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Dai Ideas Of Women And Its Changes

Posted on:2007-06-30Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y H DongFull Text:PDF
GTID:1116360185967352Subject:Ethnology
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The study to the ideas and the change of Dai nationality in Xishuangbanna of Yunnan province is based on my knowledge about Study of Ethnics and sociality and Study of Women as well as the cognition and experience obtained through the field research. The Dai women of Xishuangbanna that are quite unique and their ideas formed upon great influence of their traditional ethnical culture as well as the change in such ideas due to the varying social, political, economic and culture conditions are the contents that I am the most interested in and thus choose to study. The study on the ideas of the Dai women in Xishuangbanna makes me fully aware that, though the ideas of women bear the conspicuous brand of the age, such ideas will surely change with the development of history and the progress of mankind, which is necessary both for the history and modern society. The renovation and change in idea not only concerns any individual woman but also the liberation and development of all women as well as the progress of the whole Dai nationality. Based on relevant literature, material and results of the field research, this paper illustrates traditional ideas of the Dai women and demonstrates the changes in such ideas that have been affected by the full development of modern politics, economy and culture. The whole paper except the introduction is divided into eight parts.Introduction: include the significance of selecting such a topic and carrying out the study, present situation of the study, the methodology and sources of material for the paper as well as the self-evaluation.Chapter One: culture and ideas. Present a general introduction on the history, ethnical culture and change of the Dai nationality in Xishuangbanna and also elaborate on the interaction between the culture and ideas so as to provide cultural background for studying the ideas of...
Keywords/Search Tags:Xishuangbanna, women of Dai nationality, ideas and change
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