TTLV: Changes in kinship relations among the Tay people in Quang Lang commune, Chi Lang district, Lang Son province from 1986 to the present.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Ta Thi Anh

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: September 6, 1992

4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen

5. Decision on student admission No. 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 31, 2014, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: first thesis extension.

7. Thesis title:Changes in kinship relations among the Tay people in Quang Lang commune, Chi Lang district, Lang Son province from 1986 to the present.

8. Major: Anthropology Code: 60.31.03.02

9. Scientific supervisor:Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh BinhInstitute of Ethnology.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

Through research and analysis of the kinship relationships of the Tay people in Quang Lang commune, Chi Lang district, Lang Son province, this study has contributed to clarifying the structure, organization of activities, roles, functions, and position of kinship groups within the research community. This reveals the dynamics and changes in kinship relationships among the Tay people under the impact of the current national reform process.

In particular, research shows that kinship plays a crucial role in the lives of the Tay people. Clans are one of the important elements for ethnic cohesion, providing mutual support and assistance in the context of current economic changes. At the same time, clans fulfill the function of maintaining the lineage, educating, and preserving the cultural values ​​of the ethnic group. They are also the source of many intelligent, capable, and ethical members who make significant contributions to the building and development of their homeland and country. Furthermore, clans assist local authorities in managing and stabilizing the socio-political situation within each community.

11. Practical applications:

The research results contribute to providing a more scientific basis for managers, government officials at all levels, and policymakers to consider the role of clans in community life, in order to manage and formulate appropriate policies on rural and mountainous development and the construction of new rural areas in our country today.

12. Future research directions:

Further research into the issue of kinship among the Tay people, and expanding to other geographical areas, is needed to compare the roles, positions, and changes in kinship relations within each specific community studied.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

Clan relations in the economic life of Tay households from the Renovation period (1986) to the present (Case study of Quang Lang commune, Chi Lang district, Lang Son province), Journal of Ethnology, No. 1/2017, pp. 73-82.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Ta Thi Anh 2. Sex: female

3. Date of birth: September 6, 1992. 4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen

5. Admission decision number: 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SĐH Dated December 31, 2014 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities of the Hanoi National University.

6. Changes in academic process: the1st extention of the thesis

7. Official thesis title: The Kinship Transformation of Tay people in Quang Lang Commune, Chi Lang District, Lang Son Province from 1986 up to present

8. Major: Anthropology Code: 60.31.03.02

9. Supervisors: PhD. Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh, Institute of Anthropology

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

By studying and analyzing the kinship of the Tay people in Quang Lang Commune, Chi Lang District, Lang Son Province, the thesis has contributed to clarifying the structure, organization, roles and functions of kinship in the research community. There by, it shows the dynamics and changes in kinship relations of the Tay under the impact of reform process in our country.

In particular, the research shows that clan relations play an important role in Tay's life. Kinship is one of the important elements to unite ethnic people, to support its members in the context of contemporary society. At the same time, the lineage carries on the function of maintaining race, education and preserving the cultural values ​​of the ethnic people. It is the place where many members produce intellectual, capacity and ethics contribute significantly to the building and development of the country.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The results of the study contribute to provide a more scientific basis for managers, local authorities and retain to note the role of kinship in the life of the community in order to manage and give suitable policies for the program of mountainous rural development as well as the new rural construction strategy in our country today.

12. Further research directions, if any:

Further study about kinship of the Tay people and expand to other research areas to compare the role of kinship and its change in different communities.

13. Thesis-related publications:

Kinship in Household Economic Life of the Tay people Since Renovation (1986) up to Present (Case study in Quang Lang Commune, Chi Lang District, Lang Son Province), Anthropology Review, No1/2017, pg.73-82