Ka Lapau Culture as a Social Identity Minang Men in Kampung Baru Padusunan Village, Pariaman Timur District

Abstract

The aimed of this research is to identify the social identity process of Minang men in Lapau by looking at behaviors as a social background and reviewing the social values ​​that are translated into the cultural function of ka lapau for Minang men in Kampung Baru Padusunan Village. The theories used are John Turner on Social Identity and Malinowski's Theory on Functionalism. The research method used is qualitative research Men's activity patterns are formed and manifested in daily activities in the lapau, including: (1) Games; (2) Entertainment; and (3) Discussion. The findings from this research are how to answer the problem about social response. People in the lapau of Minang male individuals are not tired, then their social identity was questioned and they were considered unsocial or did not socialize with men in Kampung Baru Padusunan Village. This assumption is a form of concern among fellow Minang men in the social construction of ka lapau culture which is a form of normative social identity, full of social values ​​and complementary functions including security functions, economic functions, educational functions and political functions. Through a review of social identity and function in ka lapau culture for Minang men in Kampung Baru Padusunan Village, this is a concrete discussion in this research.