รูปแบบปฏิสัมพันธ์และกลไกการผสมผสานทางสังคมของชุมชนในพื้นที่ขยายตัวด้านเหนือของกรุงเทพมหานคร / ลักษณวดี ธนามี = The patterns of social interaction and integrative mechanism in the communities in Northern Bangkok extended metropolitan region / Luksanawadee Tanamee
The research aims to explore patterns of social interaction and social integrative mechanism in communities in Bangkok northern Extended Metropolitan Region, which is identified as Mega-urban Region type 2 by McGee. Based on the “ekistic”, the bi-polar, and the social system approaches, patterns of social interaction and social integrative mechanism are studied in 4 communities with varying degrees of urban and rural physical and socio-economic characteristics along the rural urban continuum. Data are collected through survey and structured interview, using individuals, households, and communities as units of analysis. Research results reveal that communities in Bangkok northern Extended Metropolitan Region are moving from rural to urban type at different paces and degrees due to physical factors, i.e., geographical setting, location, distance from the city, and accessibility. In addition, the difference is also due to socioeconomic factors, i.e., age, sex, religion, educational level, occupation, income, and duration of stay of community residents, mostly comprising of 2 groups: old-timers and new-comers. เท conclusion, three types of communities revealing different patterns of social interaction and integrative mechanism are found in this area. The first type composes of communities with low intensity of land use, mostly as residential area, located on agricultural land. Almost all of the residents are old-timers and have primary social interaction in the family and among friends. Level of social integration is high and integrative mechanisms are informal. The second type are communities with more intensity and diversity of land use than the first type. The old-timers in these communities begin to have "urban type" social interactions, with rather high level of social integration through both formal and informal integrative mechanism. The newcomers in these communities have “urban type" social interactions just to gain convenience and safety in living and working. The third are communities, with high intensity and diversity of activities and land uses. Among old-timers in these communities, there is almost no trace of “rural type" social interactions, while integrative mechanisms are both formal and informal. Among new-comers, social interaction is the same as the second type with low level of integration and integrative mechanisms are mostly formal.
