"Aduh, Biyung!" ("Ouch Mother!"): the impacts of gender roles on motivations and management strategies of jamu entrepreneurs in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

dc.contributor.advisorTorri, Maria
dc.contributor.authorSzuter, Carolyn
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:16:40Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:16:40Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.date.updated2016-04-22T00:00:00Z
dc.description.abstractGender entrepreneurship research rarely focuses on women entrepreneurs of traditional medicine. This thesis analyzes how traditional gender roles influence the motivations and management strategies of jamu entrepreneurs (mostly women) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Jamu is Javanese traditional medicine, made with local plant ingredients to treat a variety of diseases and to enhance overall wellbeing. Feminist perspectives of entrepreneurship and institutional theory guide this research in understanding the embedded experiences of jamu sellers within larger social structures. Using snowball and convenience sampling methods, thirty semi-structured interviews were conducted in Javanese and translated into English. Transcripts were analyzed with NVivo software. Findings show that motivations, to start and run jamu businesses, and management strategies are influenced by existing gender roles; jamu sellers seek to access and manage resources (social, human, and financial capital) while fulfilling their roles as mothers, spouses, and caretakers. Institutional gender inequality limits opportunities to operate and expand businesses successfully.
dc.description.copyright© Carolyn Deborah Szuter, 2015
dc.formattext/xml
dc.format.extentxii, 245 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.oclc(OCoLC)1349352278en
dc.identifier.otherThesis 9668en
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/13250
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineSociology
dc.subject.lcshJavanese (Indonesian people)--Medicine--Indonesia--Yogyakarta.en
dc.subject.lcshBusinesswomen--Indonesia--Yogyakarta.en
dc.subject.lcshSex scandals--Indonesia--Yogyakarta.en
dc.title"Aduh, Biyung!" ("Ouch Mother!"): the impacts of gender roles on motivations and management strategies of jamu entrepreneurs in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Arts
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.

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