Information on the thesis "The Significance of Children in Rural Families (Case Study of Cat Thinh Commune - Van Chan District - Yen Bai Province, Phu Da Commune - Phu Vang District - Thua Thien Hue Province, Phuoc Thach Commune - Chau Thanh District - Tien Giang Province, Trinh Xa Commune - Binh Luc District - Ha Nam Province)" by graduate student Ho Ngoc Cham, majoring in Sociology.1. Full name of student: Ho Ngoc Cham 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of birth: February 12, 1984 4. Place of birth: Bac Ninh 5. Decision number recognizing graduate student: 2560/2007/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH dated November 7, 2007, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 6. Changes during training: None 7. Title of graduation thesis: The Significance of Children in Rural Families (Case study of Cat Thinh commune - Van Chan district - Yen Bai province, Phu Da commune - Phu Vang district - Thua Thien Hue province, Phuoc Thach commune - Chau Thanh district - Tien Giang province, Trinh Xa commune - Binh Luc district - Ha Nam province). 8. Specialization: Sociology. Code: 603130 9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Van Bich. Affiliation: Institute of Sociology - Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences. 10. Summary of thesis results: - The significance of children in general in rural families is expressed in three main aspects: 1) Children bring joy and happiness to the family and strengthen the marital relationship, 2) The economic significance of children, and 3) Children are the ones who worship ancestors and continue the family lineage. Of these three aspects, the aspect "Children bring joy and happiness to the family and strengthen the marital relationship" is considered the most important by most respondents. - The assessment of the importance of children varies according to residential area, religion, year of marriage, and family economic conditions of the respondents. This assessment is almost the same according to the gender of the respondents. - The preference for sons still exists in rural families. The belief that sons are the ones who carry on the family lineage and worship ancestors is the main reason why the preference for sons persists in rural families. 11. Practical application: None 12. Future research directions: research on the significance of daughters in rural families in particular; research on the significance of daughters and sons in urban families to examine the differences in the concept of the significance of children between rural and urban families in the present era. 13. Published works related to the thesis: None
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Ho Ngoc Cham 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: 12 Feb 1984 4. Place of birth: Bac Ninh 5. Admission decision number: 2560/2007/QD-XHNV-KH&SĐH Dated 7Nov 2007 6. Changes in academic process: none 7. Official thesis title: The meaning of children in rural families (Cases study in Cat Thinh commune- Van Chan district- Yen Bai province, Phu Da commune- Phu Vang district- Thua Thien Hue province, Phuoc Thach commune- Chau Thanh district- Tien Giang province and Trinh Xa commune- Binh Luc district- Ha Nam province). 8. Major: Sociology 9. Code: 603130 10. Supervisor: Associate Professor, Doctor Pham Van Bich. Office: The Institute of Sociology 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: - In general, children in rural families have three meanings: Children bring joy and happiness to the family and strengthen the couple's; Children are the labors of the families and the care takers of old parents; and children worship their ancestors and ensure the continuity of the family line. Among the three meanings, “Children bring joy and happiness to the family and strengthen the couple's relationship” is the most important thing to the parents. - People evaluate the importance of children in different ways according to residence, religions, marriage ages, economic conditions of the families. The assessment is almost not different according to the respondents' gender. - Son preference remains strong in rural families. Sons guarantee the continuity of the family line, and this is the most important reason for son preference. 12. Practical applicability, if any: None 13. Further research directions, if any: - It is necessary to examine the meaning of daughters in rural families, the meaning of sons and daughters in urban families; - It is also necessary to compare differences in the meaning of sons and daughters between rural families and urban families. 14. Thesis-related publications: none
