduate, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia.
Manuscript received on 16 June 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 11 July 2019 | Manuscript Published on 17 July 2019 | PP: 578-583 | Volume-8 Issue-1C2 May 2019 | Retrieval Number: A10940581C219/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: The background in this research is the disappearance of modesty character values in fifth grade elementary school students. The problem statement in this study is how the role of family and social media towards the character values of student modesty. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of family and social media on the value of student modesty. The research method used was qualitative with a descriptive approach, carried out with case studies in Supriyadi Elementary School and Primadana Elementary School in Semarang City. The results of this study are categorizing the role of family and social media, which the family becomes the smallest social institution that acts as the initial foundation in forming the character of the students. Furthermore, social media plays an empirical role as an educative, communicative and entertainment medium for students. The conclusions in this study are in fact in the case study, there are relationships that are categorized as family roles, namely the role of the family in teaching knowledge, the role of the family in planting noble character values, and the role of the family as an environment in evaluating students and social media as education, communication, and entertainment on the character of modesty of fifth grade elementary school students.
Keywords: Role, Family, Social Media, Modesty.
Scope of the Article: Social Networks