The Factors Contributing to the Social Inequality among the Community of Ranto Panyang Timur, West Aceh

Arfriani Maifizar*    -  Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Teuku Umar, Aceh Barat, Indonesia
Sopar Sopar  -  Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Teuku Umar, Aceh Barat, Indonesia
Erizar Erizar    -  Department of English Education, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri Teungku Dirundeng Meulaboh, Aceh Barat, Indonesia
Fenecia Fenecia  -  Department of Education and School Administration, Faculty of Education, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, United States
Mahamadaree Waeno    -  Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Fatoni University, Muang Yala, Thailand

(*) Corresponding Author

Social processes that result in social migration often result in various social problems, such as disintegration between residents and immigrants. With the research context of the village of Ranto Panyang Timur Aceh Barat District, this research has the purpose to describe the phenomena of inequality suffered by the fishermen community who are relocated to a new village after the tsunami earth-quack disaster and describing the factors influencing the inequality and discrimination. Applying the descriptive qualitative method this study found that the process of social inequality in the coastal fishermen community at Ranto Panyang Timur Village proceed since they came to that village, and the forms of the inequality are neglect and discrimination in the context of social treatment and service from Keuchik (the head of the village) and his official staff. The factors that affect the social inequality between the indigenous residents and the fisherman who were relocated at Ranto Panyang Timur Village, West Aceh Regency were the least committed Keuchik’s, unresponsive village officials, and unfair treatment by the village officials in terms of services, and provide aid to the people who were relocated at Ranto Panyang Timur Village.

Keywords: social inequality; coastal communities; fisherman; relocation

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