1. Full name: Vo Thi Cam Ly

2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 04 December 1978

4. Place of birth: Nghe An

5. Admission decision number: Decision No. 3216/QĐ-XHNV-SĐH on 31 December 2014 of the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: The dissertation title was adjusted according to the Decision No. 1010/QĐ-SĐH on 29 March 2016 of the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

7. Official thesis title: Single Mothers in North-Central Rural Areas: Social Characteristics and Livelihoods (A Case Study of Yen Thanh District, Nghe An Province)

8. Major: Sociology

9. Code: 62310301

10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tuan Anh and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Manh Loi

11. Summary of the new findings of the dissertation:

- Providing a new perspective on social characteristics of single mothers in North-Central rural areas.

- Shedding light on the rural livelihood creation and development of single mothers in North-Central rural areas.

- Generalizing theoretical perspectives to enlarge the understanding of single mother group in North-Central rural areas.

 - Providing suggestions for policy revisions to improve the livelihoods of single mothers

12. Practical applicability:

- The results of the dissertation can be used for building social policies on single mothers

- The dissertation is the useful material for teaching and doing research at universities and institutes.

13. Future research directions:

- Social security for single mothers

14. Thesis-related publications:

1. Vo Thi Cam Ly (2015), "From the studies of livelihoods to the problems for future studies of the livelihoods of single mothers”, Social Sciences Information Review, T.(3), pp. 37 - 44.

2. Vo Thi Cam Ly, Nguyen Tuan Anh (2016), "Livelihood assets through actual use of the agricultural land by single mothers in Yen Thanh District, Nghe An Province", Human Studies, T.5(86), pp.65 - 74.

3. Nguyen Tuan Anh, Vo Thi Cam Ly (2016), “A review of studies on single women in Vietnam: towards a research agenda on the livelihoods of Vietnamese single mothers”, International Conference: Social Work with Women and Children: Cross Country Experience, Viet Nam Education Publishing House, pp.433 - 439.

4. Nguyen Tuan Anh, Vo Thi Cam Ly (2017), “Health problems and livelihoods of single mothers in agricultural production (a Case study of Yen Thanh district, Nghe An province)”, Confrence: Health care from perspectives of sociology and social work, VNU Press, pp.164 - 175.