TTLV: Message about family through the Confessional Letters column in the Vietnamese Women's Newspaper (From January 2013 to June 2014)

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Nguyen Anh Nguyet.

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: December 3, 1983

4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa

5. Student recognition decision No. 1503/QD-XHNV-SDH dated August 6, 2012 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic name:Message about family through the Confessional Letters column on Vietnam Women's Newspaper  (From January 2013 to June 2014).

8. Major: Journalism Code: 60.32.01.01

9. Scientific instructor:Assoc.Prof.Dr.Mai Quynh Nam.

10. Summary of thesis results:

Topic "Message about family through the Confessional Letters column in the Vietnamese Women's Newspaper"Applying journalism theory and mass media sociology to analyze messages about family conveyed in this column from January 2013 to June 2014.

The thesis uses the content analysis method for 402 incoming and reply letters in the Confessional Letters column, to perceive the current situation of Vietnamese families and the social impacts on them.

From there, the thesis makes comments on the current situation of Vietnamese families in response to the requirements of the goal of building sustainable families, and at the same time makes some recommendations to the Vietnam Women's Newspaper so that the Confessional Letters column can provide messages that fully and truthfully reflect the family situation in the direction of building sustainable Vietnamese families.

11. Practical application:

Mass media message analysis is a basic method in journalism and mass media sociology. It is carried out on both quantitative and qualitative aspects. Therefore, this method shows the real factors and development trends in the awareness of current family status. This also means that the research direction we conducted shows the effectiveness of press activities on the current Vietnamese family issue. The thesis can be a reference for further studies on this topic.

12. Further research directions: (if any)

From the research results that the thesis summarizes, it is possible to suggest further research directions such as:

- Continue to research Family Messages in Women's Print Newspapers

- Messages about Domestic Violence on electronic news sites

- Messages on sex selection among couples of childbearing age in the mass media.

The above are only suggestions for research directions, and the time to research depends on the choice of specific issues and channels.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

INFORMATION OF MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Anh Nguyet 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: 03 December 1983 4. Place of birth: ThanhHoa

5. Student recognition decision No. 1503/QD-XHNV-SDH, on 06August 2012 of the principal of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Change in educational process: None

7. Name of the thesis:Message on families via the forum Confiding Letters on Vietnamese Women Newspapers(from January 2013 to June 2014)

8. Major: Journalism 9. Code: 60320101

10. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Mai Quynh Nam.

11. Summary of the thesis results:

The topic “Message on families via the forum Confiding Letters on Vietnamese Women Newspapers” applies the theories of mass media journalism and sociology to analyze the messages on family transmitted in this forum from January 2013 to June 2014.

The thesis uses content analysis for 402 letters sent and answered in the forum Confiding Letter, in order to acknowledge the conditions of Vietnamese families at present and social impacts on conditions of families mentioned in the contents of the messages.

Thereby, the thesis gives out comments on the conditions of Vietnamese families at present in the request of building a sustainable family, and offers recommendations for Vietnamese Women Newspapers in order to help Confiding Letters provide such messages that reflect fully and honestly the conditions of families following the direction of building a Vietnamese sustainable family.

12. Applicability in practice:

Analysis of mass media messages is a basic method in mass media journalism and sociology. It is conducted on 2 aspects: quantitative and qualitative. Therefore, this method shows real factors and development tends for strengthening conditions of families at present. This also means our research direction shows the efficiency of journalism activities on Vietnamese family issues today. This thesis can be a reference for further research on this topic.

13. Further research directions: (if any)

With the research results summarized in the thesis, the author can recommend such further research directions as:

- Continue to research messages on family on printed newspaper for women

- Messages on domestic violence on electronic newspapers

- Messages on issues of sex selection of married coupled in childbearing age on mass media.

The above is recommendations of research directions. The period for research depends on selecting specific issues and channels.

14. Published works related to the thesis: