tailieunhanh - Cross border marriage in mountainous provinces of Vietnam at present

The paper presents an explanation for cross-border marriage from the perspective of ethnic culture and its impacts on management of social development (a case study in the VietnamChina and Vietnam-Laos border areas). | Vietnam Social Sciences, (170) - 2015 Cross-border Marriage in Mountainous Provinces of Vietnam at Present Nguyen Ha Dong * Dang Thi Hoa ** Abstract: The paper presents an explanation for cross-border marriage from the perspective of ethnic culture and its impacts on management of social development (a case study in the VietnamChina and Vietnam-Laos border areas). The phenomenon of cross-border marriage takes place quite popularly in border areas, especially in the densely populated locations near the borderline. Since ethnic culture is always preserved via marriages and marriage-related relationships, it is less impacted by national territorial factors. In the current context of globalization and development, cross-border marriage results in new problems for social development management, particularly in border areas. Key words: Cross-border marriage; culture; social development; ethnic. 1. The concept of cross-border marriage Cross-border marriage is a social phenomenon that takes places in the territorial areas defined by boundaries between nations, regions, or territories. Cross-border marriage always occurs, when residence communities share a common lifestyle and an original culture as well as when they are together impacted by the process of development. Research works on cross-border marriage cannot but mention the cultural aspect, because culture is the origin of all family and marital relationships. Vise versa, all family and marital relationships are the basic and typical elements for ethnic culture. In the current context of international integration and development, cross-border marriage is surely influenced by development factors. It is, therefore, necessary to have a broader and more comprehensive view in doing research on cross-border marriage. The concept of cross-border marriage emphasizes the boundaries involved with the geographical territory, the State, races, social strata, sex, and culture within the country of destination. Those .