Abstract of PhD thesis on sociology: The role of the elderly in family nowadays (Case studies in Thanh Hoa province)

The role of the elderly in family is studied in terms of marriage, production/business, care, education and ancestor worship. Particularly with the role of the elderly in decision making marriage, production/business, caring, educating descendants and their familys ancestor worship beliefs.
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Abstract of PhD thesis on sociology: The role of the elderly in family nowadays (Case studies in Thanh Hoa province) VIETNAM ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES GRADUATE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES LE THI HOI THE ROLE OF THE ELDERLY IN FAMILY NOWADAYS (Case studies in Thanh Hoa province)The major: SociologyCode: 9.31.03.01 ABSTRACT OF PHD THESIS ON SOCIOLOGY HANOI, 2021 1 The work was completed in Graguate academy of social sciencesScience instructor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Ngoc VanReviewer 1: Prof. PhD. Le Ngoc HungReviewer 2 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Thi Van AnhReviewer 3: Prof. PhD. Trinh Duy Luan The dissertation will be defended in front of the Conference-levelJudging Council of Graguate academy of social sciences. At: …… hour, …… date …… .month …… year …………… The thesis is available at: Vietnam National Library Library of Graguate academy of social sciences 2 OPENING1. The urgency of the study The elderly part of the population structure tends to increase in numberand proportion. This phenomenon leads to the population shift towards aging,which has been posing many problems for society. What happens in aging?What are the social implications of the increasing number of elderly people?Why are there theoretical debates about the role of the elderly in differentsocieties? Similar to gender hierarchies, age hierarchies vary from culture toculture. One society may respect the elderly for their age, which issynonymous with wisdom, nevertheless another society considers the elderlyas a burden, because they are considered socially dead. In Vietnam, according to reports by General Statistics Office in 2009,the whole country had about 11.313.890 old people, accounting for about11,95% of the population. In which, there are 1.918.987 people are over 80(accounting for 17,5% of the total the elderly); the female elderly is 5.735.300(accounting for 50,7%), the male elderly is 5.578.590 (accounting for 49,3%);There are 7.294.100 old people living in rural areas (accounting for 64%).From the point of view of social structure, the elderly are prone to injury dueto psychological and physiological characteristics as well as the diminish inincome, position and the role in family and society. From the perspective ofcultural family, modernization makes many changes in model of behaviorvalues in the relationships between children and the elderly. A group ofelderly people feel disappointed when they lose respect and prestige in theirown home. From the above issues, we pay special attention to the elderly inmodern society. What will be the position and role of the elderly in the face ofthe change in age structure and culture in the family? Whether theoreticaldebates is practically verified by researches on the role of the elderly. To contribute to answer the above questions, the PhD student choosethe topic The role of the elderly in family nowadays (Case studies inThanh Hoa province) as my doctoral thesis.2. Aim and missions 2.1. Aim Identifying the role of the elderly in family nowdays (Case studies inThanh Hoa province), thereby answering research questions and verifying thecorrectness of hypotheses about the role of the elderly; providing scientific 3grounds for formulating policies to promote the role of old people in currentsocial context. 2.2. Missions To achieve the stated research purpose, the thesis has the following tasks: - Overview of domestic and foreign research situation related to the topic. - Building theoretical foundations and research methods - Conducting field sociological experimental investigation tounderstand the role of the elderly in family. - Analyzing the role of old people and factors affecting their role in thefamily today. - Verifying the correctness of hypotheses about the role of the elderly. - Providing scientific foundations for policy development to promotethe role of old people in family in the context of population aging. 3. Objectives, scope, questions and hypotheses of the study 3.1. Objectives The role of the elderly in family is studied in terms of marriage,production/business, care, education and ancestor worship. Particularly withthe role of the elderly in decision making marriage, production/business,caring, educating descendants and their familys ancestor worship beliefs. 3.2. Scope of the study- Space limitations: Case studies in 03 wards/communes of Thanh Hoa province.- Time limitation: from 2016 to 2019.- Research content: The thesis only focuses on researching some of the following typicalroles, in order to clarify and further analyze the role of the elderly in eachaspect of family life in Thanh Hoa. Those aspects are: + Marriage life of descendants + Production/business activities + Taking care of and educating descendants + Ancestor worship beliefs 3.3. Study questions - How is the role of the elderly in the family today shown in the followingaspects about marriage, production/ business activities, caring, educatingdescendants and ancestors worship activities of family? - What factors affect the role of the elderly in family today in Thanh Hoaprovince? 3.4. Study hypotheses 4 Based on the research questions, the thesis develops two hypotheses asfollows: - Elderly people still continue to show a certain position and role whenparticipating about marriage, production/business activities, care andeducation of children a ...