Self-Disclosure Relevant to the Development of Culture Tourism in Pecinan, Makassar City

Abstract

The self-concept of ethnic Chinese and ethnic Bugis Makassar in self-disclosure activities in Makassar City is formed based on the perspective of the closest people and others in attachment style. As such, this study is to identify the extent of the self-disclosure and attachment style of ethnic Chinese and ethnic Bugis Makassar in the development of culture tourism in Pecinan, Makassar City. This research uses qualitative research methods with a case study approach, where the data collection is carried out through observation, in-depth interviews, and documentary studies relevant to Chinese-Makassar subculture research. Further, self disclosure activities found in this study is a prominent characteristics of ethnic Chinese and ethnic Bugis informants of Makassar, such as sociability, easy to cooperate, commitment, considering the treatment of people towards them, with styles of secure attachment, a combination of secure attachment and insecure attachment. Moreover, the combination of secure attachment style and insecure attachment style is characterized by a semi-open attitude in self-disclosure as shown by ethnic Chinese, while the style of secure attachment is characterized by an open attitude shown by the Bugis-Makassar ethnicity and these self-concepts and attachment styles relevant to development of culture tourism in Pecinan, Makassar City.