Nattapol Pourprasert
Email: nattapol@tni.ac.th
10th National and International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences
28-29 October 2019, Prince of Songkla University, Phuket Campus, Phuket, Thailand
28-29 October 2019, Prince of Songkla University, Phuket Campus, Phuket, Thailand
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to study the factors affecting female undergraduate students’ being a
masseuses of the massage parlor in Thanon Phatthanakan, Bangkok Metropolis. For the research methodology
in this research, using anthropological research methods that were used in data collection by participatory
observation and in-depth interviews of 10 female students who are undergraduate students with the age range
between 18-25 years. They were engaged in sex services of the massage parlor in Thanon Phatthanakan,
Bangkok Metropolis. The results showed that 1) income, 2) materialism, 3) family status, 4) separated family,
5) sex experiences, and 6) friend group influence on being a masseuse.
masseuses of the massage parlor in Thanon Phatthanakan, Bangkok Metropolis. For the research methodology
in this research, using anthropological research methods that were used in data collection by participatory
observation and in-depth interviews of 10 female students who are undergraduate students with the age range
between 18-25 years. They were engaged in sex services of the massage parlor in Thanon Phatthanakan,
Bangkok Metropolis. The results showed that 1) income, 2) materialism, 3) family status, 4) separated family,
5) sex experiences, and 6) friend group influence on being a masseuse.
Keywords: Female Undergraduate Students, Masseuses, Prostitution, Massage Parlor
