The post-peasant village in Central Plain Thai society
essay 1975 Piker, Steven Isaac, 1937

Central ThaiAsia > Southeast Asia
This article presents information on sociocultural change in the village of Ban Qi. Piker presents data on the historical background to modernization, the traditional rural equilibrium in the central plain, and the village of Ban Qi in the twentieth ...

The closing of the frontier
article 1976 Piker, Steven Isaac

Central ThaiAsia > Southeast Asia
This paper discusses traditional social stratification in Thailand from about 1350-1767 A.D., and then, beginning in the 19th century, with changes in stratification patterns as the result of forces of 'modernization,' both from within the society as...

Changing child rearing practices in central Thailand
article 1975 Piker, Steven Isaac

Central ThaiAsia > Southeast Asia
This article studies changes in child rearing practices in the village of Banoi as a result of broad social and economic changes. The document includes a brief summary of child rearing practices in the 1960's, a discussion of personality consequences...

Personality profiles for two central Thai villages
article 1975 Mentzer, E. Hollis & Piker, Steven Isaac

Central ThaiAsia > Southeast Asia
In this article, Mentzer and Piker attempt to explain personality differences between inhabitants of the villages of Bang Khanmaak and Banoi. Personality characteristics were analyzed through the administration of Rorschach tests. The authors theoriz...