Thesis information "Transformation of family structure and function in Vietnamese villages in the Red River Delta before and after Doi Moi (Case study of Tam Son village, Tam Son commune, Tu Son district, Bac Ninh province)" by HVCH Mai Van Huyen, major in Sociology.1. Full name of the student: Mai Van Huyen 2. Gender: Male 3. Date of birth: November 17, 1974 4. Place of birth: Nga Tan commune, Nga Son district, Thanh Hoa 5. Decision to recognize the student No.: No. 2551/2007/QD-XHNV-KH&SĐH, dated November 2, 2007 by the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 6. Changes during the training process: none 7. Thesis topic: Changes in family structure and function in Vietnamese villages in the Red River Delta before and after Doi Moi (A case study of Tam Son village, Tam Son commune, Tu Son district, Bac Ninh province) 8. Major: Sociology; Code: 60.31.30 9. Scientific supervisor: Associate Professor - Dr. Mai Van Hai, Institute of Sociology. 10. Summary of the thesis results: Regarding family structure: Compared to the period before 1986, the current transformation of family structure in Tam Son has really taken place. First of all, the family size has decreased from 4.75 people/family to 3.92 people/family; in which, the number of families with 5 people or less has increased, the number of families with 6 people or more has decreased quite sharply. The number of families with 2 generations has also increased, on the contrary, the number of families with 3 generations has decreased. The types of families in the current period are more numerous and more diverse, in which the type of family with few relationships (2 relationships or less) has increased, on the contrary, the type of family with many relationships (3 relationships or more) has a tendency to decrease. Regarding family functions: compared to before 1986, the demand for the number of children and the actual number of children born to each couple in Tam Son have both decreased; However, in the past 4 years, the trend of having many children has returned to the village. In addition, the economic function of the family has also changed, the family now plays a real role as a production unit, operating according to the law of supply and demand of the market; the number of occupations has increased, the purpose of production has changed towards selling to the market mainly. The socialization role of the family has changed but is still maintained. 11. Practical applicability: The research results provide more scientific arguments for managers, especially managers in Tam Son area in formulating policies and measures for rural development, including policies on marriage, on the role of households in preserving and promoting family values in the context of international economic integration in general, as well as integration between Tam Son and regions in Vietnam in particular. 12. Further research directions: Family transformation needs to be studied in many aspects, as well as the impacts of change on socio-economic life. However, within the framework of a master's thesis, many aspects of family transformation, including structure and function, have not been thoroughly studied. In addition, the thesis has only stopped at comparing the transformation in 2 stages (before Doi Moi and after Doi Moi with a radius of 25 years), while the previous stage has not been explored. Therefore, the author plans to develop the thesis further in the direction of: studying another historical period and analyzing more aspects of family transformation. 13. Published works related to the thesis: None
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name : Mai Van Huyen 2. Sex: Male 3. Date of birth: November 17, 1974 4. Place of birth: Nga Son, Thanh Hoa 5. Admission decision number: 2551/2007/QD-XHNV-KH&SĐH, Dated November 2, 2007 6. Changes in academic process: No 7. Official thesis title: The changes in structure and function of families in the Red river delta village before and after renovation (case study in Tam Son village, Tam Son Commune, Tu Son town, Bac Ninh province). 8. Major: Sociology 9. Code: 60.31.30 10. Supervisors: Associate Professor Dr. Mai Van Hai 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: This thesis studies the changes in structure and function of family in the village of Tam Son, Tam Son Commune, Tu Son town, Bac Ninh province from the previous period renovation (1986) to date. On family structure: Compared with the period before 1986, the current changes in family structure in Tam Son have actually occurred. First, it is the family size has decreased from 4.75 persons per household to 3.92 persons per household, number of families with five or less increased, while the number of families with 6 people and more dropped sharply. Number of generations in the family also changed; families have two generations encreased, whereas the number of families with three generations down. Currently there are many family types and more diverse than before the 1986 period, however, families have fewer types of relationships (2 or fewer relationships) are increased, in contrast, the type of family with many relationships (between 3 or more relationships) tends to decrease. Family function: Research results show that, present, demand and the number of children born of each couple were reduced compared with before 1986; however, about 4 years recently, when economics of houshold growth, tend to be more son returned in Tam Son. Economic functions of families have also changed, now the family is actually a production unit, but not the production units of traditional patriarchal, self-sufficient, but is an economic unit operating under the laws of economic market oriented; number of career increase and purpose of production transform from self – efficient to sell on the market. Socialization function of family has changed but not changed too much compared between two periods. 12. Practical applicability: Research results provide additional scientific foundation for managers, especially managers in the Tam Son commune in formulation of policies and to select measures in order to promote rural development, including policies on marriage, the role of families in preserving and promoting family values in the context of international economic integration in general, as well as integration between Tam Son and other regions of Vietnam in praticular. 13. Further research directions, if any: The changes of family needs to be studied deeply in many aspects, including structure, function and impact of the changes to social and economic... However, in the framework of a graduate thesis, several aspects of family change are not studied. Besides that, the thesis also just compares the changes in two stages (before and after renovation with radius of 25 years), whereas before that period may be explored carefully. Therefore, the authors propose to continue to developt the thesis in two directions: one more stage to learn more and more aspects of family change. 14. Thesis-related publications: None
