INFORMATION ON MASTER’S THESIS

1. Full name : Mai Van Huyen 2. Sex: Male 3. Date of birth: 17/11/1974 4. Place of birth: Nga Sơn, Thanh Hoa 5. Admission decision number: 2551/2007/QĐ-XHNV-KH&SĐH, Dated 2/11/2007 6. Changes in academic process: No 7. Official thesis title: The changes in structure and function of families in the Red river delta village before and after renovation (case study in Tam Son village, Tam Son Commune, Tu Son town, Bac Ninh province). 8. Major: Sociology 9. Code: 60.31.30 10. Supervisors: Associate Professor Dr. Mai Van Hai 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: This thesis studies the changes in structure and function of family in the village of Tam Son, Tam Son Commune, Tu Son town, Bac Ninh province from the previous period renovation (1986) to date. On family structure: Compared with the period before 1986, the current changes in family structure in Tam Son has actually occurred. First, it is the family size has decreased from 4.75 persons per household to 3.92 persons per household, number of families with five or less increased, while the number of families with 6 people and more dropped sharply. Number of generations in the family also changed; families have two generations encreased, whereas the number of families with three generations down. Currently there are many family types and more diverse than before the 1986 period, however, families have fewer types of relationships (2 or fewer relationships) are increased, in contrast, the type of family with many relationship (between 3 or more relationships) tend to decrease. Family function: Research results showed that, present, demand and the number of children born of each couple were reduced compared with before 1986; however, about 4 years recently, when economic of houshold growth, tend to be more son returned in Tam Son. Economic functions of families have also changed, now the family is actually a production unit, but not the production units of traditional patriarchal, self-sufficient, but is an economic unit operating under the laws of economic market oriented; number of career increase and purpose of production transform from self – ufficient to seld on the market. Socialisation function of family have changed but not change too much compared between two periords. 12. Practical applicability: Research results provide additional scientific foundation for managers, especially managers in the Tam Son commune in formulation of policies and to select measures in order to promote rural development, including policies on marriage, the role of families in preserving and promoting family values in the context of international economic integration in general, as well as integration between Tam Son and other regions of Vietnam in praticular. 13. Further research directions, if any: The changes of family needs to be studied deeply in many aspects, including structure, function and impact of the changes to social and economic... However, in the framework of a graduate thesis, several aspects of family change are not be studied. Besides that, the thesis also just comparing the changes in two stages (before and after renovation with radius of 25 years), whereas before that period may be explored carefully. Therefore, the authors propose to continue to developt the thesis in two directions: one more stage to learn more and more aspects of family change. 14. Thesis-related publications: None