The Vietnamese Family in Change - The Case of the Red River Delta

Like most societies Vietnam has seen marked changes in family structures and dynamics this century. For Vietnam however these changes have been especially radical. After decades of French acculturation the 1940s brought sweeping economic changes and a move away from collectivism. Perhaps because of Vietnam's long isolation from the late 1970s into the early 1990s, very little has been written on the Vietnamese family.
This text provides an examination of the Vietnamese family focusing on two fundamental relationships - husband-wife and parent-children - within their wider social and historical context. The author explores how and why marital partners are chosen; individual's domains within the family; reproduction and birth control; son preference; ancestor worship; and the role of the state.

As such, the study will be of interest not just to sociologists but also to those scholars looking to understand the current social transformation of Vietnam.

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Traditionul Family; Chapter 2 Social Changes Affecting the Family, 1945–95; Chapter 3 The Husband-Wife Relationship; Chapter 4 Reproduction and Its Socio-cultural Meanings; Conclusions;

About the author

Pham Van Bich completed hid doctoral dissertation at Gothenburg University, and is presently working in Hanoi.

Summary

This text provides an examination of the Vietnamese family focusing on two fundamental relationships – husband-wife and parent-children – within their wider social and historical context.

Product details

• Authors: Pham Van Bich, Pham Van Bich
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.12.1998
• EAN: 9780700711055
• ISBN: 978-0-7007-1105-5
• No. of pages: 280
• Weight: 660 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Vietnam, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, Sociology: family & relationships, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Asian History, Sociology: family and relationships, Marxism & Communism, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)