KEHIDUPAN JANDA MUDA ( Penelitian di Desa Muara Jauh, Kecamatan Muara Payang, Kabupaten Lahat )

The st ud y ai m s t o descri be t he l i fe of t he youn g wi dow and di vorce i n ru ral ar ea, wi t h re ga rd t o som e f act ors t hat d efend en t hei r m ari t al st at us , and how effort s t o m eet t he b asi c n eeds of t he wi dows son. R ese arc hers condu ct ed t he st ud y for one m ont h, from August t o S ept em ber 2011. Thi s st u d y uses a qual i t at i ve des cri pt i ve approach. D at a w er e co l l ect ed t hrou gh i nt ervi e ws, observ at i on and bo ok st ud y obt ai ned from t he art i cl es, i nt ernet , books, and m onogra phs of t he vi l l a ge. The resul t s showed t hat t he cause of t he wi dows di d not want t o m arr y agai n i s because i t nev er get s s kewed gossi p from nei ghbors aft er a l ong wi do whood , al t hough i n t h e e arl y da ys o f wi dowhood o ft en get gossi p , n ever got a di fferent t reat m ent from nei ghbo rs and l ocal com m uni t i es , al t hough a wi dow , al re ad y has a j ob and i ncom e, becaus e t hei r needs and chi l dre n support ed b y he r par e nt s , st i ll t raum at i z ed b y a p revi ou s m arri a ge t hat di d not w ork .
W hi l e effort s t o m eet t h e ne eds of youn g wi dow s, nam el y: t he need t o e at i s b y usi ng a si de j ob m one y t o bu y gro ceri es, t ak e adv ant a ge of t he ex i st i ng veget abl e crop pl ant at i on. C l ot hi ng needs t o save som e m o ne y from j obs, t o use som e cash crops. Bo ard ne eds t o cl ean house t o be cl ean b y swe epi n g, m oppi ng, a nd t rash. Educat i onal needs: 1. Form al edu cat i on: chi l dren t o school , us i ng harvest s savi ngs, schol a rshi ps fr om t he school . 2. In for m al educat i on: t he rol e of t he fam i l y, p rovi di ng a good ex am pl es t o t hei r chi l dr en. 3. R el i gi ous educ at i on: t each pra yer, ch ant i ng and b e have w el l . 4. H eal t h: pa y a t t ent i on t o food, shel t er pa y at t ent i on t o keep i t cl ean.