Information about the thesis "The San Diu Family in Ninh Lai Commune, Son Duong District, Tuyen Quang Province - Tradition and Change" by graduate student Hoang Phuong Mai, majoring in Ethnology.1. Student's Full Name: Hoang Phuong Mai 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of Birth: July 14, 1986 4. Place of Birth: Tuyen Quang 5. Decision No. 1355/2008/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH, dated October 24, 2008, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 6. Changes during the training process: None 7. Thesis Title: The San Diu Family in Ninh Lai Commune, Son Duong District, Tuyen Quang Province - Tradition and Change 8. Specialization: Ethnology; Code: 60 22 70 9. Scientific Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Thanh, Affiliation: Institute of Ethnology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences. 10. Summary of thesis results: The San Diu family is a patriarchal family with cohabitation spanning three to four generations, structured according to the nuclear family model and the extended nuclear family model. The relationships within the San Diu family are a sketch of the ethnic group's culture and beliefs, reflecting their understanding of nature and society, and expressing family and kinship feelings. Among these, the positive values of filial piety and the close relationship between each family and the entire community stand out. The detailed description of family rituals such as childbirth and child-rearing rituals, wedding rituals, and funeral rituals reflects the distinctive traditional culture of the San Diu people. Based on this, the thesis points out the positive elements and limitations of the traditional family, contributing to the preservation of the cultural essence of the San Diu family in Vietnam. By analyzing the factors affecting the San Diu family, this thesis addresses the cultural and social changes and their capacity to absorb new knowledge in Ninh Lai today. This trend of change is consistent with the Party and State's guidelines and policies, effectively implementing the Law on Marriage and Family. In the current era of industrialization, the San Diu people both absorb and preserve their own family cultural identity, demonstrating their way of responding to the changes in Vietnamese society today. 11. Practical applications: - The thesis contributes additional documentation on the San Diu family in Vietnam in general and the San Diu people in Tuyen Quang in particular. - It contributes additional scientific basis for cultural managers and policymakers, contributing to the preservation of San Diu ethnic culture and enhancing the cultural adaptation of ethnic groups in the modern era. 12. Further research directions: - Family rituals of ethnic minorities - Family relationships in the modern era 13. Published works related to the thesis: Joint monograph: Traditional culture of the San Diu ethnic group in Tuyen Quang (Nguyen Ngoc Thanh editor), Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, 2011.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name : Hoang Phuong Mai 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: July 14, 1986 4. Place of birth: Tuyen Quang 5. Admission decision number: 1355/2008/QD-XHNV-KH&SĐH Dated: October 24, 2008 6. Changes in academic process: none 7. Official thesis title: Family of San Diu ethnicity in the Ninh Lai commune, Son Duong District, Tuyen Quang province - Tradition and Change 8. Major: Anthropology 9. Code: 60 22 70 10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Thanh 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: The structure of San Diu family is patriarchal, which has included from three to four generations, based on both models of nuclear and extended nuclear families. The relationship inside the family is part of the picture of ethical culture and religious belief, reflecting the ethical awareness of nature, society and love at both family-based and clan-based levels. Specifically, this thesis highlights the value of pious financiality and ethnic closed relationships in family and community as well. Describing the details of rites at family, such as rites of child birth, marriage, funeral; presents about the San Diu's characteristics of traditional culture. It also points out that there are both disadvantages and advantages in structure of traditional family, contributing the ways to preserve ethnic cultural essences in Vietnam. By analyzing the causes have been affecting the San Diu family, this thesis mentions about some changes in ethnic culture, society and the ability for adaptation to new knowledge in Ninh Lai nowadays. The trend of exchanging tends to be fit with the Government policies and orientations of the Communism Party as well. It shows that the San Diu has implemented the Law on Marriage and Family effectively. In this era of industrialization, the San Diu has acquired and preserved the ethnic cultural identity at family-based level, reflecting the ethnic behaviors to the social changes in Vietnam. 12. Practical applicability: - Provides more material about the family of San Diu people in Vietnam in general and in Tuyen Quang in particular. - Contrubute more scientific basis for cultural managers, enabling, having a part to preserve San Diu ethnic culture and enhance ethnic cultural adaptation in the present day. 13. Further research directions: - Family rituals of ethnic areas - Family relationships in the present day. 14. Thesis-related publications: Traditional culture of San Diu ethnic in Tuyen Quang, (Nguyen Ngoc Thanh author chief), Social sciences Publishing house, Hanoi, 2011.
