19 habitus, capital, field and doxa. Those analyses become device to uncover practices
of symbolic violence embedded in the concept of New Islam.
1.2. Statements of the Problem
In this study, symbolic violence that occurred in the practice of discourse in the book of PAI and Budi Pekerti becomes the main focus. In particular, the authors
attempt to reveal the construction of new Islam in the book. The concept of new Islam was the hidden agenda of the authors in performing symbolic violence. Based
on the background of study above, the researcher formulated some problems as follows:
- What types of symbolic violence are undertaken by the authors in
constructing the concept of new Islam?
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What types of linguistic device are used for practicing a symbolic violence?
- What are the objectives of the authors in constructing the concept of new
Islam?
1.3. Objectives of the Study
Based on the research problems above, the objectives of the study are as follow.
- To uncover symbolic violence performed by the authors in manipulating the
learning material.
- To uncover the symbolic violence and ideological value indicated in the
construction of new Islam.
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1.4. Scope of the Study
This research took the text from PAI dan Budi Pekerti book for eleventh grade of SMA published by Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan
Kemdikbud, especially from the chapter of ‘Bangun dan Bangkitklah Wahai Pejuang Islam’ as the object of the research. In this thesis, the writer analyzes the
symbolic violence proposed by Pierre Bourdieu. The writer will also use Critical Discourse Analysis proposed by Teun A. van Dijk to help the analysis.
1.5. Significance of the Study
From the research objectives, this research is expected to provide benefits, both theoretical and practical benefits, for academics and the public. Such benefits
include the following. -
Theoretical Theoretically, this research is expected to contribute thoughts on
linguistics field, especially CDA. The result of this research can enrich the researchers knowledge of symbolic violence and the use of critical
discourse analysis to solve the problem in linguistic discourse. Besides, this study will be an experience on how to be a good researcher in connecting
the social science and analyzing the text through linguistic approach. This study hopefully can be additional reference for the readers,
especially in the study of symbolic violence in linguistics discourse. The
21 findings in this study can be used for next researchers who focus on other
model of critical discourse analysis and critical sociology. Hopefully, this research can give the information about symbolic violence in education and
the text analysis using CDA through textual analysis, social cognition analysis and social context analysis
- Practical
Practically, this research may provide benefits in education, especially in the use of learning materials. The result of this study can be
used as a recommendation for teacher and fellow students to be careful in using a textbook for teaching activity, especially a subject that contains
some violence, like symbolic violence. In addition, the study provides recommendations to the government
to be more selective in choosing the authors of textbooks for students learning. It does not only require script editors who understand the structure
of language, but also language experts to assess the feasibility of textbooks before they are published.
1.6. Operational Definition
