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Violence Against Thai Females

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Culture and Communication in Thailand

Part of the book series: Communication, Culture and Change in Asia ((CCCA,volume 3))

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This chapter discusses violence against females from a Thai historical perspective. The Thai hierarchical worldview , especially toward females, will be explained. Rape , domestic violence, verbal abuse, spiritual violence, sexual harassment, bullying, trafficking, child pornography, etc., which are the symbolic representations of violence against female rights, will be analyzed. The highlight of this chapter is the discussion about portrayals of violence against females in the mass media.

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    The sakdina system was the hierarchical structure of service nobility codified in lists of official posts, each with its specific title, honorific and rank measured in areas of land they were allowed to possess (Baker and Phongpaichit 2005: 15; Ongsakul 2005: 115; Servaes and Malikhao 1989: 33; Servaes 1999: 211; Srisootarapan 1976; Suwannarit 2003: 9–12).

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Malikhao, P. (2017). Violence Against Thai Females. In: Culture and Communication in Thailand. Communication, Culture and Change in Asia, vol 3. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4125-9_3

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