TY  - JOUR
T1  - Changes and the Symbolic Meaning of Wedding Ceremony in Makassar Ethnic
AU - Mappalahere, Moh. Thamrin AU - Manda andi Agustan, Darman AU - Ihsan, Andi 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
SP  - 142
EP  - 147
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2019.142.147
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2019.142.147
KW  - Changes of meaning and symbols Makassar ethnic wedding ceremony
KW  -wedding implementation
KW  -cultural and historical
KW  -verification and conclusion
KW  -influence their environment
KW  -philosophical
meaning
AB  - This study is a qualitative descriptive study to track the changes and the symbolic meaning of
wedding ceremonies of Makassar ethnic in order to: to determine the changes of wedding implementation of
the Makassar ethnic in Somba Opu Gowa; to know the process of social structure change of Makassar ethnic
in Somba Opu Gowa; to determine the meaning and symbols of Makassar ethnic wedding ceremony in Somba
Opu Gowa. Qualitative research methods applied, using cultural and historical approaches to analyze the
changes of wedding ceremony of Makassar ethnic. Data collection techniques are observation, interviews and
documentation. Data analysis involves data collection, data reduction, sata presentation, verification and
conclusion. The research showed that there are some changes in the Makassar ethnic wedding ceremony in
Somba Opu due to the advancement of science and technology, there are some social structure changes due
to the actions of the society that is dynamic and influence their environment, meaning and symbols in the
wedding ceremony heavily loaded with philosophical meaning of life and the welfare of the world and the
hereafter.
ER  -