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Factors related to acceptance of innovations in Bang Chan,Thailand: analysis of a survey conducted by the Cornell Cross-Cultural Methodology Project, May 1955

Cornell University, Southeast Asia Program (25) • Published In 1957 • Pages: viii, 72

By: Goldsen, Rose Kohn, Ralis, Max, Cornell University [Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology. Cross-Cultural Methodology Project].

Abstract
This study was conducted by a research staff consisting of Americans and Thai, some of them trained anthropologists, by strictly following a predesigned survey schedule. Various factors were studied statistically, in order to better determine the conditions of acceptance of selected agricultural innovations and conditions for using the facilities of modern medicine in clinics and hospitals. Four agricultural innovations were selected, viz. gasoline motor, raising of fish (tilapia), use of fertilizer, and mushroom culture. Contact with urban life style, either through temporary stay in the city or through radio and written material, was the main factor for accepting certain innovations.
Subjects
Tests and schedules administered in the field
Organization and analysis of results of research
Acculturation and culture contact
Agricultural science
Urban and rural life
Hospitals and clinics
Medical care
culture
Central Thai
HRAF PubDate
2019
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Sociologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sigrid Khera ; Dubravka Schmalzbauer ; 1970-1973
Field Date
May, 1955
Coverage Date
1955
Coverage Place
village of Bang Chan, Thailand
Notes
Rose K. Golden and Max Ralis
LCCN
58021165
LCSH
Thais