Sekuritas Sosial dalam Keberlangsungan Hidup Keluarga Pra Sejahtera di Desa Sukajadi Serdang Bedagai Sumatera Utara

Abstract

This study discusses social security in the survival of underprivileged families in Sukajadi Village, Serdang Bedagai District, North Sumatra Province. The purpose of this study is to explore in-depth, describe the efforts of underprivileged families to establish a family economy (survival), and describe forms of social security and the experiences of underprivileged families in receiving social assistance in Sukajadi Village. This research use qualitative research with ethnographic methods and a case study approach to 10 underprivileged families in Sukajadi Village. Data was collected using data collection techniques in the form of field observations, in-depth interviews, field documentation, and verbatim notes. In addition to coming from 10 underprivileged families, the informants in this study included 6 other informants, making a total of 16 informants. The results of the study show that there are various efforts of underprivileged families to live a life, including doing the main job to going on walks. Furthermore, there are two types of social security in Sukajadi Village including (i) formal social security originating from government institutions, (ii) and non-formal/traditional social security originating from relatives, benefactors, neighbors, and so on. Social security plays an important role in the survival of underprivileged families in Sukajadi Village. This is indicated by the existence of found in Sukajadi Village. Social security is utilized by underprivileged families in fulfilling their daily needs