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Vietnamese kinship: structural principles and the socialist transformation in northern Vietnam

Journal of Asian studies48 (4) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 741-756

By: Luong, Hy V..

Abstract
This article shows the continuity of gender inequality in the former North Vietnam, despite decades of socialist programs that sought to bring an egalitarian soceity by transforming property relations, male-centered social organization and class divisions.
Subjects
Life history materials
Economic planning and development
Dwellings
Real property
Inheritance
Division of labor by gender
Gender status
Regulation of marriage
Arranging a marriage
Secondary marriages
Residence
Household
Family relationships
Polygamy
Extended families
Kinship terminology
Kin relationships
Kindreds and ramages
Lineages
Kin groups
culture
Vietnamese
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi A. Adem; 2006
Field Date
No date
Coverage Date
1930-1988
Coverage Place
Vietnam
Notes
Hy Van Luong
Includes bibliographical references (p. 754-756)
LCCN
43014717
LCSH
Vietnamese