DOI:
https://doi.org/10.62042/itp.v8i156Fenomena childfree semakin berkembang sebagai bagian dari diskursus self
care kontemporer yang menempatkan kebebasan individu sebagai prinsip utama
dalam pengambilan keputusan hidup. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis
konstruksi makna kebebasan dalam diskursus self-care terkait fenomena
childfree, mengkaji kritik antropologi dan etika Kristen terhadap pemahaman
tersebut, serta merekonstruksi konsep kebebasan yang lebih holistik. Penelitian
ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode studi pustaka yang
bersumber dari artikel ilmiah nasional dan internasional mengenai childfree,
self-care, kebebasan, antropologi, feminisme, dan etika Kristen. Hasil penelitian
menunjukkan bahwa kebebasan dalam diskursus self-care masih didominasi
oleh pemahaman sebagai otonomi individu yang berorientasi pada kebebasan
memilih, otonomi atas tubuh, dan aktualisasi diri. Perspektif antropologi
menegaskan bahwa manusia pada hakikatnya adalah makhluk relasional,
sedangkan etika Kristen memandang kebebasan tidak dapat dipisahkan dari
tanggung jawab kepada Tuhan dan sesama. Berdasarkan kedua perspektif
tersebut,
penelitian
ini
merekonstruksi kebebasan sebagai konsep
multidimensional yang mengintegrasikan otonomi individu, relasionalitas, serta
tanggung jawab moral dan spiritual.
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