xDachille: Southeast Asia social customs (family life)
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- Traditional Family Life
- most basic unit; most important social, econ, and religious group.
- Farming
- Most people are farmers.
- Joint Family
- Ideal type of family, not as common.
- Marraiges
- Are arranged with dowries.
- Nuclear Family
- Smaller, more common type of family.
- Small Villages
- Where most people live.
- Women’s Important Role
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Manage family.
Take care of finances.
Work in fields.
Some are merchants. - Changes to Traditional Family Life in Communist countries
- Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
- Children
- Rights of children increased.
- Marriage
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Arranged marriage and polygamy are banned.
If over 17, no parent permission.
Youth discouraged.
Family planning.
Large dowries discouraged. - Party Members
- Communist party member need permission to marry.
- Women
- Rights of women increased.