Local Wisdom of Kasepuhan Ciptagelar: The Development of Social Solidarity in The Era of Globalization

Abstract

Kasepuhan Ciptagelar is one of the Sundanese traditional village based on agricultural culture in West Java Province, Indonesia. Kasepuhan Ciptagelar people still hold and apply their ancestral cultural values in their daily life. The purpose of this study is to (1) know the existence of local wisdom values that exist in Kasepuhan Ciptagelar society; (2) to know the form of social solidarity values that exist in Kasepuhan Ciptagelar community and (3) Integration of local wisdom value for social solidarity development in globalization era. This research is a descriptive qualitative research, with ethnography approach. The results show that (1) Kasepuhan Ciptagelar community has some local wisdom, they are social solidarity, environment awareness, democratic, honest, responsibility and creative. The values of existing local wisdom still exist and are proven to survive in the era of globalization; (2) social solidarity in Kasepuhan Ciptagelar reflected from social interaction, trust and social awareness that exist in society; and (3) Development of social solidarity in the era of globalization can be done through the integration of local wisdom into education in School.