The Social Habitus of Thai Students to becoming Thai Style’s Political Conservative Perspective.

Abstract

Since the social movement of new generation of Thai people turned up in 2020, they showed concern about their future under the traditional social structure which was led by dictatorship government. Moreover, they perceive unfair legislative system and desire democracy. However, there are still some Thai students who currently trust in the dictatorship government and support old political groups of elites. They prefer conservative ideology to progressive ideas. Even though the progressive trends are still going on, these trends cannot affect their thoughts and attitudes. Therefore, this research will analyze how selected participants’ behaviors and political thoughts are produced. Fifteen students in Chiangmai were selected for in-depth interviews using the oral history method, with participants identified through peers labeling. According to Norbert Elias’s concepts, social configurations can impact student’s habitus, consisting of self–control, self–image and
we-identity which develop through learning about social configurations along with Thailand’s history textbooks throughout student’s lives.