Perception is a view that is known generally and internationally as a way of seeing
certain objects that someone will understand. Knowing the perceptions of
Generation Z Adolescents towards their parents who experienced divorce cases is
the author's effort to find out and be able to see what Generation Z Adolescents
feel towards their parents who experienced divorce cases. The communication
patterns of divorced parents for some children will change over time, but on the
other hand there are also parenting patterns that continue to work well even though
the parents experience a divorce. According to the author, this perception is very
broad, everyone has their own problems and handling of problems. The aim of this
research is to determine the form of perception of Generation Z Adolescents, how
this perception can occur through the stages or processes of Stimulation,
Organization, Interpretation, Memorizing and Recall. The method used by
researchers is a qualitative method by presenting the results of interviews and case
studies. Researchers conducted interviews with teenagers who live in Samarinda.
The conclusion of this research explains and the researchers know the attitudes and
characteristics or communication patterns of divorced parents applied to their
children with 2 teenagers having positive perceptions and 6 teenagers still having
negative perceptions.
Keywords: Perception, Parenting, Parent and Child