Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: Identity Pluralism and Social Status in Thailand

博士论文改进补助金：泰国的身份多元化和社会地位

• 批准号: 0823639
• 负责人: Peter Brown
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: Emory University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-03-01 至 2010-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0823639&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Improvement; Grant; Identity

Emory University graduate student, Byungchu Dredge Kang, with the guidance of Dr. Peter J. Brown, will undertake research on the relationship between government policy, gender conformity, and stigma. The aims of this study include investigation into: 1) the relationship between childhood class background and gender conformity; and 2) the relationship between social stigma and the strategies used to minimize social stigma. Methods to be employed include participant observation of everyday life in work, domestic, and social environments, extended life history interviews, and analysis of public discourse (e.g. media, government documents). The research will be conducted in Bangkok, Thailand.Findings of this study will improve our understanding of social discrimination and the role of government policy in mitigating such discrimination. The research will contribute to social science theory by extending understanding of the cultural construction of social categories and by incorporating class analysis into arenas of identity construction where class is not routinely considered. Finally, the investigation of relationship patterns and stigma is expected to provide critical information about the social contexts of disease risks, including HIV. The research also will contribute to the education of a social scientist.

埃默里大学的研究生，Byungchu Dredge Kang，在Peter J. Brown博士的指导下，将进行政府政策，性别整合和耻辱之间的关系研究。本研究的目的包括：1）童年阶级背景与性别从众的关系; 2）社会污名与减少社会污名的策略之间的关系。采用的方法包括参与观察日常生活中的工作，家庭和社会环境，延长生活史访谈，并分析公共话语（如媒体，政府文件）。这项研究将在泰国曼谷进行，研究结果将增进我们对社会歧视和政府政策在减轻这种歧视方面的作用的了解。这项研究将有助于社会科学理论，通过扩大对社会类别的文化建设的理解，并将阶级分析纳入身份建设的舞台，阶级是不经常考虑的。最后，对关系模式和耻辱感的调查可望提供关于包括艾滋病毒在内的疾病风险的社会背景的重要信息。这项研究也将有助于社会科学家的教育。