ABSTRACT
One of the changes in the social structures which is commonly happening nowadays is amalgamation. This process means a combination of two ethnicities in a marriage. It can happen when there's a culture included in a social structure among a group of people. It's the same as this observation which discusses marriage amalgamation between Ambonese/South Moluccans and Javanese, in which there are various myths, prejudice, and polemic. The goal of the observation is to see how the adaptation process of the two ethnics tied in marriage amalgamation. The methods used are phenomenology with a sample of 2 families with children. The main data collection methods are observation, interview, and analysis from the interviews and direct observation found in real life. Based on this result, it's concluded that amalgamation process is not easy; however, with trust, communication, and understanding, there will be a huge satisfaction amalgamation marriage.
