Once touted as a land of plenty because of its rich, varied and abundant agricultural products, Thailand is still able to make such claims, ...Read More
The final straw for the non-believers came in November 2013 when Yingluck attempted to pass a broad amnesty bill that would, in effect, allo...Read More
The Ayutthaya kingdom (1350–1767) is perhaps the best-known ancient Thai kingdom as its capital is still resplendent with historical buildin...Read More
The ancient kingdom of Siam—from the Sanskrit word Syama, meaning ‘dark’ or ‘brown’—was renamed Thailand in 1948. This was, in fact, the sec...Read More
A visit to Thailand is likely to be an infuriating, alienating and head-scratching experience that will also provide the most wonderful and ...Read More
Suppose someone asked you to deliver a letter to a complete stranger on the other side of the country by using only acquaintances to pass th...Read More
A few years ago, Cosmopolitan magazine featured an article advising female readers on “how to reduce otherwise evolved men to drooling, pant...Read More
One of the most popular variants of symbolic interaction ism is dramatically analysis. As first developed by Erving Goffman (1959 [1956]), d...Read More
A few years ago, a researcher and his assistants eavesdropped on 1,200 conversations of people laughing in public places, such as shopping m...Read More
The development of the self is a lifelong process (Mortimer and Simmons, 1978). When young adults enter a profession or get married, they mu...Read More
Although people are free to choose socialization influences from the mass media, they choose some influences more than others. Specifically,...Read More
Like schools, peer groups are agents of socialization whose importance grew in the 20th century. Peer groups consist of individuals who are ...Read More
Early work on childhood socialization leaves two key questions unanswered. First, does socialization help to maintain social order or does i...Read More
“I can date precisely the pivot of my adolescence,” says Robert. “I was in grade 10. It was December 16. At 4 p.m., I was nobody and knew it...Read More
One day in 1800, a 10- or 11-year-old boy walked out of the woods in southern France. He was filthy, naked, and unable to speak. He had not ...Read More
Max Weber coined the term rationalization to describe the application of the most efficient means to achieve given goals and the unintended,...Read More
Young people’s culture has always been faster than the culture of older people. Older people process information slower than young people do...Read More