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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleTHAI LITERATURES REFLECTING CHINESE IDENTITY IN THAI SOCIETYSuchawadee KesmaneeLiteratures present the picture of people’s lives in the society in details. There have been numerous studies on Chinese-Thai literatures but none of them has an in-depth study on the Chinese identity. This study has been conducted due to personal interest to analyze the authors’ effort to present the Chinese identity through the characters, contents and social contexts. The data … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 9 Jan 2014 · 8,101 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleSurvival and Change of Mahoree Tradition in Cambodian SocietyPittayawat Pantasri, Jarernchai Chonpairot, Boonsom YodmaleeProblem statement: Mahoree, is an important music ensemble in Cambodia since the Angkorean period. Mahoree formerly belonged to the court or noble Cambodian families. Mahoree is very popular and practiced by ordinary people and plays an important role in Cambodian society. Mahoree is a culture of the community and the Cambodian society and can be preserved and promoted by community … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 13 Mar 2012 · 8,662 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleSuitable Assimilation Model of Culture, Beliefs and Rites Concerning Deities of Buddhism and Hindu-Brahmanism for Peace of Thai Society in Bangkok and CircumferencesPhra Maha Kriangkrai Kaewchaiya, Suoneth Photisan, Makhawin PurisuttamoProblem statement: At present, Thai society widely assimilates culture, beliefs and rites concerning deities of Buddhism and Hindu-Brahmanism by worshipping the deity images at the temples or the abodes of gods in Bangkok and circumferences. A typical worship is to pray the deity for help. As a matter of fact, people should help themselves first and use a prayer as … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 8 Feb 2011 · 7,834 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleBuddhist Philosophy: A Study of Buddha Images for Perpetuating Buddhism in Isan SocietyThidarat Duangsin, Songkoon Chantachon, Khosit PaengsoiProblem statement: Buddha image is a symbol which built for representing the Buddha. At present, the majority of people always misinterpret and misevaluate the real value of Buddha image. As a matter of fact, Buddha image enhances social solidarity and social networks of Northeast-Thai people. Appreciating value of Buddha image is necessary for next generation so a study of Buddhist … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 4 Feb 2011 · 8,674 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleThe Process of Getting Identity in Turkish Society: Kemalist EducationNihat AycanEducation has different meanings according to the structure of the society and it works as to the structure. In one hand, it prepares the members of a society to the world standards changing rapidly and on the other hand, by designating the future form of the societies, increases its significance day by day. As Atatürk indicates education has an important … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 7,159 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleGovernance and Democratic Procedures in the Information Society EraAthanasios I. BozinisThe use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in today’s democratic societies has always two sides: the well-intended, which is the expansion of the democratic participation, and the bad-intended, the one that causes concentration. This research analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of the use of e-democracy and claims that the integration of electronic democracy within a country will be based … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2007 · 7,359 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleRole of Information Technology for Good Governance and SocietyHasan Al-ShalabiFor developing countries, Technology is considered to be a lever for development. The development of Information Technology (IT) has a wide potential in all aspects of the societal development. Especially, for any developing country, IT has brought an overall change and growth. The developing countries need to focus on 6Cs of IT i.e. Computer density, Communication, Connectivity, Cyber laws, Cost … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2005 · 9,875 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsConceptual Interpretation of Modern Value Policy in the Context of Scientific Research PracticesVagif Deirushevich Bairamov, Yulia Igorevna Isakova, Aues Mukhamedovich Kumykov et al.As part of the research a conceptual interpretation of research practices witnessed an essential condition for value policy as a factor of state administration efficiency as well. Following the results of a sociological study conducted by the authors, a hierarchical structure of value policy efficiency in the Russian Federation has been presented based on the criteria of significance and satisfaction … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 4 · 19 Apr 2016 · 7,456 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Role of Developmental Psychology to Understanding History, Culture and Social ChangeGeorg W. OesterdiekhoffDevelopmental psychology of the past generations has evidenced that the whole pre-modern humankind stood on pre-operational or concrete-operational stages. Only the modern humankind has also developed the fourth stage of human development, the adolescent stage of formal operations. Lew Vygotski was 1933 one of the first to earmark convincingly the connection of socialisation (school education) and cognitive development as a … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 4 · 29 Jan 2015 · 12,911 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsCONFUCIANISM AND CHARACTER EDUCATION: A CHINESE VIEWMei-Ju Chou, Yi-Chan Tu, Kai-Ping HuangThe principles of Confucianism are founded on humaneness, righteousness, propriety, knowledge, integrity and filial piety. These principles have found their way to the Chinese culture since the days of Confucius. The study reviews the concept of Confucianism and its influence in Chinese context. Also, the relationship between Confucianism and character education is discussed. Character education is based on the transmission … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 20 Aug 2013 · 11,821 accessesView PDFCite