Annisa Fricylia Saputrie , 2211411019 (2016) THE INFLUENCE OF SELF-EFFICACY TOWARDS JAPANESE WOMEN IMMIGRANTS’ LIFE IN AMERICA IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY FOUND IN THE BUDDHA IN THE ATTIC NOVEL BY JULIE OTSUKA. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

This final project was an analysis about the self-efficacy influencing the Japanese Immigrants’ life in America early 20th century found in The Buddha in the Attic written by Japanese-American author, Julie Otsuka. The goals of this study were to tell how the main characters of this novel develop their self-efficacy and to explain aspects of self-efficacy that influenced the Japanese Immigrants’ life in America. The writer used the qualitative data analysis in which the data were compiled in the forms of words, phrases, sentences, and dialogues. The data needed for this research consisted of the novel The Buddha in the Attic and the data related to the variable from the title, such as data related to the JapaneseAmerican history, the development of self-efficacy, and the aspects of selfefficacy influencing Japanese immigrants’ life in United State of America. After analyzing these two problems it can be concluded that the Japanese women immigrants as the main characters developed their efficacy when living in America through a) psychological responses in the current situations happened, b) social persuasion that came from the parents, and c) social modelling that came from their neighbors who succeed in America. The aspects on self-efficacy that influenced the main characters were internal aspects namely a) process of selection; main characters selected America as the place to immigrated, b) performance; main characters’ performances in the workplace, c) goal setting; main characters’ changing goals from time to time before moving and after living in America, and d) behavior modification; main characters’ changing behaviors that happened to them after living in America. As for the environmental aspects, there were two things that influenced the main characters. They were a) interaction to others with locus of control; the main characters interaction with other people in America after they lived for long time there, and b) equal opportunity; main characters dreamt to be as equal and in the same level as American in workplaces. It is expected that this study will give contribution to the readers. In reading a literary work, the readers should see everything from the different point of views, this might enrich their knowledge about The Buddha and the Attic novel by Julie Otsuka.

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