Multiculturalism of Ethnic Groups and Social Capital Potentiality: Mon and Lao Vieng Ethnic group in Kaopra Valley, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand
Keywords:
Multiculturalism, Mon-Lao Vieng ethnic group, Social Capital PotentialityAbstract
Using a qualitative approach, this study aimed to investigate the ethnic groups in the Khaopra Valley, to examine the multicultural aspects of the Mon-Lao Vieng ethnic group in the Khaopra Valley, and their use of Social Capital Potentiality in the Khaopra Valley, Nakhon Nayok Province. The sample group consisted of people from the Khaopra sub-district, Mueang District, Nakhon Nayok Province, local administrative organization executives, and education, tourism, and culture agency executives in Nakhon Nayok Province, totaling 76 primary informants. The selection of primary informants was done using the snowball technique. The researcher collected data in the community area through participatory observation, non-participatory observation, and in-depth interviews with the sample group. The results were then analyzed using content analysis techniques. Analysis of data found that 1) the ethnic groups of people living in the Khaopra Valley today are the Mon ethnic group, the Lao Vieng ethnic group, and the Mon-Lao Vieng ethnic group. 2) The multiculturalism of the Mon-Lao Vieng ethnic group in the Khaopra Valley is characterized by the integration of the cultures of the two ethnic groups, both in terms of food and lifestyle.3) The Social Capital Potentiality of the Mon-Lao Vieng ethnic group consists of intellectual and cultural capital, the creation of a tourism identity, the local way of life of forest-edge communities, Mon-Lao traditions, and local cuisine, community-based tourism management, agricultural tourism, and the use of bicycle routes for tourism.
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