Information on the thesis "The Impact of Informal Groups on Physical Violence Behavior Among High School Students (Case Study of Le Viet Thuat High School, Vinh City, Nghe An Province)" by graduate student Ong Thi Mai Thuong, majoring in Sociology.1. Student's Full Name: Ms. Thi Mai Thuong 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of Birth: October 18, 1985 4. Place of Birth: Nghe An 5. Decision No. 1355/2008/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH dated October 24, 2008, issued 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 Impact of Informal Groups on Physical Violence Behavior in High School Students” (Case study of Le Viet Thuat High School, Vinh City, Nghe An). 8. Major: Sociology; Code: 60 31 30 9. Scientific Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Van Quyet, Postgraduate Training Department, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 10. Summary of the thesis results: The study has answered the questions posed, specifically as follows: The study described the social characteristics of groups of students with behavioral problems who engage in fighting. Regarding family circumstances, a prominent commonality among these students is that their parents spend little time caring for their psychological and emotional well-being, and this is one of the important factors contributing to the emergence of deviant behaviors, including fighting. In addition, the study described the daily activities of these groups of students, both male and female. Male students, in particular, learned how to earn money for their expenses from the moment they entered high school. It is noteworthy that they chose jobs that were not only inappropriate for their age but also very dangerous, even illegal activities such as football betting, gambling, and providing protection for gambling gangs. This finding has inevitably surprised and worried researchers about the future of male students in these groups. Furthermore, these groups of male students have been using dangerous weapons such as knives, swords, and shotguns in fights with other student groups to gain an advantage. Group values also influence fighting behavior. Group values are expressed in solidarity, creating a framework for members to carry out their activities and ensuring a shared sense of "we." The level of cohesion within the group influences the fighting behavior of individual students. Members with similar personality traits and family backgrounds form the basis for group cohesion. In these groups of students, there is no official leader and no hierarchical structure of positions within the group. However, some individuals still wield considerable influence over other group members due to their financial advantages, recklessness in fighting, and especially their connections with other delinquent student groups and gangs in society. The inter-group relationships between delinquent student groups and other social groups influence their fighting behavior, manifesting in two ways: on the one hand, a "hostile" attitude towards other student groups – this is one of the factors that increases cohesion among members and intensifies the aggression of these groups; and on the other hand, a supportive relationship with gangs in society that have close ties to members of these delinquent student groups. 11. Practical applications: The study has shown how informal groups influence fighting behavior among high school students – specifically, the peer groups they participate in. This provides a practical basis for authorities and educators to develop intervention models tailored to the characteristics of high school students who are the perpetrators of violence, contributing to preventing risk factors for school violence in Vietnam today. 12. Future research directions: None 13. Published works related to the thesis: None
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1. Full name : Ong Thi Mai Thuong 2. Sex: female 3. Date of birth: October 18, 1985 4. Place of birth: Nghe An 5. Admission decision number: 1355/2008/QD-XHNV-KH&SĐH Dated October 24, 2008 By the Principal of the social sciences and humanities college – Hanoi National University 6. Changes in academic process: None 7. Official thesis title: The effects of informal groups on phisically violent behaviors of highschool students (Case study at Le Viet Thuat highschool, Vinh city, Nghe An Province). 8. Major: sociology 9. Code: 60 31 30 10. Supervisors: Pham Van Quyet – The associate professor and Doctor of philosophy of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Hanoi. 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: The research describes the social portrait of rebelious students with fighting. Particularly in family conditions, they are the students whose parents spend little time caring about their thoughts and feelings, which is one of the serious factors causing their deviations, especially their fighting. Besides, the research portrays the daily activities of the rebelling schoolboys and schoolgirls. Especially the schoolboys have known how to make money for their expenditure since they went to high school. It is noticeable and alarming to see that they have chosen the unsuitable work for their age, not only dangerous to themselves, but also illegal such as doing the football pools and protecting the gambling groups. That is a surprising discovery and worrying the researcher about the schoolboys' future. On the other hand, when fighting against others from high schools, they use dangerous weapons such as knives, swords, guns to keep their upper hands. Also, there are the group's values having influence on their fighting behavior, which manifests in their solidarity and creates the scope for their activities and the consciousness of what is called “we”. Their groups' rally requirement also influenced the fighting behavior of the rebelious students. The cement of the group results from family condition similarity of the group members. The rebel groups do not have an official leader or any other positions. However, some students of them may have a given effect on others due to his advantage of money, his venture in fighting, especially his relationship with other rebel groups and gangs in the society. The inter-relationship between the rebel groups and other social ones affects the fighting behavior and manifests in two ways: On the one hand, it's owing to “animosity” towards other groups- one of the factors augmenting their rally among the members, and their bellicosity as well. On the other hand, it is owing to the mutual relationship between the gangs and one of the group members, which contributes to their close relationship. 12. Practical applicability: The research indicates the effective methods of the unofficial groups on the fighting behavior of the high school students specifically the different groups they join, which produces practical bases for appropriate authorities as well as the educators to construct the intervening therapies which are suitable for the characteristics of the rebel high school students- the subject causing violence, and contributing to preventing the dangerous violence evils from schools in our country today. 13. Further research directions, if any: None 14. Thesis-related publications: None
