INTERMEDIATE ASSIMILATION IN THE ARAB DISTRICT IN SURABAYA CITY

Abstract

This study was carried out at moslem people in kelurahan Ampel of Surabaya. Data where collected through observation and interviews as well as from documentary sources. The two religious group concerned show striking differences as regards their ritual status and life style. Interaction between the groups in the fields of economic, social, and religious activities is characterized by elements of both conflict and coo-peration.

In the field of religious activities, conflicts occur between members of more conservative and more radical/retormist groups, while cooperation among members of each groups is harmonious. The factors which influence the patterns of social integration comprise needs and expectations of the groups con-cerned such as economic weltare, security, religion, social, and economic status, between the groups.  From the findings of this study it can be con-cluded that in order to achieve an integration between the group concerned, considerable efforts on both sides are still necessary.