Capitalism Magic Thailand Chris - Rowley Romin P Thomson

Romin P Thomson

Surveys are social interactions

social-emotional well-being

Features of the book include: * a contextual approach which encourages students and professionals to see how micro and macro views of family stress can be combined in an ecological (or contextual) design * the concluding chapter provides students and researchers with speculation about the future of family stress research - where it may be heading and why it is needed - thus providing a roadmap for future research and application * chapters conclude with 'points to remember' and cartoons help reinforce points with humour As much as 60% of the text is new material and coverage brings the book thoroughly up-to-date

Capitalism Magic Thailand Chris - Rowley Romin P ThomsonBy studying intersections among new cults of wealth, ritually empowered amulets and professional spirit mediumship which have emerged together in Thailand's dynamic religious field in recent decades Capitalism Magic Thailand explores the conditions under which global modernity produces new varieties of enchantment. Bruno Latour's account of modernity as a condition fractured between rationalizing ideology and hybridizing practice is expanded to