Second-Generation Chinese in Thailand

A Study of Ethnic Identification

Bibliographic Data

ID2390766
AuthorsHarry W Gardiner (College of Saint Teresa Winona, Minnesota, corresponding author), Dalad Lematawekul (Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand)
Year1970
Volume1
Issue4
Pages333-344
Publication date1970-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0221 • E-ISSN: 1552-5422
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/135910457000100405
OpenAlexW2128572528
LanguageEN
References cited32

This study investigated the ethnic identification of second-generation Chinese in Thailand. One hundred and seventy-six adolescents 14-18 years of age (92 male, 84 female) were separated into (1) those who used Chinese family names and those who used Thai family names and (2) those who had attended Chinese schools and those who had not attended such schools. The following measures were employed: Behavioral Differential Scale, Assimilation-Orientation Inventory, California Fascism Scale, Conformity Scale, and the Gough-Sanford Rigidity Scale. It was hypothesized that (1) second-generation Chinese who used Chinese family names would have a higher degree of identification with Chinese than those who used Thai family names; (2) those who had attended Chinese schools would identify more closely with Chinese than those who had not attended such schools; and (3) scores on the F-scale, C-scale, and R-scale would be positively correlated with the degree of Chinese identification. Analysis of results indicates support for the first two hypotheses but not for the third. Possible areas of future research are suggested

Cartography · China · Chinese people · Conformity · Ethnic group · Geography · Identification (biology · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Anthropology · Demography · Economic, Social, and Health Studies · Psychology · Race, History, and American Society · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology