Urban Sprawl Impact on The Social Change in West Suburb of Malang City

The aim of the study to analyze the impact of urban sprawl on the social change. The method for analysis was thematic method. The data were collected from 100 respondents by means of structured interview. In-depth interview was also employed to those who took role as the stakeholders of the society. The research uncovered that the social change that happened in the west suburban area was due to the occurrence of the change from rural to suburb. In addition, the change happened gradually. The thematic method used for this analysis which found that the social change constituted a transitional zone from rural to urban consisted of four main themes, namely: 1) the structural change of society, 2) the lifestyle change, 3) the socio-culture orientation change, and 4) traditional value and custom change.