Abstract:
The purpose of this research in general is to examine the views of rural youth on agricultural values in the inheritance of agricultural values from their parents. This study aims to identify the context of the inheritance of agricultural values in the communication patterns that occur between parents and children and to describe how rural youth perceive agricultural values communicated by parents. The method used is descriptive qualitative, data collection techniques using observation as a well in-depth interview. This study found that the communication patterns formed between parents and children in the context of inheriting agricultural values from rural youth in Barito Kuala Regency were communication patterns unbalanced split pattern (unbalanced separately). The inheritance of agricultural values is determined by the role of the father in shaping the perceptions of village youth. The village youth still have an interest in working in the agricultural sector, although it is not their main choice. The tendency to work in the agricultural sector is owned by youth with low levels of
education and their lives are classified as poor households because there are no other better job options.
Keywords: communication patterns, parents, youth, values agriculture
