PENGGUNAAN GELAR KEBANGSAWANAN MASYARAKAT SEBAGAI STATUS SOSIAL DI LOMBOK TENGAH KEC. PUJUT

Abstract

Social stratification is the classification of people who belong to a certain social system. Stratification places a person into a social class according to their qualities. The title of nobility in his time was a social stratification, which at that time the nobles served as justice enforcers and community leaders. Most people know that the nobility in Lombok are synonymous with the titles “Lalu” and “Baiq”, at the beginning of their names. This nickname or name sounds familiar when visiting the Central Lombok area.  “Lalu” and ‘Baiq’ are names given to someone born of noble descent. Noble titles are blood markers or hereditary markers. The names Lalu and Baiq can only be passed down from the father. So if a woman with the title baiq marries a non-noble then her offspring cannot get the title. The titles held by individuals can shape their social status in community life. For example, most people who have a noble title are expected to dress in a certain way, but in modern times today the title holders are starting to be influenced by the appreciation of the title in terms of cultural substance, ways of thinking, dressing and other social values that no longer uphold the existing cultural wisdom as before.