Dahlan Shirat Busman, Kamaruzaman Jusoff, Darmawan Salman, Meisanti
Themes philanthropy as something to be exploited in the capitalist tools to maintain their existence becomes a very contemporary study in the Indonesian sociology perspective. This paper departs from the writer's assumption that one of the capitalist efforts to maintain trust among the middle class is by way of hegemony through philanthropic institutions that exist or that are deliberately set up by them. Sociologically, this phenomenon raises a number of critical questions about whether these symptoms occur naturally following its time or is it a symptom designed systematically, where the activity of philanthropy is not just a process of social exchange alone but can also be seen as an element of symbolic exchange that is being built by capitalism. This paper tries to reveal the theme of capitalism and philanthropy that occurred in two inter-agency proceeds diving realm of philanthropy in access and influence over funding sources and distribution. The results of this study will contribute to the development of socio- philanthropy with a focus on the formulation of propositions about the process behind the action of hegemony philanthropic investors and agents of civil society. © IDOSI Publications, 2013.
Department of Sociology, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, South Sulawesi 90222, Indonesia; Department of Forest Production, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi 90245, Indonesia; Department of Agriculture Economic, Universitas Halu Oleo, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi 93212, Indonesia
