Ethical qualitiesand some good traditional values are somewhat lost, pragmaticlifestyles tend to develop in a part of women.” This is closely related topreserving and promoting the tradi
Trang 11 Reasons for choosing dissertation topic
Trang 2Vietnamese women in general and Vietnamese rural women, inparticular, are a social force with a very important role in the development
of the family and society Over thousands of years in history, Vietnamesewomen have created their own traditional beauty, qualities and moralvalues Those values are an invaluable asset for Vietnamese women tocontinue to inherit and promote in the new phase of their revolutionarycareer This is the basic basis for building a new way of life, the drivingforce, the source of development, creating spiritual strength and bravery;
At the same time, it helps women stand firm against the negative effects ofthe market economy and the current trend of globalization
In recent years, along with great achievements in the fields ofeconomy, politics and society of the country, in the context ofglobalization, exchange and international integration in all aspects ofsocial life , especially in the process of urbanization, the moral life alsohas great changes, many good moral qualities are formed anddeveloped However, due to the negative effects of the market economy
on the contrary "many demoralized expressions of morality andannoying lifestyles in society Social evils are still complicated”, “women now face many difficulties and challenges when performing therole of the mother, the first human teacher in the context thatVietnamese society and families have many changes Ethical qualitiesand some good traditional values are somewhat lost, pragmaticlifestyles tend to develop in a part of women.” This is closely related topreserving and promoting the traditional moral values system ofVietnamese women and building the lifestyle of rural women today
Trang 3Rural women are the most powerful force in the structure ofpopulation and labour structure in rural areas; a part of rural womentoday are victims of backward customs and practices, discriminationagainst men and women; being both a producer and a business person tofeed his family, housewives, and at the same time participating inmanagement and community activities; take care of children, theelderly, the sick in the family; low educational level, limited socio-economic understanding In the process of integration and opening up,especially the urbanization process is happening quickly, not only theimpacts positively and positively, but also negatively affecting ruralwomen's lifestyle The degradation phenomenon of moral, sociallifestyle and rural women has been complicated, pragmatic, personaland self-directed lifestyle tends to increase, causing aches in social life.Such a situation requires research to explore traditional ethical values inrelation to the lifestyle of Vietnamese women, to find solutions toconnect tradition and modernity, contributing to preserving, inheritingand promoting traditional ethical values in the new period as well asbuilding the lifestyle of rural women today Therefore, the author
chooses the issue of "Traditional moral values of Vietnamese women in building the lifestyle of rural women today" as their research topic.
2 Research purpose and tasks
- Overview of the research situation related to the dissertation topic
- Clarifying the concept of traditional moral values and lifestyle;roles and factors that determine the traditional moral values ofVietnamese women in building the lifestyle of rural women today
- Analyzing and assessing the practical situation of the traditionalmoral role of Vietnamese women in building the lifestyle of ruralwomen today and the issues raised
- Proposing basic solutions to promote the traditional moral values ofVietnamese women in building the lifestyle of rural women today
3 The subject and scope of research
Trang 4on rural women in the Red River Delta provinces; data, researchmaterials and surveys from 2007 to the present.
4 Theorical, practical basis and research methods
Theoretical basis:
The dissertation is based on the theory of Marxism - Leninism,
Ho Chi Minh ideology and the views of the Communist Party ofVietnam on human, human factors, culture, and promoting the role oftraditional moral values of Vietnamese women in the period of stepping
up industrialization and modernization of the country
Practical basis:
The dissertation is based on the ethical situation and the lifestyle ofrural women today; evaluation reports and summation of the VietnamWomen's Union; the research works of scientists, leaders and managers onpromoting the traditional moral values of Vietnamese women In addition, it
is based on the results of sociological surveys and actual surveys of authors
in some localities in the Red River Delta region
Research methods
The dissertation is based on the methodology of dialecticalmaterialism and historical materialism At the same time, using specificresearch methods such as: Analysis and synthesis, history and logic,system and structure, practical review, sociological investigation tocarry out the purpose and tasks of the dissertation
5 New contributions of the dissertation
- Contributing to clarifying the role of traditional Vietnamesemoral values in building the lifestyle of rural women today
- The basic factor argument specifies the role of Vietnamesetraditional women's moral values in building the lifestyle of ruralwomen today
- Assessing the current situation, justifying the issues andproposing basic solutions to promote the traditional moral values ofVietnamese women in building the lifestyle of rural women today
6 Theoretical, practical significances of the dissertation
Trang 5* Theoretical significance:
The research results of the dissertation contribute to deepening thetheoretical and practical basis for the issues of traditional moral values ofVietnamese women in building the lifestyle of rural women today
* Practical significance:
The dissertation can be used as a reference for the leadership,direction and policy making of women in general and rural women inour country today; at the same time, as reference materials, serving theresearch, teaching and learning work in research institutes, universitiesand colleges on matters related to the role of ethical values Vietnamesewomen system in building the lifestyle of rural women today
7 Structure of the dissertation
The dissertation includes introduction, four chapters (12 periods),conclusions, list of scientific works of the author related to thedissertation, list of references and appendices
Chapter 1 OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH ISSUES RELATED TO
DISSERTATION
Trang 61.1 Typical scientific researches on Vietnamese women, Vietnamese rural women and traditional moral values of Vietnamese women
1.1.1 Typical scientific studies on Vietnamese women
Research on Vietnamese women has some typical works such as:
Le Thi Nham Tuyet with her work "Vietnamese women through the ages", "Vietnamese traditional women" by Tran Quoc Vuong; Tran Thi Van Anh - Le Ngoc Hung with the book "Women, gender and development"; "The problem of women in the family in Vietnam today - the situation and solutions" by Dang Thi Linh, "The Vietnamese family and the role of women in the current period" by Duong Thi Minh; "The Vietnamese family and the woman in the family's period of industrialization and modernization of the country" by the authors Do Thi Binh - Le Ngoc Van - Nguyen Linh Khieu; "Propagandizing, educating the characteristics and morality of Vietnamese women in the period of stepping up the industrialization and modernization of the country (period 2010-2015)" In particular, researching on women, the
author Le Thi has had many scientific works, including 6 outstanding
scientific works: "The standard of modern women"; "Vietnamese women in the 21st century"; "Women and gender equality in innovation
in Vietnam"; "Vietnamese women tradition of loyality and grateful, hardworking and good at building the country and doing housework for Vietnamese women" and "How do women become the masters of the country's modernization process"? In general, these works have
provided a system of basic concepts on women's issues, clarifying theposition and role of women in the family as well as the cause of socio-economic innovation in our country today
1.1.2 Typical scientific studies on rural women in Vietnam
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have been studied such as: "The role of rural women in economic development in the Red River Delta" (1996 - 1997) and "Rural women and the development of non-agricultural occupations in a number of communes in the Red River Delta"(1995 - 1996); "The role of rural women in the Red River Delta in building the cultural family today" by Nguyen Thi Hao; "Protection of the rights of rural women in the strategy of building a new countryside" by Nguyen Thi Bao; "Rural women in conditions to promote industrialization and modernization",
by Nguyen Linh Khieu; "Image of Vietnamese women before the 21st century" by Le Thi Nham Tuyet; "Rural women with the enjoyment of culture through the mass media" by Mai Van Hai; "Vietnamese women
in rural families" by Mai Kim Chau; "Rural women labor export abroad: Some characteristics and social consequences" by Nguyen Thi Thanh Tam; "Policies for rural women in the period of urbanization and industrialization" by Hoang Ba Thinh The works have analyzed
and justified the role of rural women in socio-economic development,analyzed the changing trend of rural women, showing characteristics,roles and positions of women However, the authors have pointed outthe challenges and solutions for rural women today
1.1.3 Typical scientific studies on traditional moral values of Vietnamese women
Typically, there are works: "Vietnamese women through the ages"
by Le Thi Nham Tuyet; "Traditional Vietnamese women" and "Vietnamese women from a cultural perspective" by Tran Quoc Vuong; " Vietnamese women tradition of loyalty and grateful, hardworking and good at building the country and doing housework for Vietnamese women" by Le Thi; "The four virtues of diligent work, tasteful appearance, proper speech and good moral today" by Le Thi Bung and Nguyen Thi Van Huong The authors
analyzed the typical qualities of Vietnamese women, arguing that it isnecessary to promote the tradition of loyalty and grateful, hardworking and
good at building the country and doing housework for Vietnamese women
from ancient times to the present
1.2 Typical scientific studies on the relationship between morality and lifestyle, traditional moral values in lifestyle building
1.2.1 Typical scientific works studying the relationship between morality and lifestyle
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authors have been interested in researching this issue such as: “The issue of inheriting and promoting traditional moral values in the market economy
in the country” by Duong Thi Lieu; "Philosophy with innovation and innovation in teaching and learning philosophy" by Tran Thanh; State- level scientific and technological work: "The Vietnamese people - the goal and driving force of socio-economic development" (KX-07) including the results of the project "Traditional values and the Vietnamese people today"(KX-07-02); "Traditional values - core values and inner vitality of nation and national development" by Nguyen Van Huyen; "The relationship between traditional and modern ethical values in building morality" by Le Thi Lan; "Inheriting and renewing traditional moral values in the transition to a market economy in Vietnam today" by Nguyen Van Ly; "The value of traditional Vietnamese ethics and the universalization of morality in the market economy" by Tran Nguyen Viet;
"Culture and people" by Nguyen Tran Bat; "What is lifestyle?" by Vu Khieu "Vietnamese lifestyle under the impact of current globalization" by Nguyen Van Huyen; "Characteristics of thinking and lifestyle of Vietnamese people today and the problems posed before the requirements
of innovation and international integration" by Nguyen Ngoc Ha, the researcher of Social Sciences 04 - 03 : "Building a way of life, morality and standards of new social values in terms of industrialization, modernization and development of market economy in the direction of socialist orientation" by Huynh Concept Vinh In general, the constructive
affirmations between morality and lifestyle are always closely related,morality is always revealed through lifestyle In contrast, lifestyle is theoutward manifestation of morality Therefore, if we know the source,preserve and promote traditional ethical values, they will become theinternal force for the sustainable development of society
1.2.2 Typical scientific studies on traditional ethical values and lifestyle building of Vietnamese people
Trang 9Discussing on this issue, there are typical scientific works such
as: "Traditional moral values with new moral building for the current generation of young Vietnamese" by Ngo Thi Thu Nga; "Promoting the traditional moral values in building new lifestyles for Vietnamese students today" by Luong Gia Ban and Nguyen The Kiet (co-editor);
“Building a new lifestyle for Vietnamese students in the context of globalization today” by Nguyen Thi Thanh Ha; "Inheriting and promoting the values of traditional national culture in building a lifestyle in Vietnam today" by Vo Van Thang; "Educating the traditional ethical values in building a lifestyle for today's young generation in Vietnam" by Mai Thi Dung; "Building the ideology, morality, lifestyle and cultural life in Hanoi capital during the period of stepping up industrialization and modernization of the country" by Nguyen Viet Chuc; "Cultural identity in modern life" by Le Nhu; "On some feminist theories" by Tran Han Giang; "Three revolutions with the issue of women's liberation" by Duong Hoa; "Cultural lifestyle and the importance of building a cultural lifestyle for women in our country today" by Nguyen Duc Khiem; "The theory of tertiary, tetanus in Confucianism and its influence on Vietnamese women today" by Nguyen Thi Van; "Women in innovation: Achievements and challenges"
by Le Thi Quy; "Gender issues - from history to modern" by Phan
Thanh Khoi - Do Thi Thach In general, the works have scientificallyanalyzed and interpreted the inheritance and promotion of traditionalethical values, examining the real situation of the effect of traditionalmoral values on the building lifestyle, proposing some basic solutions topromote the role of traditional moral values
1.3 Overview of the main results of the published works and the issues that the dissertation continues to solve
1.3.1 Overview of the main results of the published works related to the topic
Through the study of typical scientific works related to thedissertation, it is possible to generalize some key features of theresearch results of those scientific works as follows:
Trang 10Firstly, the research works on moral values, traditional moral values
and traditional moral values of Vietnamese women today in different angles.Traditional values are elucidated from the formation, development andsuccession of new conditions Many works analyzing the beautiful traditionalmoral values of Vietnamese women, affirming the traditional moral values ofthe nation are valuable assets and the need to inherit traditional moral values
of Vietnamese women in the current situation At the same time, it alsopointed out the need to eliminate old, outdated ethical ideas that no longer fitthe development trend of the times
Secondly, in terms of lifestyle, the authors generally mentioned
the basic issues of lifestyle, morality, and social values There are manyin-depth works explaining the nature of the concept of "lifestyle",indicating areas of its expression; There are works that also analyze thelifestyles of specific social groups, lifestyles in terms ofindustrialization and modernization; analyze the impact of economic,political and social factors and the trend of changing lifestyle, morality,social values Although it has not discussed the content of buildingwomen's lifestyle in rural areas but the above works have manysuggestions for the topic, many figures that the dissertation can apply,compare deepen the related issues
Thus, the issue of moral values, traditional moral values ofVietnamese women, issues of rural women and the building ofVietnamese lifestyles have been paid attention to by many scientists andexplaining quite clearly according to the object, the research task ofeach project These issues will be inherited, used, applied anddeveloped by the author in his research work, which helps the authorhave more scientific bases, theoretical and practical bases to explain andclarify the research contents of the dissertation
1.3.2 The issues that the dissertation continues to solve
Firstly, the problem posed for the dissertation is to continue
inheriting, supplementing and deepening the concept of lifestyle,building the lifestyle of rural women; defining the role of traditionalmoral values in building the lifestyle of rural women today
Secondly, the dissertation needs to clarify the practical situation
of the traditional moral values of Vietnamese women with the current lifestyle ofrural women and the issues raised in promoting the role of moral values.Vietnamese women's traditions with the current lifestyle of rural women
Thirdly, the dissertation needs to study and propose basic
solutions to promote the traditional moral values of Vietnamese womenand to build the lifestyle of rural women today
Trang 11Chapter 2 THEORETICAL ISSUES OF THE TRADITIONAL MORAL VALUES OF VIETNAMESE WOMEN WITH BUILDING THE
LIFESTYLE OF THE RURAL WOMEN
2.1 Characteristic of traditional Vietnamese moral values and conception of lifestyle of rural women
2.1.1 Characteristic of traditional Vietnamese moral values
* The concept of moral values
Value is a widely used concept in many different sciences In thephilosophical sense: “When it comes to value, it means to affirm thepositive side, the right side, that is, it implies the viewpoint of valueattached to the right, the good, the beauty, to say to what is capable ofinspiring people to act and strive to reach.” Accordingly, approachingthe inner function of the value on some basic points:
Firstly, talking about value is referring to the positive side, the
good side of things, phenomena, the meaning of things and phenomena
related to human interests; Secondly, values have the basic function of
orienting, evaluating and adjusting human activities, demonstrating the
role between the subject and the object; Thirdly, values are both subjective and objective; Fourthly, the value does not exist
permanently, along with the change of time, circumstances, of humanneeds the value must also change accordingly
Thus, ethical values are the criteria, norms and codes of conduct that are filtered and selected by people to adjust and evaluate behavior between people and people, people and society and the natural world.
* Conception of traditional moral values
Trang 12Traditional moral values are good moral qualities thatcharacterize the national identity in traditions that have a positiveimpact on the community, regulate personal behavior as well as allrelationships in society Every Vietnamese person today needs to inheritand develop, be widely acknowledged, be relatively stable and deeplyrooted in psychology and social practices from generation to generation.
Traditional moral values are common moral standards, have a positive impact on the community, regulate personal behavior as well
as all relationships in society, are widely recognized and stable relatively and deeply ingrained psychology, social practices from generation to generation of the nation.
* Conception of traditional moral values of Vietnamese women
The traditional ethical values of Vietnamese women are allideological, emotional, normative, ethical norms, and behaviors inaccordance with Vietnamese people's standards, developed by Vietnamesewomen, and preserves, supplemented and developed from generation togeneration Basic characteristics of traditional moral values of Vietnamese
women: Firstly, the love for the homeland of the country; Secondly, being kind and selfless; Thirdly, the tradition of hard work; Fourthly, the spirit of
solidarity and sense of community
2.1.2 Concept of rural women lifestyle
* Conception of lifestyle
According to the historical materialist conception, humanlifestyle is subject to the mode of production and human livingconditions, economic and social status, so the lifestyle is both class and
national, both personal and social Accordingly, lifestyles are all activities of human life in a certain social regime manifested in human behavior in all areas of life such as productive labor, political activities, cultural activities and daily communication activities.
Lifestyle is manifested in the following basic characteristics:
Trang 13Firstly, lifestyle is not a single activity but a combination of basiclife activities of ethnic groups, classes, social classes and individuals ineach ethnic nation in a certain period in history Secondly, the way oflife is embodied in all the basic human activities, in the fields of sociallife, expressed through their living activities and regulated by the mode
of production of the commune Assembly, so people in differentsocieties have different lifestyles Therefore, corresponding to eachmode of production will have a typical lifestyle Thirdly, people andlifestyles are never separate from the regulation of social factors So indifferent historical eras, social regimes, ethnic groups, caste, socialstrata, different social structures, their lifestyles are different
* Concept of Vietnamese women lifestyle
With the characteristics of the times and the vocation of thewoman, the lifestyle of Vietnamese women has its own characteristics,manifested in such characteristics as: Always having an economical,hard-working and working love lifestyle In relationships with people,Vietnamese women are always open, sincere, lovely, faithfulness,tolerance, respect and consideration for people
As such, the lifestyle of Vietnamese women is a combination of the basic ways of living of Vietnamese women, which are defined by socio-economic conditions and expressed in their behavior in different fields of social life such as labor, production, political activities, cultural and spiritual activities and daily communication activities.
* Concept of Vietnamese rural women lifestyle
Rural Vietnamese women are the largest force in the populationstructure, the labor structure in rural areas, accounting for 50.3% of the totalpopulation, including many ethnic groups, religions, ages, and educationallevels and live in different rural areas Rural women have the followinglifestyle characteristics: First, solidarity and community are high; Second, thelife of gratitude is promoted; Third, an industrious, hard-working, simple andcreative lifestyle in labor; Fourth, the lifestyle of rural women is oftenpeaceful, closed and afraid to change; Fifth, a part of rural women nowfollow a pragmatic lifestyle, promoting individualism
Thus, the lifestyle of rural women is the whole basic life activity
of rural women, is defined by socio-economic conditions and manifests
in their behavior in all areas of life, such as labor, production, political activities, cultural and spiritual activities and daily communication activities in rural areas
Trang 142.2 The concept of building the lifestyle of rural women and the role of traditional moral values of Vietnamese women in building the lifestyles of rural women
2.2.1 The concept of building the lifestyle of rural women
Building the lifestyle of rural women is a process of purposefuland legal impact of subjects on rural women and the self-awareness andefforts of rural women in order to form and perfect in rural areas Theyhave the right principles and standards in their lifestyle in accordancewith the traditional moral values of Vietnamese women and the need tobuild a new countryside in our country today
The purpose of building the lifestyle of rural women that our Partyand people are aiming to build is to inherit the traditional ethical values ofVietnamese women in combination with the new moral values That is alifestyle: Ethnic - modern - humane
The subject is both the political system and every citizen, of whichthe decisive role is the rural woman
The factors that serve to build the lifestyle of Vietnamese ruralwomen are diverse and rich, including values in the tradition as well asvalues created in the present In particular, the traditional moral values ofVietnamese women have a special role and position
Content of building the lifestyle of rural women: Building the lifestyle
of rural women who love the motherland of the country, actively build a newcountryside, rise from poverty and backwardness Build active lifestyles,have career skills, work hard, be creative and be motivated Building alifestyle for the community, with kindness and tolerance
Ways of building the lifestyle of rural women: Through propaganda,education, moral self-education, people in general, rural women in particular havethe ability to change and improve the lifestyle of rural women consciously.The significance of building the lifestyle of rural women: Building alifestyle for rural women towards the improvement of the rural women,contributing to promoting social development; The lifestyle building of ruralwomen comes from the requirements and tasks of rural women themselves in thecurrent period; Building the lifestyle of rural women is an important contribution tohelping rural women to minimize the impacts from the dark side of marketeconomy and globalization, as well as the conspiracy of hostile forces
2.2.2 Conception of the role of traditional Vietnamese women's moral values in building the lifestyle of rural women