Cooperation and the Adaptation on Cultural Diversity of Yuan Community, Ton Tan Sub-District, Sao Hai District, Saraburi Province
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The purposes of this research study were: 1) to study the conflicts caused by the coexistence on the cultural diversity of the Yuan people in Ton Tan Subdistrict; and 2) to study the adaptation process of the Yuan people in Ton Tan Subdistrict to create cooperation on differences among groups. In this study, the qualitative research method was employed. The target group included Yuan people in Ton Tan Sub-district, and the researcher selected 40 key informants by purposive selection. The selection of key informants was based on three specific criteria: 1) individuals with a strong ethnic awareness, 2) those who command respect or possess an awareness of conflicts among different groups of people, and 3) individuals who actively contribute to cultural promotion or community development. Data were collected by 2 methods, namely 1) document research and 2) field research focusing on in-depth interviews, participant and non- participant observation. Data were analysed by interpretation based on the perspective of the people in such culture, along with the use of logical reasoning.
The findings revealed that 1) the conflicts caused by the coexistence on the cultural diversity were divided into 2 aspects: 1.1) conflict is not clear or prejudice in differences and 1.2) seeing differently or rejection in differences. 2) The adaptation process of the Yuan people included 2 cases, namely 2.1) adaptation in cases of unclear conflict which emphasizes the process of adaptation in a way that looks back to the proud past of the ethnic group and 2.2) adaptation in cases of seeing differently which emphasizes the process of progressive adaptation or the development of the identity of the people group who do not abandon their original roots.
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