UNDERSTANDING THAI FAMILIES - A CULTURAL-CONTEXT FOR THERAPISTS USINGA STRUCTURAL APPROACH

Authors
PINYUCHON M GRAY LA
Citation
M. Pinyuchon et La. Gray, UNDERSTANDING THAI FAMILIES - A CULTURAL-CONTEXT FOR THERAPISTS USINGA STRUCTURAL APPROACH, Contemporary family therapy, 19(2), 1997, pp. 209-228
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Family Studies","Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
Contemporary family therapy → ACNP
ISSN journal
08922764
Volume
19
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
209 - 228
Database
ISI
SICI code
0892-2764(1997)19:2<209:UTF-AC>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
This article describes six cultural influences that affect Thai famili es: religious beliefs, rural and urban considerations, family relation ships, societal values, masculine and feminine roles, and sexuality. A case study of a Thai family struggling with these issues and interven tions from a structural therapy perspective is presented.