QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF EARLY MARRIAGE AND THE IMPLICATIONS ON FAMILY LIFE IN BITUNG CITY

Abstract

Developments in today's digital era, people face various kinds of adolescent problems, including the
incidence of early marriage due to freedom of association, the existence of free mass media showing
television, internet, pornographic videos, and others are media that have a major influence on
adolescent behavior, another cause is promiscuity. too much and the lack of attention from parents
to take care of children because they are too busy with work, often children are only cared for by
housemaids (F Rahman 2017). The implications of early marriage for family life include inadequate
child care and education, and fights that often end in divorce (Rahmawati, 2014). This study aims to
identify the risks of early marriage and analyze the implications of early marriage on family life. The
research method is qualitative and presented in an exploratory descriptive manner, the population of
all adolescents under 16 years of age for women and adolescents under 19 years of age for men who
live in Bitung City, the sample was taken purposively, namely 6 main informants, while for the
triangulation of 10 informants totaling 16 people, the data analysis in this study used the method of
content analysis (content analysis), namely data collection, data reduction, verification and then
presented in descriptive form, the results showed that all informants said that it was very risky. for
adolescents to marry early at the age of 16 and under for girls and under 19 for boys. According to
informants, early marriage causes many problems, including family life, where teenagers and parents
will experience difficulties so that future life is not eternal. The impact of early marriage on the
community includes teenagers not being able to socialize with the community, and also the
Minahasaculture does not allow teenagers to marry under the age of marriage. This study concludes
that adolescents can explain if early marriage causes many problems, both for family life and
community life. It is recommended to the government to families and communities to be able to give
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loving attention to adolescents in daily interactions and to foster good relations between parents and
children as well as families and communities.