Persepsi Masyarakat Sekitar Terhadap Keberadaan Lokalisasi PSK Batu Merah Tanjung Kecamatan Sirimau Kota Ambon

Abstract

 This study aims to determine the perception of the surrounding community on the existence of localization of PSK
Batu Merah Tanjung, Sirimau District, Ambon City. When viewed from the objective, this type of research is
descriptive qualitative research, this research is descriptive analytic research. The data collection techniques used in
this study were observation, interviews, questionnaires and documentation. As for the determination of informants,
researchers used random sampling techniques or random samples, according to the level of education of the head of
the family who lives in the brothel as a respondent to provide supporting information in strengthening information
from the community. The results showed that the perception of the community around the localization of PSK Batu
Merah Tanjung, most of the residents had a tendency to have almost the same perception, that is, each of them
tended to have a positive perception, in seeing the existing settlement conditions. This can be seen from the
perception of the surrounding community towards the existence of the localization of PSK Batu Merah Tanjung has a
good social life between CSWs and the surrounding community and vice versa, the community with CSWs. This is
evident when every environmental service program programmed by the local RT, is always involved with CSWs with
community members. From the explanation above, women who work as CSWs also have the same social spirit as the
surrounding community, and what distinguishes CSWs from the surrounding community is the perception of being
CSWs used by the community, which is seen from the social relations between the local community and CSWs. So
that the people who live around the prostitution area are very happy with the existence of CSWs. This is strengthened
by the results of direct interviews with respondents who stated that most of the people living around the Tanjung
Batu Merah lokalisasi are mostly immigrants such as the Bugis, Buton, Makassar and Batu Merah villagers
themselves who are married to immigrant communities such as the Bugis, Buton and Makassar.