INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS
1. Student's full name:Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuong
2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: November 19, 1985
4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Decision 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, recognizing the student.
6. Changes in the training process: None
7. Thesis title:Transgender people's awareness and attitudes about transgender rights in Vietnam.
8. Major: Sociology Code: 60.31.03.01
9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim HoaDepartment of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
10. Summary of the thesis results:
Besides the introduction, bibliography, and appendices, the thesis is divided into four chapters and includes conclusions and recommendations.
Chapter 1: In general, the content of Chapter 1 aims to help readers understand concepts related to transgender people, transgender rights, and the theoretical foundations of the research topic. For example, regarding concepts, the thesis focuses on presenting and analyzing the concepts of: Awareness, attitudes, transgender people, gender, sex, gender identity, transgender rights, etc.
Similarly, in terms of research theory, the thesis uses the Gender Role Socialization Theory, H. Mead and Blumer's Symbolic Interaction Theory, and Rational Choice Theory to explain the choices transgender people make regarding coming out, living authentically, and the desire for surgery and related needs for legal protection.
Chapter 2 of this thesis provides readers with an overview of the transgender community in Vietnam and focuses on describing the research subject. In addition, this chapter highlights the difficulties and challenges in their lives regarding education, employment, relationships, coming out as transgender, and the legal gaps that transgender people face.
Chapter 3 of the thesis clarifies transgender people's perceptions of the right to change their name, gender reassignment surgery, gender reassignment, marriage recognition, and other personal and property rights in Vietnam today, as well as the differences in transgender rights when the amended Civil Code comes into effect on January 1, 2017.
Chapter 4 of the thesis focuses on clarifying the attitudes and feelings of transgender people regarding the changes in their lives since the legal recognition of transgender rights in Vietnam on January 1, 2017. Generally, most transgender participants in the study expressed their approval of the Law protecting the rights of transgender people. However, the impact of the recognition of transgender rights in Vietnam on different transgender groups also differs: For transgender women, the main concern is the recognition of gender reassignment surgery in Vietnam, while transgender men are most concerned with changing their names and gender on personal documents, as well as the recognition of same-sex marriage. The study also shows that some transgender groups only need hormone therapy or partial gender reassignment surgery and do not desire genital surgery. This group is extremely concerned and clearly expresses a desire to change their gender on official documents, even before undergoing any surgical procedures.
Based on the content of the chapters, the thesis also presents some conclusions and recommendations for further implementation of laws related to the rights of transgender people in Vietnam.
11. Practical applications:
The research findings of this study can serve as a reference for individuals and organizations interested in researching transgender people in general and the LGBT community in particular. With these results, the study hopes to contribute to increased understanding and empathy within the community towards this vulnerable group and to contribute to the collective effort to bring legal regulations on transgender rights in Vietnam into reality as soon as possible.
12. Future research directions:
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INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuong2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: 19/11/19854. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Admission decision number: 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH issued on December 31, 2014 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University.
6. Changes in academic process:None
7. Official thesis title: Awareness and attitudes of transgender people toward transgender rights in Vietnam
8. Major: Sociology Code: 60.31.03.01
9. Supervisors: Assoc.Prof Nguyen Thi Kim Hoa – University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
Beside the introduction, reference, appendix, the thesis is divided into 4 chapters and some conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 1: General view, the aim of Chapter 1 is to provide readers further understanding of definitions related to Transgender People, their rights and theoretical basis of the research topic. For example, in the aspect of definition, the thesis focuses on listing and analyzing definitions on: Awareness, attitude, Transgender People, Gender, Gender Identity, Transgender People Rights, etc.
Similarly, on theoretical basis of the research, this thesis is based on Theory of socialized gender importance, Theory of symbolic interaction by H.Mead and Blumer and Theory of Rational Choice to explain the transgender people's choice to publicize their gender identity and live truly with what they have inside as well as their desire for gender reassignment surgery and demands related to legal protection for transgender people.
Chapter 2 of the thesis helps readers to have a general view of transgender community in Vietnam as well as focus on the description of the research object. Besides, this chapter also highlights difficulties and challenges in the life of transgender people, on their study, career, love, the publicity of their gender identity and legal gaps they are facing.
Chapter 3 of the thesis clarifies awareness of Transgender people on their rights to change their full names, take part in gender reassignment surgery; rights for gender re-determination, marriage regconition, current personal and property rights of Transgender people in Vietnam as well as differences in transgender rights when the amended Civil Law is implemented on the next January 1st2017.
Chapter 4 of the thesis focuses on clarifying the attitudes and feelings of the Transgender People towards changes in their lifes after the legal regconition of their rights in Vietnam since January 1st2017. In general, most of the transgender people participated in the survey expressed agreeing attitude toward adoption of the Right protection law for transgender people. However, the impact extents of the transgender right regconition in Vietnam towards different transgender groups are not the same. Female transgender group prefers mostly regconition of gender reassignment surgery in Vietnam, meanwhile, male transgender ones express their most concern on changing their full names and gender on personal identity documents as well as regconition of marriage between transgender people. The study has also shown that there are groups of transgender people only demanding for using hormones or partial gender reassignment surgery without desire for genital surgery. This group of objects is extremely in a divided mind and has great desire for gender change in documents even when complete surgery has not been carried out.
On the basis of the chapters' contents, the thesis also raises a number of conclusions and recommendations for the continuing realization of Laws related to the rights for transgender people in Vietnam.
11. Practical applicability:
The findings of the study can be used as a reference for individuals and organizations interested in learning about transgender people in general and transgender groups in particular. With these results, the study hopes to contribute to the improvement of the understanding and sharing from the community to this vulnerable groups of people and the general voicing effort to put the law on transgender rights in Vietnam soon come into reality.
12. Further research directions, if any:
13. Thesis-related publications:
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