TTLA: Factors affecting social trust of Vietnamese people

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the researcher:Nguyen Thi Khanh Hoa            

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: August 15, 1983

4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen

5. Decision on recognition of PhD students No. 2213/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH dated November 21, 2011 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic name:Factors affecting social trust of Vietnamese people

8. Major: Sociology Code: 62.31.03.01

9. Scientific instructor:Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Quy Thanh

10. Summary of new results of the thesis

The thesis has shown that the current status of social trust of Vietnamese people is at a low average level. The basic trust index and social trust largely differ between rural and urban areas, but there is not much difference between men and women.

The thesis has shown that: The structure of the trust object includes trust in specific people and trust in generalized people. Trust in specific people includes trust in direct family members and trust in individuals outside the direct family based on the roles and relationships between individuals and families according to Eastern cultural traditions. Trust in generalized others is divided into trust in groups of civil servants and public employees and trust in groups/social classes based on the subject's expectations and expectations of social people. Thereby, the thesis verifies the role of different social groups in building social trust.

The thesis has determined the relationship between the elements in the objective structure of social trust through quantitative analysis to ensure reliability. These elements are relatively closely related to each other but play different roles in building general trust. This result is also verified by quantitative data through the use of exploratory factor analysis and correlation analysis in statistics.

Through quantitative analysis, the thesis has shown the close relationship between social trust and factors such as social distance and community cohesion. In addition, trust is also affected by the operation of medical, educational, and media institutions, the practice of public service by groups of civil servants, public employees, etc.

The thesis also points out the significance of the relationship between mass media and social trust. Mass media is the context in which social trust is placed, it affects social trust, but the increase or decrease of social trust also affects trust in mass media. This is important in the context of current globalization, when individuals cannot verify all information and events in life, most of the information is provided by mass media.

The thesis also puts forward ideas on building and strengthening social trust in practice through enhancing community solidarity, encouraging in-depth social participation, and effectively operating social institutions, etc. These ideas contribute to the development of policies suitable to the social context to build social trust among Vietnamese people.

11. Practical application:

Contribute to consulting on policies to build social trust in Vietnam.

12. Further research directions:

The relationship between social trust, social participation and social capital among Vietnamese people.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

Nguyen Quy Thanh, Nguyen Thi Khanh Hoa (2013), "Factors affecting trust in immediate family members",Journal of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi-Social Sciences and Humanities JournalVol. 29 (2), pp. 19-33.

Nguyen Quy Thanh, Nguyen Thi Khanh Hoa (2013), “Elements and relationships between them in the structure of social trust of Vietnamese people”,Social Magazinec (4), pp. 89-102.

Nguyen Quy Thanh, Nguyen Thi Khanh Hoa (2013), "Factors affecting social trust of Vietnamese people",Journal of Human Studies(3), pp.10-26.

Nguyen Quy Thanh, Nguyen Thi Khanh Hoa (2014), “Components and correlations in the social trust: the evidence in Vietnam”,Bangkok International Conference on Social Sciences (BISSS 2014) Proceedings, pp. 189–200.

Nguyen Quy Thanh, Nguyen Thi Khanh Hoa (2014), “Exploring social trust of Vietnamese people: the evidence from empirical study”,Vietnam Journal of Family and Gender StudiesVol.9 (2), pp.35-52.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Khanh Hoa 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: August 15, 1983 4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen

5. Admission decision number: 2213/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH dated on November 21, 2011 of the Rector of Social Sciences and Humanities University, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title: The Factors Impact on Social Trust of the Vietnamese

8. Major: Sociology 9. Code: 62.31.03.01

10. Supervisors: Assoc. Professor, Doctor Nguyen Quy Thanh

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

The thesis shows that the social trust of Vietnamese is fair. Most of the basic trusts and social trust have significant differences between the rural and urban area, but only some have significant differences between the male and female.

The thesis shows that the structure of social trust includes trust in particularized people and generalized people. Premised upon the Eastern cultural tradition, the trust in particularized people is divided into trust in members in immediate family and trust in the individuals or non-members of immediate family. While based on the expectations of the social people, the trust in people generalized includes trust in the public servants/officers and trust in social groups/classes.

Based on the reliable quantitative analysis, the thesis identifies the relation among the components of social trust. These components have relatively tight relations with each other but play different roles in developing the social trust. This result is based on using exploration factor correlation analysis and analysis in the statistical analysis.

Based on the quantitative evidence, the thesis shows the tight relationship between social trust and others such as social distance, the community cohesion. Moreover, the social trust is informed by the operation of social institutions such as health, education, communication and the public practices of the public servants/officers,…

The thesis shows the meanings of the relation between the mass communication institution and social trust as well. The social trust is put in the communication background, and communication affects social trust, but social trust also influences trust in the mass communication. This is meaningful in the globalization, when each individual cannot verify all information in life, while most of information is supplied by the mass communication.

The thesis also gives some ideas relating to developing and strengthening the social trust through the solidarity in community, encouragement to in-depth social participation, effective operation of social institutions…This may contribute to developing the suitable policies in building the social trust of the Vietnamese in the current society.

12. Practical applicability:

To contribute to give the recommendations for the policies aiming to build the social trust in Vietnam.

13. Further research directions:

The relationships between social trust and civic participation, social trust and social capital in Vietnam.

14. Thesis-related publications:

Nguyen Quy Thanh, Nguyen Thi Khanh Hoa (2013), “The factors affecting the trust in the members of immediate family”, The Sciences Magazine – Vietnam National University, Hanoi – Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Vol.29(2), pp. 19-33.

Nguyen Quy Thanh, Nguyen Thi Khanh Hoa (2013), “The components of the social trust and their correlation among them in the social trust of Vietnamese”, Sociological Magazine (4), pp. 89-102.

Nguyen Quy Thanh, Nguyen Thi Khanh Hoa (2013), “The factors impact on social trust of Vietnamese”, Magazine of the Human Studies (3), pp. 10-26.

Nguyen Quy Thanh, Nguyen Thi Khanh Hoa (2014), The oral presentation “Components and correlations in the social trust: the evidence in Vietnam” in proceedings of “International Conference on Social Sciences (BISS 2014)” in Bangkok, Thailand, January 18-20 2014.

Nguyen Quy Thanh, Nguyen Thi Khanh Hoa (2014), “Exploring social trust of Vietnamese people: the evidence from empirical study”,Vietnam Journal of Family and Gender StudiesVol.9(2), pp.35-52.