Nasionalisme Etnis Tionghoa di Kota Medan

Abstract

This research aims to find out the description of Indonesian Chinese nationalism in the city of Medan. This research was conducted using quantitative methods. The data was collected using nonprobability sampling with an accidental sampling method. The sample was Chinese people who lived in the city of Medan with an age range of 18-40 years with a total of 117 participants. The data obtained were processed by descriptive analysis using the IBM SPSS Statistics 25.0. The scale was adapted from Blank & Schmidt (2003). The results generally showed that Chinese nationalism in the city of Medan was that 96 (82.1%) participants had high nationalism, 21 (17.9%) participants had moderate nationalism, and 0 (0%) participants had low nationalism. The results of the analysis of each aspect showed that the majority of participants were in the high category. In the generalized positive assessment aspect of the nation, 89 (76.1%) participants were in the high category, 28 (23.9%) participants were in the medium category, and 0 (0%) participants were in the low category. In the aspect of feelings of superiority, 65 (55.6%) participants were in the high category, 49 (41.9%) were in the medium category, and 3 (2.6%) were in the low category. In the aspect of idealization tendencies related to nation, 94 (80.3%) participants were in the high category, 23 (19.7%) participants were in the medium category, and 0 (0%) participants were in the low category. The results of the analysis of each factor showed that the majority of participants were in the high category. In the age factor with a range of 18-40 years, 95 (81.2%) participants were in the high category, 21 (17.9%) were in the medium category, and 0 (0%) were in the low category. In the religious factor, there were two religions with the highest results, namely Buddhism, as many as 63 (53.8%) participants were in the high category, 17 (14.5%) participants were in the medium category, and 0 (0%) participants were in the low category. Protestant Christianity as many as 28 (23.9%) participants were in the high category, 4 (3.4%) participants were in the medium category, and 0 (0%) participants were in the low category. The overall results showed that the majority of participants had high nationalism.