Editor's Note

Abstract

This is the first issue of JCSH.  The JCSH, succeeding The Rangsit Journal of Social Science and Humanity (RJSH), continues to focus on the publication of various contemporary issues in social sciences and humanities.  This issue presents you with seven (7) research articles from various disciplines.

In the first article, Khanittha Jitsaeng conducted a survey to study the use of social media for political communication among Thai youths.  The study found that over 90 percent of youths followed political news from news feeds, media pages, and television and newspaper venues via Facebook.  It also found that about 70.0 percent of the youths discussed political issues via Messengers, and 63.0 percent via Twitter.

Next, Sakol Sopitarchasak and Ronnapoom Samakkeekarom conducted in-depth interviews to understand how parents/caregivers of LGBTQI+ people in Thailand respond to and manage the stress of the circumstance.  The authors found that rationalizations were their most common coping mechanism.  Family resources such as family cohesion and communication skills were key factors for their positive responses. 

In the third article, Pongsiri Ta-in and Yuwadee Terdudomtham studied causal factors related to underground lottery purchasing behaviors of Chompoo Samakki Credit Union Cooperatives members by qualitative research methods.  The authors concluded that the causal factors were (1) factors related to underground lottery itself (i.e., easiness of choosing numbers, easiness of purchasing underground lotteries, receiving greater prize money than government lotteries, and offering a discount or commission to buyers), (2) internal factors of underground lotteries, and (3) external factors (i.e., influence from friends, media, and gambling experience).