From Normative to Reflective Collectivism: Discourses on Rewang Across Generations in Javanese Society

Lestari, Dinna Surya Adi and Setyawan, Jefri (2025) From Normative to Reflective Collectivism: Discourses on Rewang Across Generations in Javanese Society. Indigenous: Jurnal Ilmiah Psikologi, 10 (1). pp. 84-95. ISSN 0854-2880; E-ISSN 2541-450X

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Abstract

This study stems from the limitations of previous studies, which have focused more on the tradition of rewang from the perspectives of gender, urbanization, or symbolic representation, but have not explicitly linked it to the framework of cultural psychology. This article offers a cross-generational discourse analysis to understand how rewang is interpreted by the Baby Boomer and Generation Z generations in Javanese society. We argue that the subject positions produced through the discourse of rewang show a shift from normative collectivism—characterized by unquestioned obligations, rigid social norms, and moral demands—towards reflective collectivism, where participation is negotiated through personal agency, flexibility, and digital mediation. Based on qualitative data from three Baby Boomer women, 20 Generation Z participants, and digital content analysis (YouTube and TikTok), this study identifies four main discourses that support the construction of rewang: social connectedness and identity, gender norms, moral obligations, and harmony. These findings show that rewang continues to function as an arena for collective identity formation, but with a discourse logic that is increasingly diverse and adaptive to cross-generational value changes.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Discourse analysis; Collectivism; Baby Boomers; Generation Z; Java
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions:	Faculty of Psychology > Department of Psychology
Depositing User:	JEFRI SETYAWAN
Date Deposited:	28 Oct 2025 03:37
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2025 03:37
URI:	http://repository.ubaya.ac.id/id/eprint/49746

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