Buddhist charitable practice, Old-age experience and personhood of Vietnamese elderly
| Project/Area Number |
19K13476
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 04030:Cultural anthropology and folklore-related
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
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Principal Investigator |
LE Hoang Anh Thu 立命館アジア太平洋大学, アジア太平洋学部, 准教授 (70828384)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
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| Keywords | Vietnam / Buddhism / ageing / faith-based charity / grassroots charity / senior citizens / civil society / anthropology / old age / philanthropy / social stratification / post-socialism / The elderly / personhood / social agency |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
This research explores how Vietnamese elderly experiences their late stage of life, constructs their personhood, social roles and deals with various realities of old age through Buddhist charitable work.It explores how religious social activities define the social meanings of old age, and shape the social positions of senior citizens. Given that Buddhism is dominantly practiced by the elderly in Vietnam, this study sheds light on how faith-based activities, like charity, provide social networks and support that facilitate meaningful socially-engaged ageing experience for senior citizens.
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
- Charity is an intensive, socially engaging practice, and hence it offers a platform for people from different classes and backgrounds to meet and interact. It is, therefore, also a space where senior citizens navigate social hierarchy and negotiate their positions in this stratification by interacting with others.
- Charity and voluntary work are a means for senior-aged citizens to retain their legitimacy, and their place in their societies. Through charitable work, senior-aged citizens retain their sense of belonging in society by continuing their social contribution.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
This research highlights the phenomenon of socially-engaged Buddhism in which Vietnamese senior-aged citizens are involved. It shows how Buddhist charity provides senior citizens with the platform to contribute to the society after retirement.
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Research Products
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