Family in Flux in Southeast Asia, The: Institution, Ideology, Practice USA as reflected both in the

as reflected both in the complexity of identity

Wyatt and Aroonrut Wichienkeeo

cultural regions

practicing meditation with various teachers in the forests of northeast Thailand and writing several books published by Mahamakut Press in Bangkok and the Buddhist Publication Society in Sri Lanka

Family in Flux in Southeast Asia, The: Institution, Ideology, Practice USA as reflected both in theEdited by Yoko Hayami, Junko Koizumi, Chalidaporn Songsamphan, Ratana Tosakul The Family in Flux in Southeast Asia fills a gap in studies of the modern family. With much talk about the family in crisis in the industrialized world, new trends are affecting basic family structures in Southeast Asia as well: decreases in fertility rates, aging populations, a rise in divorce rates, increase in femaleheaded households, smaller families with a heavier