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Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction -- 1 Thai Buddhism, the Mass Media, and Culture Change in Thailand -- Abstract -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Thai Buddhism in the Phases of Globalization -- 1.3 Thai Culture: A Mediatized Buddhist Culture -- 1.4 Conclusion -- References -- Websites -- Note -- 2 Analyzing the "Dhammakaya Case" Online -- Abstract -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Objectives of This Study -- 2.3 Research Questions -- 2.4 Methodology -- 2.5 Findings and Discussion -- 2.6 Analysis -- 2.7 The 12 Causal Links in the PS Model -- 2.8 Analysis -- 2.9 Analysis -- 2.10 Conclusion -- References -- Websites -- 3 Violence Against Thai Females -- Abstract -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Female Status in Thai Culture from a Historical Perspective -- 3.3 Analysis: Gender and Power as Represented in the Media -- 3.4 Conclusion -- References -- Websites -- 4 A Village in the Jungle: Culture and Communication in Thailand -- Abstract -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Thai Feudalism: The "Sakdina" System -- 4.3 A Rural Village Culture -- 4.4 The Power of Beliefs -- 4.5 The Amoral Power … and Moral Kindness -- 4.6 Interpersonal Communication: Mai Pen Rai -- 4.7 Likay Drama -- 4.8 Growing Pains: Modernization and Tradition -- 4.9 The Thai Value System -- 4.10 Thai Leaders and Face -- 4.11 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Tourism, Digital Social Communication and Development Discourse: A Case Study on Chinese Tourists in Thailand -- Abstract -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Literature Review and Theoretical Perspectives -- 5.2.1 Globalization and Culture -- 5.2.2 Globalization and Mediatized Society -- 5.2.3 Mediatization and Culture -- 5.2.4 Development Discourse, Sustainability, and EcoTourism -- 5.2.5 Research Questions -- 5.2.6 Methodology -- 5.2.7 General Observations