Sripraphai .:. Migration tendencies in Thailand

Sripraphai, Phornchai und Kathleen,
Social, eco-psychological determinants of migration tendencies (village-town migration) in Thailand. Saarbrücken: Univ. of the Saar, 1981. XI, 373 Seiten mit Abbildungen. Broschur. 204 x 146 mm. 498 g

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* Socio-Psychological Research Center on Development Planning. - Zahlenstempel auf dem Vortitelblatt.
Bestell-Nr.158365

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Sripraphai | Psychologie | Soziologie | Migration | Suedasien | Thailand

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1. Research Overview 1
2. Methodology. 3
3. Order of Presentation. 7

PART ONE: THE VILLAGE SETTINGS
1. Research Location.. 9
1 1 Environment and Population 9
1 2 The Physical Structure of the two Villages 12
1 .2 I The Village of Tha Muang 12
1 2 e 2 The Village of Klong Makham 19
2. Social Economic Structure of the Villages 23
1 The Village Leaders — The Elite Groups 23
2. 2 Selected Elites' Evaluations of their own Role Performance and of the Corrununity 35
2. 3 The Villagers
2.3 1 The Planting Season 48
2.3 2 The Harvesting Season 52
2.3 3 The Dry Season 57
The Village Guardian Spirit of puu taa 61
3.1 An Analysis of the Functions of puu *Caa 62
3.2 The Village Cult as a Normative Model and its
Implication for Migration 71
4. The Village as Actual Action Field 75
4.1 Interaction Partners 77
4.2 The Action Potential of the Village 100
4.3 The Fang Klong Bridge as an Action Locality 102

PART TWO: THE CASE STUDIES
1 Introduction
2. Sayants Story
2 1 Background Information 117
2.2 Analysis of Sayan's Migration Tendencies 118
2 3 Familial Situation 123
2 4 Social S ituation 127
2 5 Experience with Bangkok 131
2 e 6 Material Needs, Goals and Models 13B
3. Krasae's Story 139
3 I Background Information
3 2 The Familial Situation 140
3 3 The Social Dimension 144
3 4 Experience with Bangkok 152
3.5 Analysis of Krasaets Integration of Village Urban Values 156
4. Virees Story 165
4 1 Background Information 165
4 2 Current Familial Economic S ituation
4 3 Current Familial Social S ituat-ion 166
4 4 Social Situation 166
4.5 Interaction Styles with Friends 173
4 6 Experience with Bangkok 179
4.7 Personal Aspiration and Migration Tendency 181
5. Pikul's Story 182
5 Background Information
5 2 Familial S ituation 187
5 3 Social Situation 187
5.4 Personal Beliefs, Aspirations and
6. Sa-ngop's Story 209
1 Background Information 209
6. 2 The Famil ial and Economic Situation 210
6. 3 Social Situation 216
6. 4 Marriage and Related Action Goals 222
Action Valences and Action Possibilities 224
7. Nongnuch t s Story 231
1 Background Information 231
7. 2 The Familial Situation 232
7. 3 Social Situation 236
7. 4 Bangkok Experience 248
7. 5 Action Goals and Migration Tendencies 250

PART THREE: TOWARDS A MIGRATION DECISION
I Town Information and the Readiness to accept Change 255
I e 1 The Impersonal 255
(I) The Mass Media 259
(2) Material Inputs
1 2 Personal Source of Information — Behavior Model 266
1.3 Experience 277
1 4 Information — Selection and Action Processes
2. Valences — The Migration Decision, a Delicate Balance 283

SUMMARY 303
BIBLIOGRAPHY 307
APPENDICES 309

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Village Groups and population in Tambon Koh Waai 10
Table 2: Classification of some Baan Udom El ite Groups (1978) 24
Table 3: Selected Village Leaders' Perception of their Role, Type of Interaction with Villagers and Community 38—41
Evaluation
Table 4: Farmland Ownership — Renting—in Data (Family Survey
Data — 131 Households)
Table 5: The Social Psychological Implications of the Rice growing Cycle in Baan Udom
Table 6: Activities Associated with puu taa Cult, Functions of puu Villagers' Obligations and Consequences of Negligence 63-65
Table 7: Differential Perception of the Action Potential Of a Central Action Locality on the Basis of Ascribed
Soc ia1 Status 108
Table 8: Sayans Action Situation . 119—124
Table 9: Informant Noe '103
— Sa—ngop
Action Possibilities and Valences — Klong Makham
and Bangkok
Table 10: Comparison of the Klong Makham Young Women 225-226
Leaders . 239—24

LIST OF MAPS
Map 1: Tha Muang: Principal Landmarks 14
Map 2: K long Makham: Principal Landmarks 21
Map 3: Action Territory & Locations of the
Tha Muang Market Youth Group 80
Map 4: Action Territory & Locations of the Baan Tha Muang
Youth Group 84
Map 5: Main Action Locations for the Klong Makham Youth
Group 95
Map 6: Sayanws Mental Map of Baan Tha Muang Area 129
Map 7: Krasaets Mental Map of the Tha Muang Market Area... 147
Map 8: Vireets Mental Map of Tha Muang 169
Map 9: Pikulls Mental Map of Tha Muang Market Area 195
Map 10: Sa—ngopts Mental Map of K long Makham Village 217
Map II: Nongnuch' s Mental Map of Klong Makham Village 237

LIST OF DIAGRAMS
Diagram 1 : Outlay of Baan Udom Village House 15
Diagram 2: K long Makharn Youth Clusters
Diagram 3; V i reels Models and Interaction Partners in Tha 176
Impact and Values

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