Reconfiguring families in contemporary Vietnam / edited by Magali Barbieri and Daniele Belanger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barbiéri, Magali.

Bélanger, Danièle.

Series:

Contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific.

Contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families--Economic aspects--Vietnam--Congresses.

Families.

Family policy--Vietnam--Congresses.

Family policy.

Social change--Vietnam--Congresses.

Social change.

Vietnam--Economic policy--1975---Congresses.

Vietnam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (679 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Reconfiguring Families in Contemporary Vietnam chronicles and analyzes the most significant change for families in Vietnam's recent past - the transition to a market economy, referred to as Doi Moi.

Contents:

EAST-WEST CENTER; A Series Sponsored by the East-West Center - CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Chapter One - Introduction; The Contested Terrains of "Transition" and "Renovation"; Theoretical Lines of Inquiry and Contributions; FAMILY AGENCY; FAMILY IDEALIZED MORALITY; FAMILY AND FAMILIALISM; Unpacking the "Traditional" Vietnamese Family; The Making of Socialist Families; Presocialist Legacy and Socialist Ideals; Socialist Ideals and the Transformation of Gender and Intergenerational Relations

The Family as the Cornerstone of the Renovation ProcessRedefining State Social Responsibilities; Themes and Chapters of the Book; A NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT; THE REDEPLOYMENT OF FAMILY SOLIDARITIES; MARRIAGE AND THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD; Women and the Family; FAMILY LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES; Notes; References; PART ONE - A New Social Contract; Chapter Two - State and the Family; A New Family for a New Society: Population Policy Measures; Emergence and Establishment of the Socialist Family Norm (1959-80); Consolidating Policy with Mass Propaganda to Disseminate the New Family Norm (1980s and 1990s)

Poster CampaignsDrama; Radio; The Major Achievements of the Family Planning Program at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century; New Goals for Family Policy; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter Three - Health Care and the Family in Vietnam; Evolution of Vietnam, Health Sector; Utilization of Health Services; Self-Medication and Reliance on Drug Vendors; Child Malnutrition; The Private Cost of Health Care to Families; The Epidemic of Tobacco Use; Conclusion; Notes; References; PART TWO - The Redeployment of Family Solidarities; Chapter Four - The Family; HIV/AIDS in Vietnam

Government Policies and Approaches in the Fight Against HIV/AIDSThe Institutional Setting; The Role of the Family; A Study on HIV/AIDS Treatment and Care; The Family: An Essential and Ambivalent Source of Support; Discussion: Doi Moi, the State, and the Family in the Context of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter Five - Doi Moi and Older Adults; The Demographic Context of Ageing in Vietnam; Data; Methods; Intergenerational Support and Migration; Conclusion; Notes; References; PART THREE - Marriage and the Transition to Adulthood; Chapter Six - From Youth to Adulthood

Comparative Transitional PatternsEconomic Liberalization, Teenagers, and Families; Events During the Teenage Years; Transitional Events and Families; Conclusion; Appendix: Notes on Data and Methods; Notes; References; Chapter Seven - Family Change in Vietnam's Red River Delta From War, to Reunification, to Renovation; Theoretical Background; Mating and Marriage; Education, Urban Residence, Mating, and Marriage; Data; Measures and Methods; Results; Conclusion; References; Chapter Eight - The Legacy of Doi Moi, the Legacy of Immigration; Methods; Gender and Transmigration

Gender Strategies and the Convertibility of Social Status in Transnational Social Fields

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 15. Sep 2020)

ISBN:

9780804771122

080477112X

OCLC:

793166802