Culture Bound Syndrome of Latah Javanese Women with the Analysis of Cultural Determinism Anthropological Psychology in the Plantation area of Pangarungan Village, Labuhan Batu Selatan
Puspitawati (a)*, Dedi Andriansyah (a), Ayu Rulyani (a),Lia Chairani (a)

a. Department of Anthropology Education, Faculty of Social Science, Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia
puspiete[at]gmail.com

Abstract

This research is a qualitative research with an ethnographic approach that explores the relationship between Javanese Woman Latah Personality Disorder and plantation culture in Pangarungan Village, Labuhan Batu Selatan. This study reveals the characteristics of Latah^s personality disorder, the background of Latah^s personality disorder, and the cultural influences of Javanese women^s social life in plantations which are factors that cause personality disorders. Through data collection techniques utilizing participatory observation (life in) and unstructured interviews that focus on exploring the life history of women who experience Latah, the results obtained are that several women experience the Latah type (echopraxia) in the form of surprising behavior by imitating the movements of people who were surprising him. There is also a Latah type (echolalia) with a form of surprising behavior accompanied by repeated words. This action turned out to be related to community life in enclave plantations, and full of stratification.

Keywords: Culture Bound Syndrome, Latah, Javanese women

Topic: Social Science and Humanities