Peran Ibu Sebagai Orang Tua Tunggal dalam Memenuhi Kebutuhan Sosial Ekonomi Keluarga (Studi Kasus : Daerah Pinggir Rel Gaperta Kelurahan Helvetia Kecamatan Medan Helvetia Kota Medan

Abstract

Fathers and mothers have their respective roles in the family, but in contrast to families headed by a single parent. The phenomenon of single parents continue to rise and more and more current, single parents too are dominated by the mother or female. in Indonesia, in 2010 Stasistik Central Agency (BPS) estimates that there are approximately 9 million families are headed by women who become single parents. Mothers who become single parents would have more weight, he had to undergo a double role due to her figure no husband. it is certainly going to bring a lot of problems are also barriers in the run. Especially in fulfilling the social needs of the economy. Issues addressed in this study is how the mother became a single parent to run its dual role as a father and a mother in the socio-economic needs of the family. This type of research is classified as descriptive qualitative approach which aims to describe the role of the mother as a single parent in meeting the needs of family socioeconomic Regional rail edge Gaperta administrative districts helvetia Medan Helvetia Medan city. Who became informants in this study were six women who become single parents after the absence of the husband either because of divorce or death. Data collection method is a literature study, in-depth interviews and direct observation in the field. The results showed that the level of socioeconomic family mother became a single parent is still quite good because their basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter, health is also recreation still fulfilled even though they can be said to be very minimal, their needs are also helped by the programs of the government. social relationships mothers and children of single parent families is also good with the public and also among their families. She also instill religious values also manners so that their children can perform its social function properly. However, children of mothers who become single parents are particularly vulnerable to dropping out of school, therefore suggested that the mother became a single parent should also be more active and more creative so that their children do not drop out of school and also need support from the government.