TTLV: Changes in marriage and family among the Red Dao people of Na Ca village, My Thanh commune, Bach Thong district, Bac Kan province.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Hoang Ngoc Van       

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: July 20, 1990

4. Place of birth: Cho Don - Bac Kan

5. Decision No. 2998/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30, 2013, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student's enrollment.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title:Changes in marriage and family among the Red Dao people. Na Ca village, My Thanh commune, Bach Thong district, Bac Kan province.

8. Major: Anthropology Code: 60.31.03.02.

9. Scientific supervisor:Dr. Nguyen Truong Giang– University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

- In the context of industrialization and modernization in Vietnam, marriage and family are undergoing rapid changes. This is especially true for marriages among ethnic minority groups, including the Red Dao people.

Na Ca is one of the localities in Bac Kan where the Red Dao people have lived for generations. Therefore, traditional customs and practices regarding marriage and family are relatively well preserved. However, with the general development of the country, the Red Dao people of Na Ca have undergone significant changes in the economic, living, cultural, and educational spheres, and this has had a considerable impact on marriage and family life.

- Through this research, the thesis aims to understand the changes in marriage and family among the Red Dao people of Na Ca village, examining how these changes have occurred – which traditional elements have changed, and which are still preserved by the people. It also seeks to identify new elements that have been incorporated into the culture of the Dao people in this area.

11. Practical applications:

12. Future research directions:

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Hoang Ngoc Van 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: July 20^th, 1990 4. Place of birth: Cho Don – Bac Kan

5. Admission decision number: 2998/QD-XHNV-SDH, Dated: December, 30th, 2013 by Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University (Ha Noi).

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: Transformation of marriage and the family of the Red Dao Na Ca village, My Thanh, Bach Thong district, Bac Kan Province.

8. Major: Anthropology Code: 60.31.03.02

9.Supervisors: Dr. Nguyen Truong Giang - University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National university, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- In the context of industrialization - modernization in Vietnam, marriage and family have been making rapid changes, especially the marriage of fellow ethnic areas including the Red Dao.

- Na Ca is a region of Bac Kan where the Red Dao community has lived for many generations until now. Therefore, the traditional customs in marriage and family are kept completely. However, facing the development of our country, the Red Dao Ca Na has significant changes in the economic field, life, culture - education... This changes cause significant affected in marriage and family.

- Through this research, we want to study about the changes in marriage and family of the Red Dao in Na Ca, conduct a review of the processes of changes: how they took place, which traditional elements systems have changed, which traditional elements are reserved, and discover new elements that have been assimilated into the culture of the Dao here.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

12. Further research directions, if any:

13. Thesis-related publications: None