TTLV: Marriage and family changes of the Red Dao people in Na Ca village, My Thanh commune, Bach Thong district, Bac Kan province

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

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 on recognition of students No. 2998/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30, 2013 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:Transformation of marriage and family of the Red Dao Na Ca village, My Thanh commune, Bach Thong district, Bac Kan province.

8. Major: Anthropology Code: 60.31.03.02.

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

10. Summary of thesis results:

- In the context of industrialization and modernization in Vietnam, marriage and family are changing rapidly. Especially the marriage of ethnic minorities, including the Red Dao.

- Na Ca is a locality in Bac Kan where the Red Dao people have lived for generations. Therefore, traditional customs and practices in marriage and family are relatively intact. However, with the general development of the country, the Red Dao people of Na Ca have had significant changes in the fields of economy, life, culture - education, ... and this has had a significant impact on marriage and family.

- Through this research, the thesis wants to understand the changes in marriage and family of the Red Dao people in Na Ca village, to examine how the change process has taken place - which traditional elements have changed, which traditional elements are still preserved by the people. As well as to discover new elements that have been absorbed into the culture of the Dao people here.

11. Practical application:

12. Further 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