TTLA: Women's social capital in handicraft production in craft villages in the Red River Delta (Case study of Ha Thai village, Duyen Thai commune and Trat Cau village, Tien Phong commune, Thuong Tin district, Hanoi)

Author name: Phan Thi Thu Ha

Thesis title: Social capital of women in handicraft production in craft villages in the Red River Delta (Case study of Ha Thai village, Duyen Thai commune and Trat Cau village, Tien Phong commune, Thuong Tin district, Hanoi)

Dissertation field: Sociology

Major: Sociology Code: 62310301

Name of the postgraduate training unit: University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

1. Purpose and research objects of the thesis

Research purposeThe thesis aims to provide a relatively systematic understanding of the creation, maintenance and use of women's social capital in handicraft production in craft villages in the Red River Delta in the current period. On that basis, the thesis generalizes the theoretical viewpoint on the use of women's social capital in handicraft production in craft villages.

Research object of the topicis the social capital of women in handicraft production in craft villages in the Red River Delta.

2. Research methods used

The thesis used the following research methods: Document analysis method, observation method, in-depth interview and case study method, questionnaire survey method.

3. Main results and conclusions

3.1. Main results

- Clarifying the use and maintenance of women's social capital in the stages of handicraft production in craft villages in the Red River Delta.

- Overview of some theoretical perspectives on women's social capital in handicraft production

3.2. Conclusion

- Women's social capital, specifically networks and trust, plays an important role in the handicraft production process in craft villages in the Red River Delta.

- In the process of handicraft production, women in craft villages use social capital to cluster inward or social capital to reach outward depending on each specific production stage.

SUMMARY OF DOCTORAL THESIS

The author's name:Phan Thi Thu Ha

Thesis title:Social capital of women in cottage industry production in the Red River Delta's craft villages, Vietnam

Scientific branch of the thesis: Sociology

Major: Sociology Code: 62310301

The name of postgraduate training institution: University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

Thesis purpose and objectives

The thesis enlarges our understanding of building, maintaining and using social capital of women in cottage industry production in the Red River Delta's craft villages, Vietnam. The thesis also proposes some theoretical perspectives on social capital of women in cottage industry production.

1. Research methods:

Secondary data analysis, observation, in-depth interview, case study, and sociological survey.

2. Major results and conclusions

3.1. The major results

- The thesis sheds light on the ways in which women build, maintain and use social capital in the process of cottage industry production in the Red River Delta's craft villages, Vietnam.

- From the empirical data, the thesis generalizes some theoretical perspectives on social capital of women in cottage industry production.

3.2. Conclusions

- Social capital of women in terms of their social network and trust plays an important role in the process of cottage industry production in the Red River Delta's craft villages.

- Women in these villages make use of their bonding social capital or bridging social capital depending on certain stages in the process of cottage industry production.