Spatialising Thai masculinities: Negotiating dominance and subordination in Southern Thailand

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-150

  Malam, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cross cultural relationships; Masculinity; Migration; Thai gender

Indexed keywords

CLASS; CULTURAL RELATIONS; DOMINANCE; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER IDENTITY; MARGINALIZATION; MASCULINIZATION; NATIONAL IDENTITY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; KOH PHANGAN; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN REGION; SURAT THANI [SOUTHERN REGION]; THAILAND;

EID: 40749106894     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649360701856086     Document Type: Article

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