STRATEGI BERTAHAN HIDUP PENARAIK PERAHU MOTOR DI KAMPUNG PINANG SEBATANG KECAMATAN TUALANG KABUPATEN SIAK

Abstract

This research was conducted in Pinang village of Tualang Subdistrict of Siak District. The
purpose of this study was to analyze the dynamics of the life of a motor boat puller in Pinang
Satu village, how the social capital of towing a motorboat, and how the strategy in survival. The
theory used is the strategy of survival, social adaptation, and social capital. The analysis used in
the problem questioning in this research is qualitative with descriptive approach which is then
analyzed based on the theory and presented in the narrative qualitatively, the data retrieval
technique in this research is the porposive sampling where the number of informants in this
research is 5 people. From the results of the research in the field of motor boat pullers establish
three strategies in survival which is an active strategy by exploiting the potential of the family
by looking for a side job and include family members in work, passive strataegi by pressing the
amount of expenditure or by frugality, then apply a network strategy that is with Establish
relationships with relatives or other relations. Further social capital that occurs among fellow
towing workers, owners with boat towing workers, towing boats with passengers, and towing
workers boat to the community around that is by applying social capital, economic capital, and
cultural capital.
Keywords: Towboat Motor Boat, Endurance Strategy, Social Capital