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Thai women movement. Introduction From the past until now, conservative Thai
culture has transformed little by little. Transformation ...
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into a ... After the founders' deaths, other women have then continued as ...
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Introduction
From the past until now, conservative Thai culture has transformed little by little. Transformation of Thai culture is caused by two components; the first is the development that Thailand has in itself. The second component is the influences from other countries. At present one of the important changes that can be clearly seen is the role of women in Thai society. Compared to the past, modern Thai women tend to be more active, confident, and independent. Since women’s roles have changed, the new and surprised kind of relationship between men and women, which is called a “gig,” is introduced into the Thai society. Gig means a relationship between males and females who practically act like a boyfriend or a girlfriend; but they do not really commit themselves into a relationship. In other words, such behavior is quite similar to the practice of polygamy in the past. The “gig” phenomenon reflects drastic changes in Thai society especially the role of Thai women. However, in this paper, the emphasis will be put on the transformation of traditional Thai women to modern day Thai women’s roles and the practice of gig among Thai young women. The pervasive practice of gig in female youngsters is an evidence of young Thai women seeking gender equality.
Background knowledge
Thai society, the society of polygamy in men
Most Thai men are recognized by some Thai women as unfaithful husbands since a large amount of Thai men are rooted to value the practice of polygamy. Traditionally, the practice of polygamy was widely accepted in Thai society. Thai men usually had at least one minor wife or more. Although polygamy was legally abolished in 1932, the practice of polygamy still exists in modern day Thai society.
Thai society has long been under the patriarchal system, a form of social organization in which a man or men rule and descent is reckoned through the male line. In other words, Thai society was a male dominant...
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