ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Bhassorn Limanonda, Ph.D. (Sociology-Demography

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Male’s Role and Family Problems in Modern Thai Society.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of The Psychiatric Association of Thailand, Vol. 43 No.3 July-September 1998; P 258-265.

รายละเอียด / Details:

For about 3 decades, socio-economic development in Thailand aiming toward industrialization and urbanization has brought about some negative impacts on the family including changes in lifestyle and weakening family relations. However, it is evident that problems in the Thai family are party contributed by values and practices regarding gender relations. Values which place men in the more superior position and double standard practices in the Thai Society allow them to behave in such a way that family stability could be disrupted. Many of men’s behavior are considered to be major causes of family problems in modern Thai society. They include drinking, frequent prostituting, promiscuity, wife of child beating, family desertion. The breaking up of family has much implications for social and psychological problem which cannot be simply ignored. Various approaches and measures are recommended at the international meetings to promote more male’s responsibilities and greater participation in marriage and family life. It is agreed that family should be the first and best place to make changes in gender inequality values and practices. Young boys and male adolescents and parenthood. These kinds of training could be integrated in school, out-school curriculum, and community activities. At the national level, programmes and policies directed at equal gender relations should be strengthened. Research on male’s attitudes and behavior regarding marriage and family life should be more often conducted for purpose of policy formulation.

Keywords: thai family, male’s roles, role, mental health

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 1998

Address: Institute of Population Studies, Visid Prachubmoh Building, Chulalongkorn University, Phaya Thai Road, Bangkok 10330.

Code: 0000086

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-6985

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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