The Phenomenon of Cultural Acculturation in the Association and Marriage of the Younger Generation of the Lani Tribe of Mountainous Papua Province

This study was conducted to determine the impact of acculturation of social culture and marriage in the younger generation of the Lani tribe because this topic is urgent and necessary to be discussed, reviewed, and researched. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative research. The results of this study indicate that cultural acculturation has a negative impact on the younger generation of Lani, where many are trapped in new cultures, especially Western culture, and in the end, many generations of Lani die. In addition, the matter of marriage is no longer following the existing norms, such as marrying a fellow clan or marrying his own brother. The proposal of this study is that there needs to be cooperation between parents and the church, pastoral counseling, education and teaching in the church and seminars.