Information about the thesis "The Role of the Elderly in the Family and Community Today (Case Study of Ha Bang Commune, Thach That District, Hanoi City)" by graduate student Ha Thi Minh Khuong, majoring in Ethnology.1. Student's Full Name: Ha Thi Minh Khuong 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of Birth: August 17, 1972 4. Place of Birth: Tuyen Quang 5. Decision No. 2551/2007/QD-XHVN&KH-SDH, dated November 2, 2007, 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 Role of the Elderly in the Family and Community Today (Case Study of Ha Bang Commune, Thach That District, Hanoi City) 8. Major: Ethnology; Code: 602270 9. Scientific Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Luong, Department of Ethnology - University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 10. Summary of thesis results: The results of this study contribute to demonstrating that elderly people in rural areas are not dependent on their families, but are still contributing to family life in various ways. In fact, many of them are resources for economic activity and are active participants in community activities. There are clear differences in gender roles between elderly men and women in the family and community. Elderly men still maintain the role of head of household and are important decision-makers. They play a crucial role in maintaining, preserving, and educating their descendants about ethnic cultural values. The implementation of the Law on the Elderly in promoting the role of the elderly still faces many limitations in rural areas. This thesis not only contributes to a deeper understanding of the role of the elderly in the family and community, but also adds a voice to ensure the right to care for the elderly, especially in promoting the role of older people in the country's renewal process and in the context of Vietnam entering a period of population aging.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: HA THI MINH KHUONG 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: Aug 17, 1972 4. Place of birth: Tuyen Quang 5. Admission decision number: 2551/2007/QD-XHNV-KH&SĐH, Dated November 2, 2007 by Head Master of University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University - Hanoi 6. Changes in process: No changes 7. Official thesis title: “The role of older people in family and community today (Case Study HaBang commune, ThachThat District, Ha Noi” 8. Major: Ethnography 9. Code: 602270 10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Luong, Faculty of Ethnology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam academic National University-Hanoi 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: Research results show that the rural elderly is not a class of people dependent on family, they are still contributes to the household in various ways. Many of them are a resource of family economic activities, and a positive factor in community activities. There are clear differences in gender roles between elderly men and women in family and community activities. Elderly men still maintain the role of household and make an important decision. They play an important role in the maintenance, conservation and education of children about ethnic cultural values. The implementation of Elder Law in promoting the role of older people is still difficult in rural areas. Contribution of the thesis not only adds knowledge about the role of the elderly to family and community, but also to ensure the caring of the elderly, especially promoting the role of the elderly in the country renovation and in the context of Vietnam is in the early stage of aging society.
