Rejection of the Medical Personnel Funeral of Covid 19 Victim in Sewakul sub-Village, Semarang District: A Critical Discourse Analysis

¹ Faculty of Cultural Science, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: suyantosandiatmo@gmail.com

Abstract

This study aims to: (1) describe and explain the knowledge and beliefs of the target study communities of Covid 19 and the corpse of victims of Covid 19 and (2) explains the sociocultural factors that influence the attitudes and behavior of the community regarding Covid 19 and the rejection of the funeral of Covid 19 victims. This study uses the Fairclough model of critical discourse analysis approach with a focus on social practices of the Sewakul community, Semarang District, represented in various mass media and social media. The formal object of this study is the discourse on social media detiknews.com, republika.co.id, and solopost.com and its formal object is the rejection of the funeral of a corpse of Covid 19 victims by the Sewakul community. Data collection uses the method of listening and note taking and in-depth interviews. Data analysis through three stages, namely data reduction, data display, conclusion / verification. The results of the study show that the people of Sewakul generally have undue (low) knowledge of the Covid 19 pandemic and its victims and loss of humanity. The sociocultural factors among the Sewakul people prioritize paternalistic, shyness, and blind social solidarity.