MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION
1. Student's full name:Vu Thi Dieu
2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: August 10, 1989
4. Place of birth: Tho Tien Commune, Trieu Son District, Thanh Hoa Province
5. Decision on recognition of students No. 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 31, 2014 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in the training process:
7. Thesis topic name:Home transformationof the Black Thai people in Binh Son commune since the renovation until now.
8. Major: Anthropology Code: 60.31.03.02
9. Scientific instructor:Dr. Vi Van An, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
10. Summary of thesis results:
In addition to the introduction, conclusion, list of references and appendices, the thesisHouse Transformationdoorof the Black Thai people in Binh Son commune since the renovation until nowstructured into 3 major chapters.
Chapter 1: Overview of the research area and ethnic groups.
In this chapter, I will study the natural conditions (land, climate, rivers, flora and fauna), the area where the Thai people live; population and population distribution; economic activities; socio-cultural characteristics of the Black Thai people in this area.
Chapter 2: Characteristics of traditional housing.
Stilt houses are a traditional form of residence of the Thai people in general and the Black Thai people in particular. The stilt houses of the Black Thai people in Binh Son commune are divided into two types: buried column stilt houses and placed column stilt houses. The process of building a stilt house goes through many steps: from preparing materials to carving and erecting. The process of building a house is different between the buried column house and placed column house. The traditional house of the Thai people usually has 3-5 compartments, each compartment has a different name and function. The division of space like this has a certain social significance, associated with the regulations and rules of conduct of the ethnic community towards the common living space of the family. The arrangement of the living space is associated with quite unique customs and concepts. In the house of the Thai people, there are many taboos that still exist in family and community life. The process of building a house is also associated with rituals: choosing land, choosing direction, choosing the date and time to build the house and the ceremony to worship the land god, the ceremony to erect the roof beam, and the ceremony to move into a new house.
Chapter 3: Housing transformation and factors leading to transformation.
In the past 10 years, the housing of the Thai people has tended to change from stilt houses to built houses (ground-floor houses) with many types (tiled houses, houses with corrugated iron roofs, multi-storey houses, flat-roofed houses, thatched houses, bamboo and thatch houses, etc.). Up to now, in the villages of the Black Thai people in Binh Son commune, there are no more stilt houses used as housing; all of them have switched to building ground-floor houses in the style of the Kinh people. From there, there have been changes in house-making materials, construction techniques, groups of workers, and tools related to measuring and building houses. In addition to the change in housing, the Black Thai people in Binh Son commune have also adopted new elements in their lifestyle, activities, and customs related to their houses. This change is due to the impact and influence of many factors; in which environmental, economic, institutional, policy, and changes in ethnic awareness, etc. are the main factors.
11. Practical application:
Through studying the characteristics of traditional housing and the transformation of housing of the Black Thai people in Binh Son commune, it helps local authorities have a scientific basis in determining solutions to preserve, conserve and promote housing values in the current new rural process.
12. Further research directions:
13. Published works related to the thesis:
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Vu Thi Dieu 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: August 10, 1989 4. Place of birth: Tho Tien commune, Trieu Son district, Thanh Hoa province
5. Decision to recognize the student with number: 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH, December 31st, 2014 of the Principal of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University.
6. Changes in academic process:
7. Official thesis title: The housing tranformations of the Black Thai in Binh Son commune since the Innovation
8. Major: Anthropology Code: 60.31.03.02
9. Supervisor: Dr. Vi Van An, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
Besides the introduction and conclusion, references and appendixes, the thesis “The housing tranformations of the Black Thai in Binh Son commune since the Innovation” is structured into 3 main chapters.
Chapter 1: Physical and ethnic context
In this chapter, I have presented natural conditions (soil, climate, river, biological resources) of Thais' residence site, population and population distribution; economic activities; socio-cultural characteristics of Black Thai.
Chapter 2: The characteristics of traditional housing
Stilt house is a traditional type of Thai people's residence in general and in particular the Black Thai. Stilt house of the Black Thai in Binh Son commune is divided into two types: columns into the ground and columns on the ground The process of building stilt houses on stilts is many steps: preparing materials, carving, and building. There are some differences between building houses “column into” and house “column on”. Traditional house of the Thai usually has 3 or 5 rooms; each room has different name and different function. The division of space has the social meanings, the regulations, the ways of behavior about public space in the family of the ethnic community. The organizations of living space are attached to the customs and unique viewpoints. In Thai's houses, there are still existing taboos about family and community life. The building process also has rituals: selecting land, choosing direction, selecting the date and time, land-god ceremony, roof-making ceremony, new house ceremony.
Chapter 3: The housing transformations and the impacts leading to the changes
From about 10 years ago, the Thai houses moved from stilt houses to floor houses with various types (roofed house, tile house, straw house…). At the present time, there are no longer any stilt houses using as living houses in Black Thai's villages of Binh Son Commune. All of them have moved to use floor houses of Kinh people. Therefore, it leads to the transformations of raw materials, techniques, workers, tools about metrology, housing construction. Moreover, the Black Thai has also received new elements in daily life, customs and traditions related to the house. The variations are influenced by many aspects; but environment, economy, institutionalization, policy, and changing the perception of ethnic people ... are main factors.
11. Practical applicability, if any:
Studying the characteristics of traditional houses and the transformation of the Black Thai's houses in Binh Son commune helps local governments a scientific basis to make solutions to retain, preserve, and promote housing values in the present countryside.
12. Further research directions, if any:
13. Thesis-related publications:
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