VIETNAM ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
GRADUATE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

NGUYEN THI LEN

THE CHANGES OF THE HIEU IN VIETNAM TODAY

Major: Dialectical materialism and historical materialism
Code: 9 22 90 02

SUMMARY OF THESIS DOCTORAL THESIS

HA NOI, 2019


THIS WORK IS COMPLETED AT
GRADUATE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

MENTOR: Associate Professor. Dr. Nguyen Thi Tho

Reviewer 1: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen The Kiet
Reviewer 2: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Pham Van Nhuan
Reviewer 3: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Tai Dong

The thesis is defended before the thesis appraisal board of the
Academy at the Graduate Academy of Social Sciences at:
......hours, date ......... month...... 2019.

This thesis can be found at:
- Library of Graduate Academy of Social Sciences
- National Library of Vietnam

Vietnamese people, raised to become a religion - filial piety, piety. Filial
piety is not only a moral standard, a precious tradition respected and
upheld by all people, but also become a principle and action of children
towards their parents.
As a core ethical value, filial piety endures with the development of
the nation. However, as a part of social consciousness, filial piety is also
influenced and determined by social existence and change and change of
social life. Since the country underwent comprehensive renovation,
Vietnamese filial piety has been changing in both directions: positive and
negative. On the positive side, children have better perceptions and
economic conditions for filial piety; but in the negative direction, the
phenomenon of children neglecting, neglecting, not fulfilling their
obligations to their parents, even children being mistreated, envious of one
another, pushing parents into the situation of "not eating is sick then
skinny / eat, tears full of rice bowl "still going on. Besides, in the context
of globalization and international integration today, the change of filial
perception and filial practice of some children in society today also raises
significant issues. to ponder. From the above changes, the analysis of the

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current situation and understanding the causes of filial piety to propose
solutions are requirements in developing filial piety in Vietnam today.
That is why the PhD student chose the topic "The transformation of filial
piety in Vietnam today" to study in his doctoral thesis in philosophy; This
is also a small contribution to the implementation of the task of building a
life and spiritual culture in general and filial piety in particular in Vietnam
today.
2. The purpose and research tasks of the thesis

The thesis is made based on the views of Marxism - Leninism, Ho
Chi Minh thought; Party views, policies and laws of the Vietnamese State
on culture, morality, and filial piety. In addition, the author inherits a
number of published research results that are directly related to the topic.
4.2. Research methodology
The thesis uses the research methodology of dialectical materialism
and historical materialism, at the same time, it combines the use of
historical - logical, analytical - general methods, compared to compare,
collate, etc. to unravel the research.
5. New contributions of the thesis
- Contribute to further clarify the theoretical issues about filial piety
and the transformation of filial piety in Vietnam.
- From analyzing the changing status of filial piety in Vietnam
today and its causes, the thesis proposes a number of solutions to promote
positive change, overcome negative changes in filial piety construction. in
Vietnam today.

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6. Theoretical and practical meanings of the thesis
6.1.Theoretical significance
The thesis has recommendations for preserving and developing
filial piety in Vietnam today.
6.2. Practical significance
The research results of the thesis can be used as references, serving
the research and education of filial piety, ethics, and family morals.
7. The structure of the thesis
In addition to the introduction, conclusions, list of references and
list of published scientific works of the author related to the thesis, the

tales of the meaning of the song and the script of Nom" by Thuy Uyen
Besides the books, there are also articles such as "Vietnamese filial
piety through a modern perspective" by Tran Nguyen Viet; the article
"The filial piety and customs of worship of Vietnamese"; "The filial piety
in the present Vietnamese family" by Tran Dang Sinh ...
Thus, surveying the research works on filial piety and filial piety in
Vietnam, we found that the authors gave commentary on filial piety, its
formation and expression in social life in Vietnam. These studies have
helped graduate students have a relatively comprehensive and insightful
view of filial piety in general and filial piety in Vietnam in particular.

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1.2. The research works related to the change of filial piety in
Vietnam today
Regarding the transformation of filial piety in Vietnam, one can
include the lecture "Ethics and Ethics of East and West" by Phan Chau
Trinh; "Hieu" and building filial piety in our society today "by Nguyen Tai
Thu; "From traditional filial piety, thinking about filial piety today" by
Nguyen Thi Tho ... The authors have made a quite profound analysis of
the changes of morality, morality and filial piety in Vietnam. At the same
time, the current emphasis on building morality and filial piety of Vietnam
must be done on the basis of selectively inheriting the values of morality
and morality in traditional Vietnamese society.
In the book of filial piety in Vietnamese social life today,
(Proceeding of the conference), there are many research articles reflecting
the change of filial piety, such as: "The changing trend of filial piety in
Vietnamese families now ”by Hoang Thuc Lan; "The negative effects of
market economy on filial piety in Vietnam today" by Nguyen Thu Nghia.

society, there have been a number of articles and studies mentioned.
Although these solutions have just stopped at calling for corrections and
rebuilding filial piety in the family, it has helped PhD students have
directions in proposing solutions to build filial piety in our country. The
current.

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1.4. Overview of the research results of published scientific
works and issues that need further research in the thesis
Through surveys of research works related to the change of filial
piety in Vietnam, we can now see:
Firstly, to a certain extent, some common theoretical issues of filial
piety have been raised by the researchers and explained at different angles.
Secondly, regarding the change of filial piety, the studies have
affirmed that filial piety in Vietnam is currently transforming. However,
there has not been any research work to investigate and analyze the
changing status of filial piety in Vietnam today. There is a space for
graduate students to explore in their thesis.
On the basis of inheriting the research results of the authors, the
thesis continues to deploy, the study clarifies the following issues:
1. Some theoretical issues about filial piety and the transformation of
filial piety in Vietnam.
2. Current situation and changing causes of filial piety in Vietnam
today.
3. Some solutions to promote positive changes, overcome the
negative changes of filial piety in Vietnam today.
Conclusion of chapter 1
Hieu is a common ethical category associated with the existence

2.1.2. Establishment of filial piety in Vietnam
2.1.2.1. Economy, indigenous culture
Filial piety is an ethical category, belonging to a form of social
consciousness, so the formation of filial piety is also subject to the

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regulation of social existence. Filial piety in Vietnam is formed on the
basis of wet-rice agriculture, village structure and indigenous culture.
2.1.2.2. Influence of filial piety in Confucianism, Buddhism and
Christianity
Confucianism, Buddhism and Christianity are the major religions
in the world. Although there are differences in doctrine, canon law, and
rituals, religions meet in filial piety. When introduced into Vietnam, it
merged with the indigenous culture, supplemented, developed and
deepened, forming Vietnam filial piety with its content and characteristics.
2.2. Basic content and role of filial piety in social life
2.2.1. Basic content of filial piety in Vietnam
2.2.1.1. Caring for and caring for parents
Vietnamese filial piety identifies, cares for and takes care of parents
is the duty and responsibility of their children in repayment of their
parents' birth and nurture. Caring for and caring for parents requires their
children to do it with both love and respect.
2.2.1.2. Respect, obey your parents, inherit and promote the will of
ancestors, make the family and lineage honor
Vietnamese filial piety emphasizes that children should listen to
their parents, but not all are the most obedient. What parents teach right
must follow, what parents are not right to intervene, analysis for parents to
understand.


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norms in family relations and is also the basis for building solidarity
among the cities. members, against the unethical phenomena in the family
and clan.
2.2.2.3. The role of filial piety in strengthening social morality
The family is the cell of society, filial piety is the foundation of
family morality. Want to "rule the country" must "pay the country", want
"the country" must pay special attention to filial piety. Because filial piety
is the root of moral virtue, when people are filial, they will have many
other good qualities. Warm family, harmonious brothers, filial
descendants are the basis for building a peaceful society. Therefore, in
every society from the past until now, filial piety has always been
determined as a basis to protect the family foundation and establish
discipline and social stability in the spirit of humanity.
2.3. Concept and characteristics of filial piety change in Vietnam
2.3.1. Concept of filial piety change
From the concept of "change" and the reality of changing
Vietnamese society in all aspects of social life in the past, the thesis
introduces the concept of filial piety in Vietnam, which is the process of
transformation. content, form and manner of traditional filial piety on the
basis of reflecting the changes of current socio-economic conditions in
different directions.
2.3.2. Characteristics of filial piety change in Vietnam
Filial piety is a moral category, belonging to a form of social
consciousness - moral consciousness. Therefore, the change of filial piety
also obeys the law of morality mobilization and development. From that



CHAPTER 3
THE CHANGE OF FILIAL PIETY IN VIET NAM
CURRENTLY - CURRENT SITUATION AND CAUSES
3.1. The changing situation of filial piety in Vietnam today
3.1.1. The transformation of filial piety in a positive way
Firstly, the phenomenon of violence, abandonment of children,
pushing the responsibility to care for and care for parents appears more
and more.
In today's Vietnamese society, when socio-economic conditions
change, the standards and requirements of filial piety in the care and
nurture of parents also have certain changes. In addition to having children
nearby, often caring for and caring for their parents, now the model of
hiring maids to take care of parents or sending parents to nursing homes,
although there are many controversies, is still being The association
recognizes and considers it an ethical act of a filial son.
In the current Vietnamese filial piety, assigning tasks and requiring
children to look after and care for their parents is no longer so strict and
pseudo as in traditional Vietnamese society. The way to take care and
nurture is also more diverse and richer to achieve the ultimate goal of
being happy parents, enjoying old age under the love and respect of
children.
Secondly, the phenomenon of children belittling, disobeying their
parents, not trying to study, train, chasing a selfish, pragmatic lifestyle,
falling into social evils that disgrace families and lineages tended to
increase.

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and at the same time contribute to building the society. stable, sustainable
development, towards building a humane and humane social community.
3.1.2. The transformation of filial piety in the negative direction
Firstly, the care and care for parents are being neglected, overlooked
by some people, even with acts of violence, mistreatment and
ungratefulness.
In today's society, besides the children who are always dedicated to
their care and worship their parents, there are still some children who are
resorting to reasons or difficulties that are negligent, overlooking the care
and nurture parents; even acts of violence, mistreatment, and ungrateful
towards parents.
The violence of children towards their parents includes physical
violence, economic violence and emotional violence. Although it is not a
common phenomenon in society, it is putting filial piety on a red alert,
which requires that we take it seriously to offer a remedy.
Secondly, many children not only do not make efforts to study, train,
preserve their families, improve themselves to honor their family and
lineages, but also fall into social evils that hurt their parents.
In today's society, besides the children who are constantly trying to
study and train themselves to make a career and to please their parents,
there is still a part of their children who are not diligent in their study and
passion. play, alcohol, gambling make parents worry and worry. A part of
the children is having misleading orientations, running the selfish lifestyle,
falling into social evils, when being discovered, being imprisoned ... it not

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only causes pain, shame for parents but also to disgrace their families,
destroy the reputation of the lineages.

and international integration are also posing many problems of dissolution
into the world, losing the identity and traditions of the nation.
3.2.3. The transformation of the family
The transformation from the traditional family to the modern
family manifests in the change in the size, structure and function of the
family, inevitably affecting and regulating the change of filial piety.
Because filial piety belongs to family morality, it is formed and reflects the
relationships in the family, mainly the relationship between parents and
children. When the family and relationships in the family change, sooner
or later there will be a change in filial piety to conform with the views and
ethical standards of the family in modern society.
3.2.4. Policies and laws of the State
Policies and laws of the State are always interested in and create
conditions for each person to perform their duties and responsibilities
towards their parents. Filial piety of children is often done voluntarily by
love, respect and deep gratitude for the merit of birth and nurture of
parents. But when filial piety is not done voluntarily, the law is an
effective tool that requires children to perform their responsibilities and
duties. If children do not do or reverse what is required by law, they will
be considered filial and subject to legal punishment.

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3.2.5. Filial piety education in Vietnam today
Filial piety education in our country has been innovating both in
content and form. The content of filial piety education is based on
inheriting the standards and requirements of the practice of pious
childhood but has removed the cumbersome and outdated practices,
acquiring new values to suit Modern social conditions. Filial piety


CHAPTER 4
SOME SOLUTIONS TO PROMOTE POSITIVE
CHANGE, OVERCOMING THE NEGATIVE CHANGE OF
FILIAL PIETY IN VIETNAM TODAY

4.1. Raising awareness and sense of responsibility,
voluntarily training according to the standards of filial piety for
the members of Vietnamese families today
Raising awareness and sense of responsibility, voluntarily training
in accordance with the standards of filial piety for family members today
is very necessary, on the one hand for each member to realize the
responsibility and duty. with grandparents and parents, following the filial
tradition of the family and nation; On the other hand, it is to contribute to
building a good, warm and happy family.
Raising filial piety awareness for current family members should
focus on raising filial piety and the position and role of filial piety in social
life, thereby raising the sense of responsibility. responsibilities for family
members in fulfilling filial duties to their parents.

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4.2. Combine and enhance the role of family, school and society
in filial piety education
The personal and moral development of each individual is directly
influenced by social relations, especially relationships in the family, school
and social community. Therefore, in the work of filial piety education, you
cannot relax or overlook any factors.
The family is the first important educational environment with the

grandparents and parents.
However, not every family economic development is filial piety
better. In fact, many families become rich when conflicts arise, discord,
spoiled children, brothers scramble for property and filial piety with their
mothers and fathers. Therefore, along with the development of the family
economy, the creation of a healthy cultural environment, preventing and
eliminating cumbersome and backward customs and practices, create
favorable conditions for the change of filial piety. Positive direction is also
a requirement in the process of building filial piety in Vietnam today.
4.4. Improving and improving the role of the law, improving
backward customs and practices, promoting positive changes,
overcoming negative changes of filial piety in Vietnam today.
In fact, the laws of Vietnam and the laws of many countries around
the world have provisions that require children to be filial to their parents;
filial behaviors, backward customs and practices gradually limit and
eliminate social life. Despite this, the moral degradation and the
phenomenon of filial children with parents in society today still exist.

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