Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Aim. This study explores the core parenting values of the Sabu community and their transmission across generations. Methods. Data was collected through in depth interviews with nine participants recruited using snowball sampling. Member checking was used as a triangulation Results. The findings reveal that kinship and communal ties form the foundation of parenting values in Sabu society. Guided by the local philosophy ie lowe wini dome mude para lai (“better to have many siblings because it makes life easier”), parents construct values in a layered structure, social responsibility, group solidarity, and practical ethics, including honesty and the prohibition of theft. These values are transmitted through rituals, traditions, and everyday practices, highlighting that parenting is not an individual responsibility but a collective duty of the community. Ultimately, all values converge on one central orientation, one kinship, which shapes both personal development and collective identity. Conclusions. This study contributes to a broader understanding of parenting values as sociocultural phenomena, while also providing a conceptual model of layered values rooted in indigenous communal life.
Institution: Universitas Airlangga
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7166339695
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