PROCESS OF BECOMING A MOTOPUNK IN AN AREA OF MUANG DISTRICT, NAKHON SI THAMMARAT PROVINCE

Abstract

This article has the objectives to study 1) The reasons for becoming a motopunk in an area in Mueang District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, 2) The process of becoming a motopunk in an area of Mueang District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, and 3) Approaches to solving problems of motopunks in Mueang District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. This research was qualitative research. This research used an interview form with a purposive sample selected.
They were analyzed for content and summarized as a whole. The results of the study found that:                 1) The reasons for being a motorpunk in an area of Mueang District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province included 1.1) In the family aspect, it was found that the children were not accepted by the family and their parents were likely to criticize and complain to their children regularly. 1.2) In the aspect of the group of friends, it was found that friends have an influence on thoughts, beliefs, and counseling in many matters. 1.3) In terms of residence in the community, it was found that an environment with low social control was considered a weakness. And 1.4) In terms of values, it was found that children were imitating the behaviors from TV programs, which included values that required acceptance from a group of their friends. 2) The process of becoming a motopunk in an area of Mueang District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, as follows: 2.1) In terms of curiosity,                it was found that teenagers were at the age where they had a desire to try and follow the behaviors of their friends; 2.2) In terms of environment, it was found that an environment was a source of gatherings bad behavior of adults, which would make children act according to what they see; 2.3) In terms of emotional state, it was found that they were likely to resist and do things that adults did not like; 3) Guidelines for solving the problem of motorpunks in an area of Mueang District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province included 3.1) In terms of helps from families,               It was found that families should have taken care of children, observed children's behaviors,              and given their children with advices; 3.2) In terms of attitude adjustment, it was found that solving the problem of motopunks' actions should have been taken based on understanding              and corrective actions at the mental level and attitude of teenagers.