Family Women in Vietnam

1 family

1.1 marriage
1.2 domestic role
1.3 domestic violence
1.4 international marriage

family
marriage

following colonization european powers, many lost standing , placed in domestic sphere. instead of being involved in society, women worked trade intermediaries , expected marry , become housewives. shift in gender roles became new cultural practice , lasted years until vietnam war, when women in rural vietnam became discouraged marrying , female singlehood became growing trend. common belief after mid-twenties, women considered undesirable , marriage way of life. cap marriage @ age because after time, women no longer bare children, necessity survival of family name. in addition, notion of one-person, self-sufficient household not acceptable , looked @ selfish , lonely. after age of twenty-five, single women enter period make transition temporary permanent non-marriage. go through period, society perceived them being wishful or regretful . however, when women interviewed, showed no sign of remorse rejecting marriage proposals during prime ages marriage. happy decision opt out of possible miserable life husband.

familial obligations, during vietnam war, forced many women put off marriage until reached age viewed unfavorable . young age, eldest child of vietnamese family had variety of obligations uphold. 1 of having care younger siblings. during time of war, difficult parents overlook agricultural labor while taking care of children. if eldest daughter married off, family lose hand of labor. because of obligation, women rejected offerings of marriage. after war, women continued around household , replaced men lost in combat. although many still had proposals marriage, believed fate had been single long , meant singlehood. gender imbalance followed vietnam war cause in rise of single women. hard them because men living in rural areas hesitant marry them. in addition, work @ state farms , forestry stations stationed in remote areas. limited women socializing opposite sex.

studies have shown there marriage discrepancies between rural , urban areas in vietnam today. according nguyen et al., women rural areas shown enter marriage @ younger age women urban areas. furthermore, evidence has shown there difference in marital , familial values between north , south vietnam. according 1 study, these differences between north , south regions due separation during mid-20th century, degree of socialist or western influences on north , south, respectively. cultural differences between northern , southern vietnam include marriage rituals, family living arrangement, household composition, , premarital sexual behaviors according study teerawichitchainan et al.

domestic role

confucianism s emphasis on family still impacts vietnamese women’s lives, in rural areas, espouses importance of premarital female virginity , condemns abortion , divorce. according 2006 study, on past decades, little progression in gender relations have been made. household chores , labor still performed vietnamese women; however, women in vietnam have shown increased influence in familial decisions, such household budgets , education of children. in terms of childcare responsibility, men have shown increased participation @ earlier ages of childcare, though women overall still bear main responsibility. women seen mothers, , considered have shown respect husband’s lineage if give birth boy. while patrilineal ancestor worship shows girls outside lineage (họ ngoại), consider boys inside lineage (họ nội). vietnamese society tends follow ancestral line through males, pushing women periphery. vietnam has 2 child policy. families want @ least 1 boy, prefer 2 boys 2 girls, use ultrasound machines determine baby’s sex later abort female offspring.

the main religion in vietnam traditional folk beliefs (see vietnamese folk religion). not organized religion, adopt many confucian views. 1 of main views takes confucius patrilineal society. men head of family , more lineage protected. pertains motherhood, vietnam women seen , used mothers. female virginity of extreme importance, in rural areas, , society condemns abortion , female divorce. if women wants show respect husband, best way can bear him son.

there several patterns in birth rates amongst vietnamese women. in 1 2008 study nguyen et al., women found have given birth time reached age 20. however, same study has found higher education level woman received, later age @ gives birth first child.

domestic violence

the issue of domestic violence has faced scrutiny in vietnam. in 2007, vietnamese legislation passed law on prevention , control domestic violence, reported 32% of vietnamese women have suffered sexual violence spouses, while 54% of women in vietnam have suffered emotional violence. speculation has rose on viability of divorce solution in situations of domestic violence. due prevalent local attitudes , measures taken towards preventing divorce in order preserve family unit, rather helping victims escape domestic abuse. additionally, surveys have indicated 87% of domestic violence victims in vietnam not seek support situation.

in study comparing chinese , vietnamese attitudes towards women, more vietnamese chinese said male should dominate family , wife had provide sex husband @ will. violence against women supported more vietnamese chinese. domestic violence more accepted vietnamese women chinese women.

international marriage

some vietnamese women lao cai married chinese men stated among reasons doing vietnamese men beat wives, engaged in affairs mistresses, , refused wives chores, while chinese men actively helped wives carry out chores , care them. vietnamese women traveling china mail order brides rural chinese men earn money families , rise in standard of living, matchmaking between chinese men , vietnamese women has increased , has not been effected troubled relations between vietnam , china. vietnamese mail order brides have gone taiwan , south korea marriage.