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The purposes of this research were twofold: (1) to investigate the extent of the commitments to social, economic, and quality-of-life behaviorals patterns of the rural Thai-Muslims in the southern border provinces that would have some effects upon the overall development of the southern border provinces, and (2) to answer the question of whether or not such commitments binder the social, economic, and quality-of-life development of the rural Thai- Muslims in the southern border provinces. The samples under study were or 400 Thai-Muslim household heads or their spouses, who were males or females of 15 and over and resided in the southern border provinces. The instruments for the data collection were of observation methods and interview guides. In the data analysis, the statistical procedures employed were persentage, mean, standard deviation, variance and a t-test.<br /> It was found that there was a significant difference (p<.05) between the subjects' Islamic commitments and their behavioral pattern: the social--their participation in the governmental activities being punctual, getting married at a very young age, spending a free time; the economic--income and risk-taking; and the quality-of-life--the religious studies, basic health habits regarding use of hygientc toilets and medical treatments. As for the family planning behavior, the hypothesis could not be tested statistically. However, there was no statistical difference between the subjects' Islamic commitments and their behavioral patterns in their fellowmen's activity paricipation, being allowed to have more than wife, rituals of getting rid of bad luck, being superstitious, being economical, capital accumulation, supplementary career, and education. It was in addition found that those Islamic commitments did not at all hinder any development, but on the contrary, they helped enhance all aspects of development.<br /> The areal development in the southern border provinces had been thus far accomplished only up to a certain level of it; the Islamic commitments of the rural Thai-Muslims not only did not hinder such development but also enhanced it. It was strngly suggested that subtly appropriate strategies be sought to strengthen those Islamic commitments, so that the community development in the area will be accomplished to a greater extent.
| Name | นฐพงศ์ เทพจารี |
| Organization | มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ บัณฑิตวิทยาลัย |
ด้านเศรษฐกิจและสังคม
--นโยบายและการพัฒนา
ด้านศาสนา
--ศาสนากับสังคม
อิสลามศึกษา
| Name: | ชำนาญ ประทุมสินธุ์ |
| Roles: | ที่ปรึกษาวิทยานิพนธ์ |
| Name | : | มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ วิทยาเขตปัตตานี |
| Address | : | ปัตตานี (Pattani) |