Priviet Social Sciences Journal

Transhumanistic cybercrime analysis using a posthuman criminology approach to digital identity threats in artificial intelligence era

2025-09-01T02:40:08+07:00

The emergence of artificial intelligence has disrupted conventional legal assumptions about identity, subjectivity, and criminal responsibility. This study investigated the normative and systemic inadequacies of Indonesia’s legal system in responding to transhumanistic cybercrime, particularly involving the manipulation of digital identities. Employing a normative juridical method and incorporating statutory, conceptual, and comparative approaches, this study critically analyzes structural, substantive, and cultural inertia within the legal framework. Drawing on Lawrence Friedman’s legal system theory and post-human criminology, this study identifies a deep ontological crisis wherein non-human actors and synthetic identities remain legally unrecognized. A comparative analysis of the European Union, the United States, Estonia, and Japan illustrates the varying degrees of legal adaptation, from algorithmic accountability to digital identity sovereignty. The findings reveal that Indonesia lacks a coherent legal regime to address algorithm-driven harm or recognize digital identity as an autonomous legal subject. The study proposes legal reforms that include establishing a dedicated legal framework for digital identity protection, extending criminal liability to autonomous systems, and integrating post-human perspectives into legal education. In the age of algorithmic governance, law must transcend biological essentialism to remain legitimate, responsive, and just.

Development of the Gambo Jumputan Batik craft industry as a local potential in the Musi Banyuasin Region

2025-09-02T19:43:01+07:00

Toman Village has agricultural potential for development, one of which is the use of natural dyes from gambier sap waste as the main ingredient for batik dyes. Besides functioning as a natural dye, it also maintains the environmental ecosystem. The batik industry in Toman Village is growing rapidly; however, it faces many challenges in developing its business. Researchers studying this matter aim to analyze the problems faced by the Jumputan Gambo batik industry and formulate strategies for its development in Toman Village. A descriptive qualitative method with a case study strategy was used. The data in this study were collected through observations and in-depth interviews with each research participant. The results showed that the batik handicraft industry has great potential to develop and plays an important role in sustaining people's lives. However, its development has not been maximized and has not received significant support from related parties. The small batik industry faces many challenges in the form of non-optimal work productivity of craftsmen, slow regeneration, inability to engage in online marketing, and Jumputan batik Gambo cloth products are still fixated on traditional designs and colors or patterns, so that the market segment is limited and capital constraints. The efforts that can be made to develop batik include strengthening access to market information and financial aspects, increasing the competence of batik business actors to innovate and create new products or motifs, encouraging batik business actors to collaborate with other parties, and building partner commitments to mitigate market uncertainty.

Legal analysis of the application of ultimum remedium towards state officials' discretion causing state financial losses

2025-09-03T20:37:22+07:00

This study aims to analyze the application of the ultimum remedium principle to discretionary actions by state officials that result in financial losses to the state. In practice, the law enforcement of discretionary actions often gives rise to debates between protecting the freedom of administrative decision-making and enforcing criminal law within the framework of corruption eradication. This study uses a normative legal method with a statute, conceptual, and case study approach, which allows for a comprehensive analysis of the applicable legal framework and its implementation practices. The results show that the application of the ultimum remedium principle is in line with the principle of due process of law and the protection of legitimate discretion, as long as it meets the elements of compliance with procedures, is based on good faith, and is not motivated by self-enrichment or other motives. Thus, criminal law is truly applied as a means of last resort, achieving a balance between protecting public officials with integrity and effective law enforcement to realize good governance, where policy innovation and courage to make decisions are protected, without neglecting accountability and integrity in government administration.

The role of ethics in improving the quality of public services

2025-09-04T15:59:26+07:00

Ethics play a fundamental role in shaping the quality of public services, providing the foundation for professionalism, transparency, accountability, and fairness in governance. This study aims to analyze the role of ethics in improving public service delivery through a comprehensive literature review. By employing a descriptive qualitative approach and library research method, this study synthesizes insights from books, peer-reviewed journal articles, laws and regulations, official institutional reports, and international publications. The findings revealed that ethical standards significantly contribute to building public trust, preventing maladministration, and fostering clean governance. However, challenges persist in implementing ethics within the public sector, including weak law enforcement, limited ethical awareness among officials, and the persistence of a patrimonial bureaucratic culture. To address these obstacles, this study highlights the need to strengthen bureaucratic reform, integrate ethics education into civil service training, and enhance participatory monitoring systems. This study contributes both theoretically and practically by emphasizing ethics as an indispensable pillar of good governance and offering recommendations to enhance the effectiveness, fairness, and accountability of public services.

Digital natives and deferred payments: A qualitative study of young consumers' e-commerce BNPL behaviors

2025-09-04T18:46:39+07:00

The swift adoption of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) options has significantly changed the online shopping experience, particularly among younger demographics, such as Generation Z and Millennials, in Indonesia. Given that many individuals in this age group do not possess traditional credit cards, BNPL has become a favored and easily accessible solution that fits their digital lifestyle. This research examines how the rise of BNPL affects the purchasing choices, financial outlooks, and expressions of identity of younger consumers. The results indicate a transition in consumer behavior that prioritizes convenience, facilitated by digital platforms, where payment methods serve as a form of self-expression and reflect personal lifestyle preferences. The findings highlight the social and psychological aspects of deferred payment systems, offering valuable insights into the evolving dynamics between young consumers and financial innovation.

Prevention of online gambling crimes to maintain social structure stability

2025-09-06T14:00:27+07:00

The advancement of digital technology has led to the proliferation of online gambling practices in Indonesia, significantly affecting the stability of social structures. This study aims to examine the relationship between online gambling crimes and social disintegration, with a particular focus on their impact on families, communities, and cultural value. Employing a normative legal research method with statutory, conceptual, and comparative approaches, this study analyzes existing regulations, including those stipulated in the Criminal Code (KUHP) and the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (UU ITE), as well as legal concepts related to cybercrime prevention. The research findings indicate that online gambling triggers financial problems, family breakdowns, increased criminality, moral degradation, and weakened social cohesion, all of which negatively affect the social structure of communities. Preventive efforts require a holistic strategy, including strict law enforcement, the use of advanced detection technologies, website blocking, restrictions on virtual private network (VPN) access, digital literacy education, active involvement of educational and religious institutions, formation of anti-gambling communities, rehabilitation support for addicts, and economic empowerment of vulnerable groups. International collaboration through information-sharing and extradition mechanisms is crucial for addressing cross-border offenders. This study underscores the importance of cross-sectoral synergy and a multidisciplinary approach to prevent the widespread destructive impact of online gambling on social structures.

Gamification enjoyment influences repurchase intention through emotional engagement in generation Zillennials

2025-09-07T02:32:18+07:00

The demise of e-commerce marketplaces in Indonesia is due to the different strategies employed by companies. Two marketplaces in Indonesia still survive by using gamification strategies. Although this strategy does not always directly increase repurchase intention, this study aims to examine the repurchase intention of the Indonesian Zillennial generation on e-commerce platforms through gamification enjoyment and affective emotional engagement. This study used a purposive sampling technique to gather 130 responses for data analysis using SMARTPLS. Gamification has an insignificant effect on Zillennials' generation repurchase intention. However, affective emotional engagement can significantly increase the repurchase intention of the Zillennials generation and mediate the relationship between gamification enjoyment and the repurchase intention of the Zillennials generation. This is a valuable strategic input for e-commerce to keep in mind that the Zillennial generation's gaming experience always involves emotions (S-O-R Theory), and managing affective emotional engagement effectively will lead to more informed decisions, which is an unmapped territory in gamification marketing. The policy implication is that the high usage of social media and digital platforms through gamification enjoyment is expected to boost Zillennial consumer repurchase intentions through affective emotional engagement as an effective and accurate strategy to strengthen corporate branding with next-generation consumers in the digital landscape. This study focuses on Zillennials who use gamification for enjoyment on e-commerce platforms.

Enhancing collaborative competence and learning motivation through group investigation in civic education

2025-09-07T23:45:23+07:00

Many Civic Education courses in higher education suffer from low student engagement, primarily due to passive learning models that limit motivation and collaborative interaction. Although cooperative learning strategies have been widely studied in primary and secondary education, their integration into civic-oriented university courses remains underexplored. This study investigates the application of the Group Investigation (GI) model to improve university students’ learning motivation and collaboration in Civic Education. Employing a participatory action research approach in a higher education setting, the study was conducted in two cycles involving 68 undergraduate students enrolled in a general education course. Data were collected using observation sheets, questionnaires, interviews, and documentation. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired-sample t-tests, while qualitative data were examined through thematic analysis. The results showed a statistically significant improvement in students' learning motivation (from M = 73.7 to M = 84.2, p < 0.001) and collaborative character (from M = 71.4 to M = 83.6, p < 0.001). These findings suggest that the GI model supports both the affective and cognitive aspects of learning by promoting student autonomy, inquiry-based dialogue, and mutual responsibility. Theoretically, this study contributes to the literature on cooperative learning in higher education and the design of democratic learning environments in Civic Education. Practically, it offers an adaptable model for educators seeking to develop soft skills through group-based inquiries. The research implies that integrating cooperative methods into civic education may offer a viable pathway for developing character and motivation in future professionals.

Conceptualization of the Bangsa in Indonesian national song texts: A cognitive linguistic study

2025-09-09T19:52:56+07:00

This study aims to reveal the forms of conceptual metaphors in the lyrics of Indonesian national songs and explain how these forms represent national ideology and shape collective identity. Using the Cognitive Linguistics approach through conceptual metaphor theory (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980), five national songs were analyzed: Indonesia Raya, Ibu Pertiwi, Bangun Pemudi Pemuda, Hari Merdeka, and Garuda Pancasila. The data were collected through the listening method and note-taking technique and then analyzed using source-target domain mapping technique and image schema. The results show that there are 17 metaphorical data divided into five main patterns: +BODY is BODY+, +HOMELAND+, +Mother/Living Creature+, +Movement+, and +PERSONAL COMMITMENT+. Each metaphor reflects ideological values such as organic, territorial, affective, progressive, and personal-communal nationalism. This finding confirms that national songs are linguistic and ideological texts that shape the way people view the concept of Bangsa, both collectively and emotionally.

The impact of e-commerce platform usage on the economic benefits of SMEs in Indonesia during the pandemic

2025-09-09T21:45:06+07:00

This study examines how the effectiveness of e-commerce platforms influenced the economic benefits of SMEs in Indonesia during the pandemic. This study investigates whether the pandemic, coupled with a higher intensity of e-commerce usage than usual, contributed to economic gains for SMEs. This study proposes a new model developed from Tran (2021) by incorporating additional variables such as perceived benefits, perceived supply chain, perceived organizational resources, e-service quality, and external pressure, while also examining the impact of PEEP on economic benefits and the digital transformation process, especially during the pandemic. The researchers conducted an online survey using Google Forms, targeting SME entrepreneurs who use e-commerce platforms to conduct business. A total of 270 responses were obtained. Hypothesis testing was performed using Partial Least Squares (PLS) analysis with Smart PLS 4.0. The results indicate that pandemic fear during online sales positively moderates the relationship between PEEP and economic benefits, and similarly moderates the relationships between perceived benefits, perceived supply chain, perceived organizational resources, e-service quality, and external pressure and economic benefits.

Exploring critical literacy of elementary school teacher education students through semantic studies

2025-09-10T13:29:53+07:00

Developing critical literacy is crucial for elementary school teacher education students to understand texts beyond their literal meanings. This study aimed to describe students' critical literacy skills in interpreting texts from a semantic perspective. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, data were collected from text analysis assignments and class presentations of 30 students and analyzed using the interactive model of Miles, Huberman, and Saldaña. The findings indicate that students performed well in identifying denotative meanings, demonstrated moderate ability in interpreting connotative meanings and synonymy/antonymy relationships, but struggled with hyponymy/polysemy relationships and ideological or contextual reflection. These results suggest that students are more adept at understanding literal meanings than at interpreting implicit or contextual meanings. This study highlights the importance of explicitly integrating semantic studies into teacher education programs to strengthen prospective teachers' critical literacy, particularly in analyzing complex meaning relationships and the ideological dimensions of texts.

Decoding Agul Ku Payung Butut: A linguistic-psychological inquiry through Adler’s Theory of Inferiority

2025-09-12T02:04:43+07:00

This study examines the Sundanese proverb “Agul ku Payung Butut” from the perspective of Individual Psychology, as elaborated by Alfred Adler. The proverb judges’ people on their pride about meaningless things, implying intricate psychological processes that can be explained by Adler’s ideas on inferiority feelings, compensation, and social interest. Using qualitative content analysis, the study combines semantic-metaphoric linguistic analysis with Adlerian psychological ideas. The research was based on the text of proverbs, the novel Payung Butut by Akhmad Bakri, and interviews with experts on Sundanese culture. The results show that the proverb depicts sick pay of inferiority complex whereby payung butut (worn out umbrella) signifies inferiority and agul (arrogance) as efforts to create artificial superiority. The wisdom of traditional Sundanese people proves to agree with psychological principles by highlighting genuine contributions to society instead of empty showiness. This adds to the understanding of the overlap between cultural manifestations and psychological processes, which applies to cultural psychology and linguistic research. This indicates that Sundanese proverbs can be used as a medium of psychological wisdom, informing human behavioral patterns that cut across cultures yet remain at the local cultural level.

Factor analysis of the effectiveness of assertive training techniques in reducing adolescent conformity behaviour

2025-09-15T11:55:55+07:00

Adolescence is a critical developmental stage marked by physical, emotional, and social transitions, during which conformity to peer norms frequently emerges as a dominant behavioral pattern. While moderate conformity can foster social skills and prosocial behavior, excessive conformity often undermines adolescents’ self-concept and autonomy, leading to negative outcomes, such as bullying, substance use, and diminished academic achievement. This study examined the effectiveness of assertive training techniques in mitigating negative conformity behavior among adolescents. Employing a qualitative literature review, 145 articles published between 2019 and 2024 were initially identified through Google Scholar, with eight articles meeting the inclusion criteria for an in-depth analysis. The findings consistently reveal that assertive training techniques enhance adolescents’ ability to resist peer pressure, improve interpersonal communication, strengthen self-concept, and reduce dependency on social approval. The review highlights three critical factors shaping the success of assertive training interventions: (1) individual factors, such as self-confidence and interpersonal skills; (2) environmental factors, including supportive group dynamics in counselling settings; and (3) methodological factors, such as structured role-play, simulations, and staged training implementation. Complementary approaches, such as sociodrama, have also been found to be effective in addressing conformity by fostering awareness of group dynamics. Despite promising outcomes, the reviewed studies faced methodological limitations, including small sample sizes and limited control group comparisons. This study underscores the potential of assertive training as a preventive and corrective counselling strategy to address adolescent conformity, while also calling for future research employing more rigorous experimental designs to strengthen the empirical evidence and broaden practical applications in educational and counselling contexts.

The effect of leverage and profitability on carbon emissions disclosure in Indonesia’s financial sector

2025-09-16T12:22:41+07:00

This study aims to examine the effect of leverage and profitability on carbon emissions disclosure among financial sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) during the period 2020-2022. A quantitative approach was employed using secondary data obtained through purposive sampling methods. Of the 105 companies, only 64 met the criteria. The data were analyzed using multiple linear regression with SPSS 30. The findings revealed that both leverage and profitability have a significant influence on carbon emissions disclosure. Companies with higher leverage and greater profitability tend to disclose more information related to carbon emissions. This behavior is likely driven by the perceived strategic benefits of environmental transparency, particularly in enhancing investor appeal and reinforcing competitive advantage. These results highlight the role of financial performance indicators in promoting environmental accountability in Indonesia’s financial sector.

Understanding Girl with Balloon: A metaphorical and semiotic analysis of Banksy's Street Work

2025-09-16T16:48:05+07:00

Street art has become a powerful medium for conveying social and political messages. Banksy, an anonymous street artist, creates meaningful works, one of which is the Girl with Balloon. This study aims to analyze the metaphorical meaning of the work using a semiotic approach. This approach is based on the theory of signs by Ferdinand de Saussure and Charles Sanders Peirce to identify how visual signs in the work form deeper meaning. The analysis shows that the elements in Girl with Balloon convey messages about loss, hope, and the future. The heart-shaped balloon symbolizes love and dreams, while the little girl who reaches for it represents human efforts to achieve hopes that often feel far away. Thus, this work is not just visual art but also a social critique that can arouse emotions and reflections in society.

The The phenomenon of begging in the comment columns of public figures’ Instagram account viewed by the lens of Media Ecology Theory

2025-09-17T14:47:14+07:00

The phenomenon of digital begging in Instagram comments by public figures reflects changing patterns of social interaction influenced by digital media. This study aims to analyze the practice of openly asking for help on social media through the lens of McLuhan's media ecology theory. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, this study combines thematic and critical discourse analyses of netizen comments directed at seven Indonesian public figures with a luxurious lifestyle. The analysis shows that these comments form a discourse pattern that emphasizes the glorification of wealth, emotional dependence, representations of suffering, and the legitimacy of public pleas. Media, in this case, Instagram, functions as a symbolic environment that shapes perceptions, behaviors, and social values. This study offers novelty by revealing the dark side of social media as a mediating space for economic hope and parasocial interaction while also highlighting the changing power relations between public figures and digital society. These findings broaden our understanding of the impact of media ecology on shaping communication culture in the platform era.

Cultural values orientation in the movie “The Architecture of Love”

2025-09-17T14:54:07+07:00

This research is entitled Cultural Value Orientation in the Movie “The Architecture of Love.” This research aims to represent cultural values in the film based on Kluckhohn's view that cultural value orientation is divided into five categories: human nature, man nature, time, activity, and relational. This research used a descriptive qualitative approach. Data collection techniques were carried out through observation, documentation, and literature studies. Data analysis was performed by observing the film from beginning to end, focusing on the cultural values of Kluckhohn's thoughts, namely, scenes and dialogues in the film The Architecture of Love that represent cultural values. Based on data analysis, five data were found including human nature, five data were man nature orientation, four data were time orientation, four data were activity orientation, and four data were relational orientation. The film represents complex and interrelated cultural values, reflecting the dynamics of human life in a modern context. Using Kluckhohn’s cultural value analysis approach, this movie reveals how individuals deal with trauma, rebuild themselves, and establish relationships within the framework of certain cultural values.

Village financial accountability and local empowerment strategy in achieving Indonesia Emas 2045: A case study in Amplas Village

2025-09-17T17:16:47+07:00

This study aims to explore village financial accountability and management strategies implemented for community economic empowerment toward the Indonesia Emas 2045 vision, using Amplas Village in Percut Sei Tuan District as a case study. A descriptive qualitative method was applied through field practice and direct interviews with the village head and local residents of the village. The results show that the village has established a Merah Putih Cooperative as a collective platform for managing agricultural and livestock products, which is officially registered and plays a key role in improving access to capital and product values. Additionally, government support programs, such as the Family Hope Program (PKH) and microenterprise training, have encouraged local community participation in economic activities. However, challenges remain, including unequal aid distribution and a lack of routine outreach. The study concludes that financial accountability through cooperatives and participatory village management strategies has contributed positively to economic empowerment, although further improvements are needed in reporting transparency and equal access to programs. These findings are expected to provide input for village policymakers in designing community-based financial and empowerment policy.