<p><em>Modernization makes citizen more distant from nature. Modern life makes people more individualistic, especially the youth. When they have free time or holiday, the youth citizen choose to travel to nature. Although in the daily life they are living individually, but most of them traveling in groups. As Elias stated that human identity as a unique individual only exists in and through networks or figuration. This study aims to analyze figuration in traveler group which travel to nature. This study was conducted in April - May 2017. This study uses qualitative method with a case study strategy. Data were collected through observation, documentation, interviews through social media, and the distribution of open questionnaires to informants. The informants are youth citizen selected through purposive sampling techniques. The data validated by source triangulation and data analyzed by interactive model. The results showed that youth citizen prefer to travel in groups, some of them even follow the traveler community. Traveling in groups has many advantages than solo traveling. The figuration in traveler group only occurs when the traveler goes on a trip. The traveler group is a figuration in which there is an interdependence relationship between one traveler and another traveler.</em></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><em>Keywords:</em></strong><strong><em>F</em></strong><strong><em>iguration, </em></strong><strong><em>G</em></strong><strong><em>roup, </em></strong><strong><em>Y</em></strong><strong><em>outh, </em></strong><strong><em>T</em></strong><strong><em>raveler</em></strong><strong><em>.</em></strong><strong></strong></p><h2> </h2><p><strong>Abstrak</strong></p><p>Modernisasi membuat penduduk kota semakin jauh dari alam. Kehidupan modern membuat banyak orang semakin individualis, terutama para pemuda. Ketika luang atau libur, banyak pemuda kota yang memilih berlibur ke alam terbuka. Meski dalam keseharian para pemuda tersebut hidup individualis, namun mayoritas pemuda melakukan <em>traveling</em> secara berkelompok. Seperti yang dinyatakan Elias bahwa identitas manusia sebagai individu yang unik hanya ada di dalam dan melalui jaringan atau figurasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis figurasi dalam kelompok <em>traveler</em> yang melakukan perjalanan ke alam terbuka. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada bulan April - Mei 2017. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif dengan strategi studi kasus. Data dikumpulkan melalui observasi, dokumentasi, wawancara melalui media sosial, dan pembagian angket terbuka kepada informan. Informan merupakan para pemuda kota yang dikumpulkan melalui teknik <em>purposive sampling</em>. Validitas data menggunakan triangulasi sumber dan analisis data menggunakan model interaktif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemuda lebih senang melakukan <em>traveling</em> secara berkelompok, bahkan ada yang mengikuti komunitas <em>traveler</em>. <em>Traveling</em> berkelompok memiliki banyak keunggulan daripada solo <em>traveling</em>. Figurasi kelompok <em>traveler</em> hanya terjadi ketika para <em>traveler</em> melakukan sebuah perjalanan. Kelompok <em>traveler</em> merupakan suatu figurasi yang di dalamnya terdapat hubungan saling ketergantungan antara <em>traveler</em> yang satu dengan <em>traveler</em> lainnya.</p><p><em> </em></p><strong>Kata kunci : Figurasi, Kelompok, Pemuda, Traveler</strong>

Education influences upward movement in vertical social mobility. With scholars not returning to villages, upward social mobility in a farmer’s society slows down. The research was conducted from September 2017 until April 2018 in Wringinpitu village, Tegaldlimo sub-district, Banyuwangi district with the aim of determining upward social mobility of farmers in Wringinpitu village. Upward social mobility is determined by the differences in a farmer’s life, before and after planting oranges, land ownership, wealth, and social position in a society. The research uses a qualitative case study design with data collected through observation, documentation, and in-depth interviews. The informants were selected based on a purposive sampling method. The data was then validated by triangulation and analyzed using the interactive model. The results has shown that the factors affecting upward social mobility was not only due to higher education levels but also from opportunities, family background, and social capital. Scholarly farmers achieve the highest social position while farmers with only junior high school background having the lowest social position. The less educated farmers are less able to absorb information and make innovations. Scholarly farmers are more successful and become role models for other farmers. Farmer with higher education are able to achieve higher vertical social mobility and vice versa. The results of the research propose that educational institutions should educate and motivate scholars to return to their villages as agents of change.

Information and communication technology (ICT) has changed the way of live of modern people as digital society. People living far apart can communicate without needing to be present in the same space and any information can be obtained easily. However, ICT would be useless if users didn't have capacity to use it. The research aims to determine the uses of ICT and the fraud through ICT on orange farmers in Wringinpitu Village, Banyuwangi. This research was conducted from September 2017 to April 2018. This research used qualitative method with case study approach. Data obtained through observation, documentation, and in-depth interviews. The informants were selected based on purposive sampling technique. The data validated by triangulation and analyzed by interactive model. The results show that orange farmers already have devices such as smartphones, tablets, and computers that can access the internet. Many farmers are able to purchase ICT, but they don't have capacity of how to exploit the ICT and they're not aware of fraud through ICT. Many farmers do not use ICT to access information about agribusiness and markets. They usually get information from the successful one and they just follow that information. The negative impact of ICT usually happened to orange farmers who are also traders. Many of them are victims of ICT fraud, at least once.

The purpose of this study was to find out the strategy for fulfilling the necessities of life for the circular migrant business of vegetable farm laborers in Wonokupang Village, Sidoarjo Regency. This study uses migration theory by Everett S. Lee. The research method used is a qualitative method with a case study approach. The results of this study indicate that the strategy for fulfilling the necessities of life for the circular migrant business of vegetable farm laborers is the economy and lifestyle, working patterns in migrant places and building social networks. In addition, there are socio-economic changes experienced by circular migrant vegetable farm laborers. Then, from this migration process, there are factors behind the vegetable farm laborers doing circular migration, namely individual factors, factors of origin, factors of destination, and obstacles that exist in the area of origin and destination. From these strategies, changes, and factors, it is proven that they can fulfill the necessities of life of the circular migrant business of vegetable farming laborers.

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