Abstract
Youth college student communites in Gorontalo are interesting to study because almost all of these communities are formed by the reason of ethnic and regional origin. This study uses a youth community, namely HIPPMIB (Himpunan Pemuda Pelajar Mahasiswa Indonesia Buton /Youth Association of Indonesian Students Buton) as the subject under study. At this time, HIPPMIB in Gorontalo is experiencing stagnation, as fewer members attending community events. There are several factors that cause the community to stagnate, such as the community does not function well and the alienation of the members from the community. Data collected through focus group discussions (FGD) illuminate that the youth community Buton in Gorontalo city needs to increase its understanding of the community, reflect its experience and reorganized the community so that cohesion remains intact and symptoms of alienation can be addressed.
Highlights
Gorontalo is a destination city for majority of youth who live in Sulawesi to study in a university
These young people from the same region and ethnic background join together in a community built by founder seniors
Despite the strong relationship between the members, city life can disrupt the harmony as explained by Louis Wirth (1930); a loss of kinship and participation in the neighborhood as the source of solidarity and control in society is because city and its unfamiliar features could result an anonym between the people (Lin & Mele 2005, p. 35). It will alter the social ties of members in community to condition of alienation, a condition when a person has lost the feeling and meaning as a part of community and believes that the other members will disregard his/her existence there
Summary
Gorontalo is a destination city for majority of youth who live in Sulawesi to study in a university. The alumni and students from the same region and ethnic background maintain their connection, in that way they can share learning and living experiences in Gorontalo to newcomers and juniors as well as information related to job opportunity, get additional skills or money, and other specific interests between them These young people from the same region and ethnic background join together in a community built by founder seniors. Alienation, deinstitutionalization, and desocialisation may cause them to distance themselves from their relationship with the community, despite their relation and connection to the same background (ethnic, tradition, history and hometown) These three matters may generate a disorder in community’s cohesiveness that has been well-maintained up until today. All the data resulted from FGD were analyzed to produce sociological discussion and proposition that can be used to empower the community and its members
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