LIFESTYLE AND CHANGE OF THE KAREN COMMUNITY, PHRABATH HUAI TOM VILLAGE, NA SAI SUB-DISTRICT, LI DISTRICT, LAMPHUN PROVINCE.

Abstract

The study of lifestyle changes of the Karen community at Ban Phra Bat Huai Tom, Na Sai Subdistrict, Li District, Lamphun Province, aims to study the lifestyle changes of the Karen community at Ban Phra Bat Huai Tom, Na Sai Subdistrict, Li District, Lamphun Province. The population used in this study was population that lives in Ban Phrabat Huai Tom Karen community, Na Sai Subdistrict, Li District, Lamphun Province, a total of 25 people, who have lived in the area for at least 30 years. They were used as a qualitative research model. To understand the phenomena of the lifestyle changes of the Karen community Ban Phrabat Huai Tom Subdistrict, Na Sai Subdistrict, Li District, Lamphun Province interview form was used as a tool for data collection

Results of the research were as follows: Lifestyle changes of the Karen community Ban Phrabat Huai Tom Subdistrict, Na Sai Subdistrict, Li District, Lamphun Province, is a result of the past and present community lifestyle consisting of family, career, education, administration religion and culture and technology. There are reasons that cause changes in lifestyle in the community consisting of internal causes and external causes. Internal causes are the increase in population, material requirements and accepting new traditions and cultures into the community. The changing lifestyle occurs when receiving external culture making the way of life change as well including beliefs, traditions culture and cultural changes. The external cause is caused by the development of the government. Both internal and external causes have changed the lifestyle of the Ban Phra Bat Huai Tom community, Na Sai Subdistrict, Li District, Lamphun Province.