THE ROLE OF JAVANESE CULTURE IN THE FORMATION OF GENDER LABELS

Abstract

Javanese culture is one of the cultures that forms the identity of the Indonesian nation. The
Javanese tribe is the largest tribe adopted by Indonesian people, not only that, the Javanese tribe also inherited many heritages in the form of temples, weapons and beliefs that are still believed in today. This article aims to provide learning and examine the role of Javanese culture in the formation of gender labels. This starts with knowing the role of culture, knowing Javanese culture, gender roles, multicultural counseling views on labeling, and knowing the relationship between Javanese culture and gender labels. Then from these several things the author can find a new perspective on the formation of labels on gender through the role of Javanese culture.nThis article aims to obtain a complete picture of the role of Javanese culture in the formation of labels on gender by digging up information from books and research journals that have been carried out previously to carry out a more in-depth review in order to obtain satisfactory results, as well as providing knowledge, especially to readers, especially the younger generation, tounderstand the important role of Javanese culture. Researchers try to study this phenomenonnusing qualitative descriptive research methods with a literature study approach. We found that in the era of globalization, people are increasingly aware of not discriminating against women. This is reflected in the increasing support for gender equality in Javanese society.