Cross Cultural Analysis Thailand
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Contents Introduction 3 The Onion model and the Value Profile of Thailand 5 Case 1 “Khatoey” 8 Case 2 Muslim Thais 13 Case 3 Illegal immigrants 17 Case 4 “Hi-So” 22 Conclusion 27 Evaluation 28
Introduction
In this report we are going to analyze Thailand, officially, the “Kingdom of Thailand”. It is located in Southeast Asia, bordering to the north Laos and Burma (Myanmar), to the east Cambodia and to the southMalaysia (Encyclopedia.Thailandhttp://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Thailand.aspx). The Thai king, Rama IX is not only officially titled the “Head of State” , but also “Head of the Armed Forces”, an “Upholder of the Buddhist Religion” and the “Defender of all Faiths” (Wikipedia. Thailand http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand). Roughly 75% of the population are ethnically Thai, 14% are Chinese, 3% are ethnically Malay and the rest belongs to minority groups such as the various hill tribes. The country’s official language is Thai and the primary religion is Buddhism, which is practiced by 95% of the population. The other 5% consist of 4.6% Muslims, 0.7% of Christians and the last 0.1% of various different religions. Thai culture has been widely influenced by many other nationalities, such as Indian, Lao, Burmese, Cambodian and Chinese (Wikipedia. Thailandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand).
In the following paper we are going to apply the Onion model as learned in Cross Cultural Analysis Classes at School, using Geert Hofstede’s “Cultures and Organizations, Software of the Mind”. Then we apply four different cases in order to draw a picture of Thai culture. Firstly, we are going to look at the phenomenon of transgendered males (often referred to as “lady boys”) which are a distinctive feature of Thai society. Another case study will be the minority of Muslims in Thailand. As mentioned above, only a very small amount of the population follow the Islam. However, a lot of conflicts derive from this minority.
Thailand is on the merge
Contents Introduction 3 The Onion model and the Value Profile of Thailand 5 Case 1 “Khatoey” 8 Case 2 Muslim Thais 13 Case 3 Illegal immigrants 17 Case 4 “Hi-So” 22 Conclusion 27 Evaluation 28
Introduction
In this report we are going to analyze Thailand, officially, the “Kingdom of Thailand”. It is located in Southeast Asia, bordering to the north Laos and Burma (Myanmar), to the east Cambodia and to the southMalaysia (Encyclopedia.Thailandhttp://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Thailand.aspx). The Thai king, Rama IX is not only officially titled the “Head of State” , but also “Head of the Armed Forces”, an “Upholder of the Buddhist Religion” and the “Defender of all Faiths” (Wikipedia. Thailand http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand). Roughly 75% of the population are ethnically Thai, 14% are Chinese, 3% are ethnically Malay and the rest belongs to minority groups such as the various hill tribes. The country’s official language is Thai and the primary religion is Buddhism, which is practiced by 95% of the population. The other 5% consist of 4.6% Muslims, 0.7% of Christians and the last 0.1% of various different religions. Thai culture has been widely influenced by many other nationalities, such as Indian, Lao, Burmese, Cambodian and Chinese (Wikipedia. Thailandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand).
In the following paper we are going to apply the Onion model as learned in Cross Cultural Analysis Classes at School, using Geert Hofstede’s “Cultures and Organizations, Software of the Mind”. Then we apply four different cases in order to draw a picture of Thai culture. Firstly, we are going to look at the phenomenon of transgendered males (often referred to as “lady boys”) which are a distinctive feature of Thai society. Another case study will be the minority of Muslims in Thailand. As mentioned above, only a very small amount of the population follow the Islam. However, a lot of conflicts derive from this minority.
Thailand is on the merge