Vietnamese Society Research Articles

Theoretical aspects of studying migration of youth from the rural areas in modern Vietnamese society

This article analyzes the scientific literature dedicated to migration of youth from the rural areas to cities. In the conditions of high growth dynamics of modern society, there are multiple issues to be discussed, which defines the relevance of this research. The sociological analysis of migration process from rural areas to cities requires implementing the strategy of integralism and outlining the theoretical approaches and concepts associated with the migration of rural youth in modern Vietnam. Analysis is conducted on the modern scientific literature, with emphasis on the economic, social, and political factors that affect the migration of modern Vietnamese youth from rural areas to cities. The novelty lies in determination of the key vectors in studying the migration process of rural youth to urban areas in modern Vietnam.  The conclusion is made that the  researchers of youth migration focus on the large-scale migration outflow of young people from rural areas to cities, factors of youth migration, nuances of rural community, level of income of rural population, quality of housing, job market and employment in rural areas. Vietnamese researchers of youth migration dedicate special attention to the educational strategies of youth, difficulties and advantages faced due to migration from rural areas to cities in modern Vietnamese society. However, the existing theories and concepts do not provide a holistic representation on the phenomenon in question; thus, it is proposed to use an integral approach.

Vietnam’s Confucianism within the Dynamics of Globalization

The objective of this article is to further the study of Confucianism and its distinct expressions, focusing on Vietnam’s case, where it is proposed that Confucianism has followed an exceptional path from its origin, in China’s Shandong peninsula 2,600 years ago, up to its adoption by Vietnamese society. In the article, it is hypothesized, through a geopolitical analysis and particularly David Harvey’s uneven geographical developments, that Confucianism in practice, even if already implanted within certain structures of the Vietnamese society, has been displaced in the areas where globalization has impacted the most. Nevertheless, after having concluded the analysis, said hypothesis is discarded; although, given the rapid changes Vietnamese society is undergoing, future investigations may prove otherwise.

The Human Value of Buddhist Teachings and Its Significance For Moral Education In Vietnamese Society Today

Buddhism has lived with the Vietnamese people for more than 20 centuries; The link of communication has tightened Buddhism with the Vietnamese people into an inseparable block. The thought of Buddhism has imbued with the national spirit and profoundly influenced the world view and human outlook of the Vietnamese people. Up to now, many Buddhist researchers have offered different opinions, but they all have one thing in common: Humanity can hardly imagine the fact that about 2600 years ago there was a flesh and blood people with superhuman thoughts have lived on our planet. The human value of Buddhism has been expressed in the worldview and human life with a sharp and vivid view.

Value of village convention in educating traditions of culture, morality and lifestyle for Vietnamese people in the feudal period

Village convention is a code of conduct that is considered a model, which is voluntarily agreed, drafted, promulgated by the traditional Vietnamese rural communities, and takes effect within a residential area, usually a village or a commune, used as a measure of dignity, personality and adjustment of social relations in the life, production and labor of the communities. In the process of existence and development, the village convention has experienced many ups and downs in history and has been handed down by the Vietnamese communities for many generations. The article summarizes the process of formation, basic content and value of village convention in the education of traditions of culture, morality and lifestyle for Vietnamese people in the feudal period and makes recommendations for inherit and promote those values in Vietnamese society today.

“Under great anxiety”: Pregnancy experiences of Vietnamese women with physical disabilities seen through an intersectional lens

BackgroundThere is scant research on pregnancy experiences of women with physical disabilities in low and middle-income countries. This qualitative study used an intersectional lens to explore pregnancy experiences of women with physical disabilities in northern Vietnam. Specifically, socio-cultural, economic, and environmental influences were analysed, drawing upon their lived experiences. MethodsTwo in-depth interviews were conducted at different time-points in 2018 with women with physical disabilities who had given birth in the previous three years. Twenty-nine women participated in the first interview and 27 in the follow-up interview. The interviews were thematically analysed. ResultsThe women were happy and excited when discovering their pregnancy but they also experienced anxiety, fear, and distress. Their ambivalence related to concerns around having a child with disabilities, their capability to carry a pregnancy, and their mothering abilities. Negative community views of disability were internalised by the women. These socio-culturally constructed beliefs led to lack of confidence in their pregnancy journey. This was exacerbated by inaccessible environments that contributed to increased risk of falls, and women who used wheelchairs experienced particular difficulties. Other powerful influences included poverty, lost income, and costs associated with pregnancy. Single mothers with disabilities experienced additional stigma and discrimination as Vietnamese society judged their pregnancies as socially unacceptable. ConclusionThis study contributes to knowledge and understanding about women with physical disabilities, specifically how the intersection of gender, disability, socio-economic, and marital status shaped their pregnancy experiences in Vietnam. Multiple challenges were encountered by the women in their pregnancy journey, including negative community views, inaccessible environments, and poverty. The findings highlight the necessity for Vietnamese women with physical disabilities to be actively engaged in talking about their experiences to ensure maternal and child health providers become more sensitive to their pregnancy and motherhood needs.

The Role of Confucian Education in Vietnamese Society in the Mac Dynasty

The Confucian education of the Mac dynasty [1] , besides its great achievements, also contributed significantly to the stagnation in economy, science and technology, as well as negative thoughts that were still deeply rooted in the perception of people in Vietnam. Today's era is far different from the Mac era, so besides the positive values ​​that can be inherited and promoted, there are still a lot of inadequacies, outdated, inappropriate, even possible. become a hindrance to the cause of Vietnamese education today. That is also the reason why we must have a dialectical point of view when studying back to the traditional Confucian education to see its significance in the development of Vietnamese education today. This is also a prerequisite for building an advanced education, imbued with national identity with the noble purpose of training people who are fully developed, have enough virtue, enough talent, participate in winning force into the construction and defense of the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland. Keywords: Mac dynasty, Confucian education, Vietnamese history, Mac Thai To, Hau le dynasty. DOI: 10.7176/JPCR/54-02 Publication date: July 31 st 2021 [1] The Mac Dynasty is a monarchy in Vietnamese history, beginning when Mac Dang Dung forced King Le Cung Hoang to cede the throne in June 1527 and ended when King Mac Mau Hop established his son Mac Toan to the throne. was defeated by the army of Le-Trinh led by Trinh Tung in February 1593. Mac Toan then ascended the throne but was only in office for 2 months, the total official duration of the dynasty was nearly 66 years. However, in the later period, descendants of the Mac dynasty such as Mac Kinh Chi, Mac Kinh Cung, Mac Kinh Khoan, Mac Kinh Vu, Mac Kinh He, and Mac Kinh Quang still continued to oppose the Later Le dynasty during the medieval period until the end.

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Diasporic Gift

Aid transfers are highly developed in Vietnamese society. They take place not only within national borders but also abroad. The Vietnamese in the diaspora look towards their homeland where they have family and cultural ties. Whether out of moral obligation, self-interest, recognition or patriotism, most send gifts and currency (remittances and investments) homewards. In the post-war decade (1975-1985), diasporic generosity mainly worked by sending packets to improve the recipients’ standard of living, who were back then plagued by extreme poverty. In the following years, Vietnam’s opening up to globalization led to diversified generosity channels, mostly financial transfers. Initially obstructed by ideological principles, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV) engaged with the diaspora to channel their generosity towards its economic goals and nation-building. It thus interfered with personal networks and the complex social logic that structures the gifting culture in order to give it a political dimension. By analysing the diversity and complexity of the gifting culture and its evolutions, this article shows how these transfers go beyond the sole economic sphere but actually shape the imagination, redefine the relationship between the gifting and the gifted, and sheds light onto the ambiguity of party-state and diaspora relations.

The Philosophy of Education in Viet Nam Nowadays

The philosophy of education is always an essential issue of every education system. Over the past 70 years, depending on the stage of educational development, Vietnam's educational philosophy has existed and changed many times. So what is the educational philosophy in Vietnam nowadays? There are too many views on this. In this article, we present our views on this extremely important issue. The research results are based on the methodology of systematization, the methods of analysis – synthesis and comparison. We also use some conclusions of Vietnamese researchers as references. Indeed, Vietnam's educational philosophy can be divided into two periods: before 1945 and after 1945. Before 1945, Vietnam's educational philosophy was largely influenced by Confucianism, so ideal model was "quan tu" (true gentleman) people. After 1945, the country was independent, the philosophy of education was aimed at training the new socialist people. This change, on one side, meets the requirement to maintain social stability, but the other side is not paying attention to individual people and their creation. This leads to the crises of the whole education system, especially in the context of globalization and internationalization. The new context is setting new requirements for the educational philosophy of Vietnam. From a philosophical point of view, with reconsidering the human nature in general, we suppose that the new educational philosophy of Vietnam nowadays must be training freedom, creativity and bravery people, based on a human. In this article, we will raise different views of many scholars about it and present our points of views on this extremely important issue. In this article, we will denote different conceptions of many scholars about it and take our view on this extremely important issue. Hereafter indicating the educational achievements of Vietnam in the past, we introduce the system of perceptions about the human in Vietnamese society today and regarding this as the basis for building the philosophy of education and showing the basic ideas of the educational philosophy, which exists in Vietnam nowadays. Finally, we state our views on this issue. It is a combination of ideas that are difficult to say in a sentence.

Uncategorized Indians in Vietnam and questions for diaspora studies

ABSTRACT This research report describes individual Indian descendants in Ho Chi Minh city in the aim of raising research questions for the scholarship of Indian diaspora studies. I focus on the Indian diasporic members who are largely descendants of those who, in the second half of the nineteenth century and before, migrated from French–British India to Vietnam. They are economically and culturally different from the current Indian expats, the members of the capitalized 'Cộng Đồng Người Ấn Độ' (Indian Community) in Vietnam. The current Indian immigrants largely work in Indian companies and multinational groups. In other words, the Indians in Vietnam are not classified either as children of 'Kinh paternalism' or of Vietnamese 'state paternalism' (Salemink, The Ethnography of Vietnam’s Central Highlanders: A Historical Contextualization, 1850–1900. London: Routledge Curzon, 2003, 258, 287). Nor, are they perceptually overseas daughters and sons of 'Hindu paternalism' (Omvedt, Reinventing Revolution: New Social Movements and the Socialist Tradition in India. Armonk: M.E. Sharpe, 1993, 31). The Indian descendants in Vietnam belong nowhere politically. The ambiguity of the Indian descendants in Vietnamese history and society does not suggest that they would be a research subject of the Indian or South Asian diasporas in the field of diaspora studies. Indeed, exploring the Indian diaspora in the dynamic contexts of Vietnamese nationalism offers a new direction in the diaspora studies in general and South Asian diasporas in particular. The report is based on my ethnographic research in Ho Chi Minh City in 2012–2014 at Indian individuals’ houses and at cultural centres.

Psychological impact of COVID-19 anxiety on learning burnout in Vietnamese students

It is becoming clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating psychological impact on Vietnamese society, but little is known about its impact on Vietnamese students. In the current study, we evaluated whether anxiety of contracting COVID-19 is related to students’ learning burnout. Specifically, we tested two months into the pandemic whether this anxiety is linked to pupils’ learning exhaustion and cynicism. The data includes 652 Vietnamese students (56.3% girls) with Mage = 12.6 ( SD = 1.0). The data were collected using a self-report questionnaire during an online survey. Two Multiple Linear Regression Analyses tested the associations between COVID-19 anxiety and learning-related exhaustion (Model 1) and learning-related cynicism (Model 2), controlling for general depression, gender and grade. Results show that COVID-19 anxiety significantly and uniquely links to learning-related cynicism but not learning exhaustion, suggesting that the pandemic affects Vietnamese students’ ability to thrive through education.

Aging Population and Its Impacts on Economy of Vietnam

The proportion of the elderly in Vietnam is happening with rapidly growing numbers. This is an inevitable trend in Vietnamese society, and also a problem - a challenge for the government. The main goal of our country in particular is to point out and face the immediate situation (high aging rate of the population), and at the same time find a strategy that is suitable for the development of the country as well as consistent with the common interests of the current elderly group; making predictions to take the right steps to minimize the risks and risks from its negative sides. This article discusses the general situation of population aging in recent years in Vietnam; give specific numbers and statistics on this issue. From there, this article will highlight the opportunities and challenges that this country is facing - especially the impact on the country's economy and give a number of recommendations related to the improvementin order to build a satisfactory welfare and welfare system for the elderly in the current aging population in Vietnam. The article uses the method of surveying a number of interviewers to find suitable solutions, and the results show that the problem of the elderly, even though not alarmed since the elderly in Vietnam are still taken care by children and their families rather well. However, there is quite a big concern we need to pay more attention, that is, the economic burden will be an issue for society in the future, especially in the medical field.

Gender Stereotypes As Hidden Curriculum: A Case of Vietnamese English Textbooks

Gender equality and women empowerment have become a buzzword for development during the past decades with numerous national and international policies, including educational policies. However, gender equality is normally conceptualized in quantitative terms of education such as low disparity in access to education between boys and girls while qualitative aspects of gender equality are still left uncontested, among which is gender stereotypes in hidden curriculum. Gender stereotypes as a social construct, once imbedded in education and educational materials, certainly intervene the gender socialization process of students. The paper attempts to investigate this issue by employing a mixed qualitative and quantitative content analysis of the illustrations in English textbooks for Upper-secondary students in Vietnam. The analysis reveales stereotypes reflected in three main areas: occupations, sports and pastimes, and life duties, all of which confirm social and cultural norms of Vietnamese society towards a woman.

“Digital Society”, “Super Smart Society”: Some Impacts on Management and Society in Vietnam

the society has been complexly transforming from traditional to the new status society – “digital society”, “super smart society” based on the foundation is technology and digital that has helped to connect things and transform social life as never before. Through researching and analyzing documents in domestic and foreign, comparing to the specific context of Vietnam, the article discusses the central theoretical issues of a “digital society” perspective, “super smart society” (as the type of “digital society”) as history, concept, essence, model, especially discussing new and urgent problems of theory and practice for leaders and managers, and also studying Vietnamese society this stage.

The Economic Factors Affecting Family In Modern Vietnamese Society

The Economic Factors Affecting Family In Modern Vietnamese Society

From “Ideal Social Model” to Reality

This paper examines the development of Vietnamese studies in post–World War II Japan. During the Vietnam War, Vietnamese studies in Japan was developed by a young generation of academics who were shocked by war coverage. Some of these scholars viewed Vietnamese society and its nationalist spirit as their “ideal social model,” and dedicated themselves to research topics centered on Vietnam’s rural society, revolution, and nationalism. However, when fieldwork became possible in the 1990s after the Đổi Mới reforms, research subjects became diversified among scholars who came after the Vietnam War generation as they encountered the country’s diverse realities.

Taoism with Vietnamese Mother Goddess Worshipping Belief

Taoism originated from China and has had a profound influence on Chinese culture. Today, the Taoist tradition is one of the five religious doctrines officially recognized by China. Taoism was introduced into Vietnam very early. During its existence and development in Vietnam, Taoism has had a relationship with and influence on many Vietnamese folk beliefs, including Mother Goddess worshipping. Mother Goddess worship is a Vietnamese folk belief, with a long history, adapting to changes in Vietnamese society. It has had a critical position in the spiritual activities of Vietnamese people. Mother Goddess worship not only has a special attraction but also poses various problems for many scientists and researchers in society. The study aims to find out the relation between Taoism with Vietnamese mother Goddess worshipping belief. Specifically, the study has explored the influence of Taoism on the system of Mother Goddess worship in Vietnam and the influence of Taoism on worshiping forms and human conceptions in Mother Goddess worship. To obtain research objectives, the author has used various research methods such as philosophical history, analysis - synthesis; compare – contrast to find out study results. Some discussions on preserving and promoting the values of Mother Goddess worship in Vietnam have been presented in the study.

Spatial configuration of traditional houses and apartment unit plans in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: A comparative study

The study aims to investigate the effects of the spatial configuration of traditional Vietnamese houses on the design of apartment buildings in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City, Vietnam. To achieve the objective, the following approaches were implemented. Firstly, the transformation of the socio-economic structure in HCM City, which is a primary factor affecting the development of apartment buildings was examined. Secondly, the well-known space syntax method for analyzing the spatial structure plan was outlined. Thirdly, a survey of traditional houses and apartment buildings from 1960 to 2010 was conducted. Among the various traditional house styles, the Hue traditional garden house, which has primary effects on the modern housing design in HCM City, was selected as a representative sample to compare with apartment units. Lastly, the space syntax method was employed to analyze the spatial structure of the sample of traditional houses and apartment units. The effects of the Hue traditional house?s spatial configuration on apartment buildings were analyzed. The result shows that the spatial configuration of modern apartment buildings and traditional houses have similar characteristics, including having an adaptable natural environment, and they both reflect Vietnamese culture and society. The findings can be applied when predicting development trends for the unit plans of modern apartments in HCM City, Vietnam.

SUGGESTIONS FOR TRAINING STRATEGY OF THU DAU MOT UNIVERSITY IN THE PROCESS OF APPROACHING INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 4.0

Industrial Revolution 4.0 has become an indispensable trend in the development process of Vietnam and is increasingly applied in university education. The essence of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 is the application of technology, data science and the use of artificial intelligence for production and human life. In this impact, modern education, especially higher education, is the field most affected. Online teaching, with tools to support the teaching of the digital age, has been changing dramatically in the teaching and learning situation in universities, helping to modernize education and integrate with the world, but there are many issues that teachers and managers must consider to change teaching methods and training strategies, in order to deliver the best results. Starting from the actual situation, we propose specific and comprehensive measures to improve the teaching efficiency of Thu Dau Mot University and, to meet the needs of Vietnamese society and the development of Industrial Revolution 4.0.

Anthropometric Indexes for Predicting High Blood Pressure in Vietnamese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.

BackgroundThe rate of hypertension and obesity is increasing in Vietnamese society. This study aimed to focus on assessing the relationship between anthropometric indexes (body mass index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)) and high blood pressure to determine which is the best predictor for high blood pressure among adults over 18 years in Vietnam.MethodsA cross-sectional study of 1636 people was conducted. People who were over 18 years old, healthy or had hyperlipidemia and on the treatment were recruited. Patients with cancer, heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, and hypertension were excluded. Information on demographics, smoking and drinking habits, weight, height, waist circumference, and blood pressure was collected. Areas under receiver operating characteristic curves (AUCs) were examined to determine the predictability of anthropometric indicators for high blood pressure in men and women. Logistic regression analysis, stratified by gender, was performed to examine the association between anthropometric indexes and high blood pressure.ResultsIn this study, the percentage of people with high blood pressure was 10.51%. The AUC for the WHtR was significantly greater than for the BMI for both genders. Logistic regression demonstrated that only WHtR had a significant positive association with high blood pressure among women. The optimal WHtR cut-off value for predicting high blood pressure in men and women were 0.47 and 0.50, respectively.ConclusionAmong the indicators analyzed in this study, WHtR was the best for the predicting of the presence of high blood pressure, in both men and women. However, WHtR could only explain the changes of high blood pressure in women.

Narrative containment of the same-sex underworld in contemporary Vietnam. A critical exploration of the police presence and function in Bùi Anh Tấn's fiction

ABSTRACT Drawing from D.A. Miller's work on The novel and the police (1988) in Victorian fiction, this paper looks at narrative strategies through which the same-sex underworld is portrayed, policed and contained in contemporary Vietnamese fiction. The pioneering works of the prolific policeman-author Bùi Anh Tấn have spearheaded a strong connection between sex and crime in his representations of homosexuality. These potentially subversive representations take place within a liminal underworld, often depicted as an alternative space constitutive of personal identity characterized by same-sex desire outside of recognition by legal authorities or public morality. A critical exploration of the police presence and function within the narrative can uncover the underlying techniques and technologies of surveillance and discipline whereby depictions of the same-sex underworld are policed by and therefore complicit in an operational regime of pervasive hetero-normativity. By examining the thematics of criminality, sexual/social outcast, self-renunciation/acceptance, and cultural ambiguity in the sizable LGBT-themed oeuvre of Bùi Anh Tấn over the past two decades, this paper explores how this body of works partakes in the construction and containment of a transgressive yet marginalized homosexual underworld. Marked by the police presence and subjected to the policing function of the texts, this same-sex underworld is transformed into an object of increasing attention and fascination for an ever so curious yet still ambivalent Vietnamese society.