Moral Dan Performance Character Remaja Urban Berstatus Sosial Ekonomi Rendah

Abstract

Abstract. Big urban area leave problems in terms of poverty factors which have an impact on the character of teenagers. The character of teenagers plays an important role in various aspects of life and into the future. This research aims to describe the character of urban teenagers, namely those who live in urban areas with low socio-economic conditions in the city of Surabaya in terms of moral and performance character. The research subjects were two people who took part in learning activities at the Surabaya City Learning Activities Studio. This research uses a qualitative approach with a thematic case study research design which is analyzed using thematic analysis by coding verbatim. Poverty is a risk factor for teenagers in forming character. Moral character is all the qualities within oneself that enable a person to understand ethical values ​​such as respect, caring, compassion, honesty, while performance character is all the qualities within oneself to achieve certain efforts in a performance environment such as cooperation, discipline, persistence, initiative. Urban teenagers show that there is a mismatch between morals and character performance in teenagers. This research is expected to contribute ideas to the character education of urban adolescents with low socioeconomic status.