TTLV: Changes in marriage customs among the Cao Lan people of Luc Son commune, Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province

1. Student's full name: Tran Ai Van                  2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: February 5, 1978

4. Place of birth: Hong Thai - Viet Yen - Bac Giang.

5. Decision No. 4295/2016/QD-XHNV dated December 16, 2016, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.

6. Changes in the training process:

7. Thesis title: Changes in marriage customs among the Cao Lan people of Luc Son commune, Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province

8. Major: Vietnamese Cultural History. Code: Pilot Training Program

9. Scientific supervisor: Dr. Dinh Duc Tien,Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

10. Summary of the thesis results:

Firstly: This thesis researches and presents an overview of the Cao Lan ethnic group in Luc Son commune, Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province.

Secondly: The thesis systematically presents the traditional marriage rituals (from 1986 onwards) of the Cao Lan people in Luc Son commune, Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province.

Thirdly: Based on research into the traditional marriage rituals of the Cao Lan people, the author explores the changes in marriage in the current period, identifies the characteristics and causes of these changes, and makes an initial assessment of the trends in marriage changes in the next phase.

11. Practical applications:

Through this research, which presents traditional marriage rituals and the changes in marriage practices in the present era, policymakers and administrators can propose solutions to preserve and promote the value of traditional Cao Lan marriage rituals. From this, they can develop a model of marriage that harmoniously combines tradition and modernity, in line with the demands of contemporary society.

This thesis will serve as a reference document for teaching and learning about local history for teachers and students in high schools in Bac Giang province.

12. Future research directions:

Continue researching the factors that influence and change marriage rituals, and explore the constants and variables in the marriage ceremonies of the Cao Lan ethnic group in Bac Giang in particular and Vietnam in general in the next phase.

INFORMATION OF MASTER THESIC

1. Full name:Tran Ai Van2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: February 5^th, 1978

4. Place of birth: Hong Thai – Viet Yen – Bac Giang

5. Admission decision number:4295/2016/QD-XHNVDated December 16, 2016 by the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process:

7. Official thesis title: Transformation in Cao Lan' marriage in Luc Son commune, Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province. .

8. Major: History of Vietnam; Vietnamese culture of history.

9. Code: Pilot Training

10. Supervisors: Assoc. Dr Dinh Duc Tien, Faculty of History, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

11. Summary of thesis result:

Firstty: Studying and presenting an overview of Cao Lan ethnic group in Luc Son commune Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province.

Secondly: presenting tradition marriage ceremonites of Cao Lan ethnic group (before 1986).

Thirdly: learning about the changes in marriage in the current period, pointing out characteristics, cause of change then identifying the trend of the next change.

12. Application possibilities in practice:

Through the study of traditional marriage ceremonies and the change in the current marriage. Managers and retaining may offer solutions to reverse and develop the value of the ritual of traditional marriage of Cao Lan.

In order to offer suggestions of marriage model which is the harmonious combination of traditon and mordern.

The thesic will be a reference material for teaching and studying local history of teachers and students at upper secondary school in Bac Giang.

13. The future research directions

Continueing to study the factors that influence the change of the marriage ritual finding out the constants and variations in marriage ritual of Cao Lan people in Bac Giang and in Viet Nam next time.