The Roles of Fatherhood in Thai Contemporary Novels
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The objective of the study was to investigate roles, behaviors and the diversity of fatherhood in Thai contemporary novels. The research data were accumulated from 16 Thai contemporary novels, and theories of role, personality, novels and society and father role in social and cultural dimension were used. The findings revealed that the role of father in contemporary Thai novels was divided into two groups; the father acting as social expectations and the father acting in conflict with the expectations of society. In addition, father in rural society and father in middle-class urban societies showed in different values. The diversity of fatherhood in Thai contemporary novels was studied through the development of the role of fatherhood. It was pointed out in each period of time. During 1972-1982, role of fatherhood showed the attributes of being good father. During 1983-1993, it showed fatherhood in society of competition. During 1994-2004, the role showed fatherhood in a typical way. During 2005-2015, it revealed the acceptance of different fatherhood's diversity. It was different in male and female authors’ points of view. The fatherhood in male authors’ attitude was exemplary of local culture conservation, having power and family leadership. On the other hand, fatherhood in female authors’ attitude was sacrifice, giving precedence to family, using patriarchy, lacking of responsibility for family and having ideology but not give priority to the family. It was accepted that the role was changed according to the age of time, for instance, being a homosexual father. Those attitudes has revealed the fatherhood in Thai contemporary novels for four preceding decades.
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เนื้อหาและข้อมูลในบทความที่ลงตีพิมพ์ในวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 ถือเป็นข้อคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบของผู้เขียนบทความโดยตรงซึ่งกองบรรณาธิการวารสาร ไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วย หรือร่วมรับผิดชอบใดๆ
บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ในวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อหรือเพื่อกระทำการใดๆ จะต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักอักษรจากวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 ก่อนเท่านั้น
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