1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Ly                                           2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 02/4/1986                                              4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa

5. Admission decision number: in 2012

6. Changes in academic process: Thesis title was changed according to Decision No. 738 / QĐ – SĐH, on the date of 28th October 2015

7. Official thesis title: Occupational succession across family generations in Thanh Hoa city, Thanh Hoa province (Case studies in Quang Hung ward and Dong Tho ward)

8. Major: Social studies

9. Code: 62 31 03 01

10. Supervisors:            1. Prof. Dr. Pham Tat Dong

                                    2. Ass. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Van Hanh

11. Summary of the new findings of thesis:

The thesis studies about occupational succession across family generations in Thanh Hoa city in three aspects: succession of occupational position, succession of experience - professional skills and succession of occupational value. The qualitative and quantitative studies show that the succession of occupational position tends to decrease over generations time by time, while experience, occupational skills and occupational value are continually succeeded in all occupational groups. Besides, prestigious occupations tend to be proatively succeeded while ordinary occupations are passively taken over.

The change of occupational structure through generation is one of elements that influences occupational succession across family members; nevertheless, it is not the most crucial one. Family origin and individual factor also impact career succession amongst family generations.

The thesis has utilized methodology of social mobility by the sociologist Yasuda to study status quo of professional succession and reasons for this situation.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

Research can be an useful document for researchers who are interested in social mobility, professional mobility and occupational succession.

Social authorities can base on the research’s ideas and result to promulgate policies which relates to occupation and economic structure.

13. Futher research directions, if any:

The researcher intends to carry a more profound study on this subject with a broader scale and a larger sample size.

In addition, the researcher plans to study on the topics of social stratification, structural inequality in modern society.

14. Thesis - related publications:

Nguyen Thi Ly (2015), “Occupational succession in the increasing trend of occupational mobility”, Journal of Educational Sciences ( 118), pp. 53 – 56.

Nguyen Thi Ly (2017), “Occupational succession across family generations”, Journal of Arts and Culture, (397), pp. 41-44.