PERCEPTION OF PARENTS' PARENTING PATTERNS IN CHOOSING A SPOUSE FOR WOMEN OF ARAB DESCENT

Abstract

Parent's upbringing is very important for the child's life to grow up, therefore parents should pay attention to the application of proper parenting so that later in adulthood the child can go to the next life, namely regarding partner selection.The purpose of this determination is to determine how the application of parenting styles in choosing partners for women of Arab descent, the factors that influence, and the impact that occurs due to parenting styles. This research using a qualitative approach with a case study method involving 4 subject with the consideration that this research is able to reveal, explore, and analyze various phenomena that occur. The results show that the four subjects get the application of democratic parenting from their parents. This is evidenced by the high dimensions of the control and the high dimensions of parental warmth. The factors that influence the parenting styles of the four subjects are from customs, culture, and religion. With the application of democratic parenting, children become happy, sociable, more controlled, and comfortable individuals. The application of democratic parenting can affect early adult women in terms of openness regarding potential partners, communication between parents and children, and decision making. The subject in this study were too few, only 4 people, so the data obtained were not too deep. For future researchers, it is better to add subject and find deeper data in order to get new findings.