Studi ini menggambarkan makna perkawinan oleh informan remaja perempuan yang sudah menikah dan yang belum menikah. Menggunakan pendekatan interaksionisme simbolik, untuk melihat konstruksi nilai dan norma melalui proses sosialisasi dari significant others kepada remaja perempuan. Makna perkawinan bagi informan sudah menikah yakni membuat hidup menjadi bahagia, telah dapat memiliki anak, dan membuat hidup lebih mandiri. Sedangkan makna perkawinan bagi informan belum menikah yakni dapat memiliki keturunan, perkawinan dianggap sakral dan merupakan ibadah, pelegalan hubungan seks, tempat penyaluran kasih sayang, dan dapat membangun keluarga harmonis. Makna perkawinan yang dikonstruksikan pada informan belum menikah dan sudah menikah berbeda. Makna perkawinan pada informan sudah menikah merupakan penggabungan makna normatif dan hasil pengalaman subjektif. Sedangkan Informan belum menikah, dihasilkan melalui proses internalisasi dari significant others melalui interaksi dan sosialisasi.

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This study describes the meaning of marriage by informants adolescent women are married and unmarried. Using symbolic interactionism approach, to see the construction of values and norms through the socialization process of women's significant others to adolescents. The meaning of marriage from married informant that make life happier, have been able to have children, and make life more independently. While, the meaning of marriage for unmarried informants that can have children, marriage is considered sacred and was worship, legalized sex, the distribution affection, and can build a harmonious family. The meaning of marriage which is constructed on the married and married informant is different. Meaning of marriage on married informant which is combination of normative meaning and subjective experience. While, for unmarried informants, the meaning is produced through a process of internalization of significant others through interaction and socialization.