VIETNAM ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES GRADUATE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES NGUYEN THI LEN THE CHANGES OF THE HIEU IN VIETNAM TODAY Major: Dialectical materialism and historical materialism Code: 22 90 02 SUMMARY OF THESIS DOCTORAL THESIS HA NOI, 2019 THIS WORK IS COMPLETED AT GRADUATE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES MENTOR: Associate Professor Dr Nguyen Thi Tho Reviewer 1: Assoc.Prof.Dr Nguyen The Kiet Reviewer 2: Assoc.Prof.Dr Pham Van Nhuan Reviewer 3: Assoc.Prof.Dr Nguyen Tai Dong The thesis is defended before the thesis appraisal board of the Academy at the Graduate Academy of Social Sciences at: hours, date month 2019 This thesis can be found at: - Library of Graduate Academy of Social Sciences - National Library of Vietnam LIST OF PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND WORKS RELATED TO THE THESIS Nguyen Thi Len (2016), "Educating the traditional ethical values of the nation for the young generation" - Journal of Theoretical Education No 242 Nguyen Thi Len (2017), "Educating the word" Hieu "- important content of family ethics education" - Education Magazine, special issue, period October Nguyen Thi Len (2018), "Filial piety and filial piety education for the young generation today" - Journal of Education, special issue, term May Nguyen Thi Len (2018), "The main factors affecting the change of filial piety in Vietnam today" - Journal of Human Resources for Social Sciences, September Nguyen Thi Tho, Nguyen Thanh Binh, Pham Thi Khanh, Nguyen Thi Len (2018), "Vietnamese Family - Change from Tradition to Modernity" - Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, ISSN 2224-5766 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0484 (Online) Vol.8, No.14 PREAMBLE The urgency of the topic Hieu is a common ethical category associated with the existence and development of human society The practice of filial piety is the sacred duty of children to repay the parents' deep gratitude for birth and nurture; it is the practice of the gift of gratitude which has been formed and handed down in the history of each nation Hieu was especially appreciated by Vietnamese people, raised to become a religion - filial piety, piety Filial piety is not only a moral standard, a precious tradition respected and upheld by all people, but also become a principle and action of children towards their parents As a core ethical value, filial piety endures with the development of the nation However, as a part of social consciousness, filial piety is also influenced and determined by social existence and change and change of social life Since the country underwent comprehensive renovation, Vietnamese filial piety has been changing in both directions: positive and negative On the positive side, children have better perceptions and economic conditions for filial piety; but in the negative direction, the phenomenon of children neglecting, neglecting, not fulfilling their obligations to their parents, even children being mistreated, envious of one another, pushing parents into the situation of "not eating is sick then skinny / eat, tears full of rice bowl "still going on Besides, in the context of globalization and international integration today, the change of filial perception and filial practice of some children in society today also raises significant issues to ponder From the above changes, the analysis of the current situation and understanding the causes of filial piety to propose solutions are requirements in developing filial piety in Vietnam today That is why the PhD student chose the topic "The transformation of filial piety in Vietnam today" to study in his doctoral thesis in philosophy; This is also a small contribution to the implementation of the task of building a life and spiritual culture in general and filial piety in particular in Vietnam today The purpose and research tasks of the thesis 2.1 Purpose Based on clarifying the theoretical issues about filial piety and the change of filial piety in Vietnam, the thesis analyzes the current state of filial piety in Vietnam and its causes; From there, propose several solutions to build filial piety in Vietnam today 2.2 Mission To achieve the above purpose, the thesis performs the following tasks: - Overview of the research situation related to filial piety and the filial piety transformation in Vietnam - Clarify some theoretical issues about filial piety and the transformation of filial piety in Vietnam - Analyzing the changing status of filial piety in Vietnam today - Proposing some solutions to promote positive change, overcome negative changes of filial piety in Vietnam today Research subject and scope 3.1 Research object The thesis studies the change of filial piety in Vietnam 3.2 Research scope The thesis focuses on studying the change of filial piety in Vietnam today in two aspects of positive change and negative change In time, the thesis mainly investigates the changing status of filial piety since the country conducted the renovation process in 1986 up to now Theoretical basis and research methods 4.1 Rationale The thesis is made based on the views of Marxism - Leninism, Ho Chi Minh thought; Party views, policies and laws of the Vietnamese State on culture, morality, and filial piety In addition, the author inherits a number of published research results that are directly related to the topic 4.2 Research methodology The thesis uses the research methodology of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, at the same time, it combines the use of historical - logical, analytical - general methods, compared to compare, collate, etc to unravel the research New contributions of the thesis - Contribute to further clarify the theoretical issues about filial piety and the transformation of filial piety in Vietnam - From analyzing the changing status of filial piety in Vietnam today and its causes, the thesis proposes a number of solutions to promote positive change, overcome negative changes in filial piety construction in Vietnam today Theoretical and practical meanings of the thesis 6.1.Theoretical significance The thesis has recommendations for preserving and developing filial piety in Vietnam today 6.2 Practical significance The research results of the thesis can be used as references, serving the research and education of filial piety, ethics, and family morals The structure of the thesis In addition to the introduction, conclusions, list of references and list of published scientific works of the author related to the thesis, the content of the thesis consists of chapters and 13 periods CHAPTER OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH SITUATION RELATED TO THE TOPIC 1.1 Studies related to filial piety and filial piety in Vietnam Hieu is a basic moral value of man and man In Vietnam, from the beginning of the twentieth century, many books of famous researchers mentioned and discussed filial piety, such as Confucianism by Tran Trong Kim, Confucianism published by Phan Boi Chau In the 90s of the twentieth century, some works such as "Confucianism of ancient times and present" by author Quang Dam, "Confucianism and development in Vietnam" by Vu Khieu; "Some issues about Vietnamese Confucianism" by Phan Dai Doan, "Coming from the tradition" by Tran Dinh Huu and "The value of traditional Vietnamese spirit" by Tran Van Giau In recent years, some books such as "Hiếu Hiếu" from the researcher Hanh Hương, "Hiếu Hiếu's past and present" author Cao Văn Cang, "The Filial piety and national lifestyle" of meditation Thich Giac Hanh, "The value of traditional and transforming Vietnamese culture" by Ngo Duc Thinh, The current ontology of filial piety in Vietnam is now edited by author Nguyen Thi Tho Along with the books of domestic researchers, discussing filial piety and filial piety in Vietnam can also include a number of books by foreign researchers, such as: "Confucianism with China today ”By author Vi Chinh Thong; "The word Hiếu in Chinese culture" by Tieu Quan Trung; "Filial piety in Confucianism" by author Cao Vong Chi; Sato Thuy Uyen's article "Examining the text of the amendment of the twentieth-century tales of the meaning of the song and the script of Nom" by Thuy Uyen Besides the books, there are also articles such as "Vietnamese filial piety through a modern perspective" by Tran Nguyen Viet; the article "The filial piety and customs of worship of Vietnamese"; "The filial piety in the present Vietnamese family" by Tran Dang Sinh Thus, surveying the research works on filial piety and filial piety in Vietnam, we found that the authors gave commentary on filial piety, its formation and expression in social life in Vietnam These studies have helped graduate students have a relatively comprehensive and insightful view of filial piety in general and filial piety in Vietnam in particular 1.2 The research works related to the change of filial piety in Vietnam today Regarding the transformation of filial piety in Vietnam, one can include the lecture "Ethics and Ethics of East and West" by Phan Chau Trinh; "Hieu" and building filial piety in our society today "by Nguyen Tai Thu; "From traditional filial piety, thinking about filial piety today" by Nguyen Thi Tho The authors have made a quite profound analysis of the changes of morality, morality and filial piety in Vietnam At the same time, the current emphasis on building morality and filial piety of Vietnam must be done on the basis of selectively inheriting the values of morality and morality in traditional Vietnamese society In the book of filial piety in Vietnamese social life today, (Proceeding of the conference), there are many research articles reflecting the change of filial piety, such as: "The changing trend of filial piety in Vietnamese families now ”by Hoang Thuc Lan; "The negative effects of market economy on filial piety in Vietnam today" by Nguyen Thu Nghia The current Social Essay on filial piety in Vietnam, edited by author Nguyen Thi Tho, is an overview of the impact of the market economy on filial piety in a positive and negative direction These documents have suggested, providing graduate students with multi-dimensional perspectives, important practical knowledge, which is the basis for the author to study in-depth the current status of filial piety in Vietnam more objective and profound 1.3 The research works related to solutions to build filial piety in Vietnam today The current Vietnamese filial piety needs to be built on the basis of promoting the good moral and ethical values of the old society combined with acquiring progressive values in Western morality and current family culture This is reflected in Phan Chau Trinh's books and articles: "Ethics and morals of East and West" by Phan Chau Trinh; "Traditional style" of Pham Con Son; "The virtue of old and present" by Cao Van Cang; In the book "Vietnamese family culture," author Vu Ngoc Khanh called on, it is time to "reiterate family culture", build (or restore) family culture The solution to this problem is not only to eradicate individualism and promote gratitude, but the author requires family members to have an "art of living" Author Cao Thu Hang in the article "Some solutions to improve the filial role in the market economy in Vietnam today" outlined four basic solutions According to the author, the solutions must be combined and implemented in a synchronous manner to bring about high efficiency for enhancing the pious role in the market economy in Vietnam today Thus, talking about the solution to build filial piety in Vietnamese society, there have been a number of articles and studies mentioned Although these solutions have just stopped at calling for corrections and rebuilding filial piety in the family, it has helped PhD students have directions in proposing solutions to build filial piety in our country The current regulation of social existence Filial piety in Vietnam is formed on the basis of wet-rice agriculture, village structure and indigenous culture 2.1.2.2 Influence of filial piety in Confucianism, Buddhism and Christianity Confucianism, Buddhism and Christianity are the major religions in the world Although there are differences in doctrine, canon law, and rituals, religions meet in filial piety When introduced into Vietnam, it merged with the indigenous culture, supplemented, developed and deepened, forming Vietnam filial piety with its content and characteristics 2.2 Basic content and role of filial piety in social life 2.2.1 Basic content of filial piety in Vietnam 2.2.1.1 Caring for and caring for parents Vietnamese filial piety identifies, cares for and takes care of parents is the duty and responsibility of their children in repayment of their parents' birth and nurture Caring for and caring for parents requires their children to it with both love and respect 2.2.1.2 Respect, obey your parents, inherit and promote the will of ancestors, make the family and lineage honor Vietnamese filial piety emphasizes that children should listen to their parents, but not all are the most obedient What parents teach right must follow, what parents are not right to intervene, analysis for parents to understand In filial piety in Vietnam, children must study hard, uphold the family tradition and brotherhood When growing up, along with making a 10 career, making a name for parents, children have to get married, have children to continue the ancestral lineage 2.2.1.3 Careful funeral, worship when parents passed away In Vietnamese society, when parents passed away, the organization of funerals must follow specific rituals, in accordance with local customs and national traditions The worship of ancestors, grandparents, and parents after death is an indispensable ritual in Vietnamese families It expresses deep gratitude for the parents, grandparents and ancestors 2.2.2 The role of filial piety in social life 2.2.2.1 The role of filial piety in perfecting personal morality When practicing filial piety, both parents and children must make efforts, try to recognize and adjust from speech to behavior Parents must be aware of their responsibilities in raising children to be filial children in the family and good citizens of society Children have to listen to their parents' teachings, to live filially, to take care of and care for their parents while they live and to worship their parents when they have passed away Filial piety becomes the root to help each person improve his morality and rise to stand firm against the effects of society 2.2.2.2 The role of filial piety in building family morality The family with three main relationships is "father - son", "brother sister", "husband - wife" The intrinsic relationship of the family based on a moral basis is mainly "filiality, meaning, affection", in which filial piety is the basis and basis for building family morality and other relationships The role of filial piety in building family morality is shown in the fact that filial piety contributes to building relationships and stipulating behavioral 11 norms in family relations and is also the basis for building solidarity among the cities members, against the unethical phenomena in the family and clan 2.2.2.3 The role of filial piety in strengthening social morality The family is the cell of society, filial piety is the foundation of family morality Want to "rule the country" must "pay the country", want "the country" must pay special attention to filial piety Because filial piety is the root of moral virtue, when people are filial, they will have many other good qualities Warm family, harmonious brothers, filial descendants are the basis for building a peaceful society Therefore, in every society from the past until now, filial piety has always been determined as a basis to protect the family foundation and establish discipline and social stability in the spirit of humanity 2.3 Concept and characteristics of filial piety change in Vietnam 2.3.1 Concept of filial piety change From the concept of "change" and the reality of changing Vietnamese society in all aspects of social life in the past, the thesis introduces the concept of filial piety in Vietnam, which is the process of transformation content, form and manner of traditional filial piety on the basis of reflecting the changes of current socio-economic conditions in different directions 2.3.2 Characteristics of filial piety change in Vietnam Filial piety is a moral category, belonging to a form of social consciousness - moral consciousness Therefore, the change of filial piety also obeys the law of morality mobilization and development From that 12 general, the transformation of filial piety can be generalized in the following characteristics: Firstly, the content transformation of filial piety obeys the change of social existence Second, the conversion of filial piety obeys the law of inheritance in the development of morality Third, filial piety follows the law of moral progress in history Fourthly, the transformation of filial piety depends on the content of norms and is associated with human activities Conclusion chapter Filial piety is a good moral value of Vietnamese people in particular and humanity in general As a moral category, filial piety is formed on the basis of social existence and reflects social existence in certain historical periods Filial piety in Vietnam is formed on the basis of small-scale economy, village structure and indigenous culture with the continuation of imported cultural values Vietnamese filial piety is studied in many dimensions with very rich content, but throughout and the most essential are still three contents: caring and nurturing parents with respect; respect, obey their parents, make efforts to study, train, preserve their families and improve themselves to honor their family and lineage; caring for his funeral, worshiping and taking care of the grave when his parents passed away Over time, despite certain changes due to the change of social existence, but in any age, filial piety is respected and always affirmed its role in the perfection of virtue personal ethics, building family morality and strengthening social morality 13 CHAPTER THE CHANGE OF FILIAL PIETY IN VIET NAM CURRENTLY - CURRENT SITUATION AND CAUSES 3.1 The changing situation of filial piety in Vietnam today 3.1.1 The transformation of filial piety in a positive way Firstly, the phenomenon of violence, abandonment of children, pushing the responsibility to care for and care for parents appears more and more In today's Vietnamese society, when socio-economic conditions change, the standards and requirements of filial piety in the care and nurture of parents also have certain changes In addition to having children nearby, often caring for and caring for their parents, now the model of hiring maids to take care of parents or sending parents to nursing homes, although there are many controversies, is still being The association recognizes and considers it an ethical act of a filial son In the current Vietnamese filial piety, assigning tasks and requiring children to look after and care for their parents is no longer so strict and pseudo as in traditional Vietnamese society The way to take care and nurture is also more diverse and richer to achieve the ultimate goal of being happy parents, enjoying old age under the love and respect of children Secondly, the phenomenon of children belittling, disobeying their parents, not trying to study, train, chasing a selfish, pragmatic lifestyle, falling into social evils that disgrace families and lineages tended to increase 14 In the current Vietnamese filial piety, most children have the attitude of reverence and obedience to their parents Because society promotes democracy and equality, it is required that children respect and obey their parents no longer be so rigid and harsh as in traditional Vietnamese society Today, many families and parents have listened to their children's opinions and aspirations, shared with their children the joys and sorrows, and empowered children to choose careers and friends, including deciding on a partner In today's Vietnamese family, in return for the gratitude of their parents, most of their children are striving to learn and practice, overcome all difficulties and temptations in life in order to establish themselves and establish a business In addition to the purpose of bringing joy and pride to parents, it is also the basis for each child to prepare himself for his future in the future Thirdly, the phenomenon of children with artificial ideologies, interests in funeral organization, worship of parents after their death has increased In traditional Vietnamese society, the funeral arrangements for parents at their death are organized according to very strict and cumbersome rituals Today, the Party and the State's interest in the direction of building a cultural and ethical life has contributed to pushing back the backward customs while ensuring respect, solemnity, and thoughtfulness when funerals for grandparents and parents at death In the current Vietnamese society, the practice of filial piety in the family must be associated with building a community of cultural residents 15 in order to preserve and promote the beauty of family culture and lineages and at the same time contribute to building the society stable, sustainable development, towards building a humane and humane social community 3.1.2 The transformation of filial piety in the negative direction Firstly, the care and care for parents are being neglected, overlooked by some people, even with acts of violence, mistreatment and ungratefulness In today's society, besides the children who are always dedicated to their care and worship their parents, there are still some children who are resorting to reasons or difficulties that are negligent, overlooking the care and nurture parents; even acts of violence, mistreatment, and ungrateful towards parents The violence of children towards their parents includes physical violence, economic violence and emotional violence Although it is not a common phenomenon in society, it is putting filial piety on a red alert, which requires that we take it seriously to offer a remedy Secondly, many children not only not make efforts to study, train, preserve their families, improve themselves to honor their family and lineages, but also fall into social evils that hurt their parents In today's society, besides the children who are constantly trying to study and train themselves to make a career and to please their parents, there is still a part of their children who are not diligent in their study and passion play, alcohol, gambling make parents worry and worry A part of the children is having misleading orientations, running the selfish lifestyle, falling into social evils, when being discovered, being imprisoned it not 16 only causes pain, shame for parents but also to disgrace their families, destroy the reputation of the lineages Thirdly, many children also have artificial expressions, ideological thoughts in organizing funerals, worshiping parents Organizing funerals and worshiping upon the death of parents is an act of showing the responsibility and morality of those who are still alive towards the dead However, in Vietnam society today, there are still a part of children who appear to be artificially, taking advantage of the funeral organization, committing parents to nurture their personal interests Thus, filial piety in Vietnam is currently changing in both positive and negative directions Positive change is creating good effects to promote good moral traditions of the nation However, in the negative direction, the change of filial piety is showing signs that go against the fine customs and traditions of the country and people of Vietnam 3.2 Causes of filial piety change in Vietnam today 3.2.1 Impact of the market economy Market economy is the product of human civilization The development of a market economy has created a great change in social life When developing market economy, material and spiritual life is improved, the practice of filial piety is also taking place in a positive direction However, in a market economy, when money is used as a measure of many social values, filial piety is also practiced in a fair and cold manner by some children like the currencies they spend I see 17 3.2.2 The process of globalization and international integration Globalization and international integration are an objective trend of the present era, also an opportunity for Vietnam to escape from a further economic lagging step, gradually improving the material and spiritual life of citizen However, besides the positive effects, globalization and international integration are also posing many problems of dissolution into the world, losing the identity and traditions of the nation 3.2.3 The transformation of the family The transformation from the traditional family to the modern family manifests in the change in the size, structure and function of the family, inevitably affecting and regulating the change of filial piety Because filial piety belongs to family morality, it is formed and reflects the relationships in the family, mainly the relationship between parents and children When the family and relationships in the family change, sooner or later there will be a change in filial piety to conform with the views and ethical standards of the family in modern society 3.2.4 Policies and laws of the State Policies and laws of the State are always interested in and create conditions for each person to perform their duties and responsibilities towards their parents Filial piety of children is often done voluntarily by love, respect and deep gratitude for the merit of birth and nurture of parents But when filial piety is not done voluntarily, the law is an effective tool that requires children to perform their responsibilities and duties If children not or reverse what is required by law, they will be considered filial and subject to legal punishment 18 3.2.5 Filial piety education in Vietnam today Filial piety education in our country has been innovating both in content and form The content of filial piety education is based on inheriting the standards and requirements of the practice of pious childhood but has removed the cumbersome and outdated practices, acquiring new values to suit Modern social conditions Filial piety education is also conducted in various and diversified forms However, along with these positive signs, the hustle and bustle of modern society, the strong impact of the market economy and the transformation of the family now also make filial education In the present family, school and society are sometimes forgotten or not taken care of properly Thus, the change of filial piety in Vietnam is influenced by many factors Each element in itself has both positive and negative effects on the change of filial piety Identifying the right cause plays an important role in proposing solutions to build filial piety in Vietnam today Conclusion of chapter Filial piety in Vietnam is currently changing in both positive and negative directions On the positive side, we can see that today's descendants have better physical conditions to express their gratitude and practice to repay their parents and grandparents while they are still alive and even after passing away However, in the negative direction, the gratitude and practice of giving children and grandchildren gratitude to parents and grandparents are being neglected, overlooked, even abusive, abusive and abusive by some Thanks Even when the parents have passed 19 away, some families also show signs of fraud and self-interest ideas when organizing funerals in order to cultivate personal interests The causes of the variation are many, including five basic causes Firstly, the development of a market economy Secondly, the process of globalization and international integration She is, the transformation of the family Fourthly, the State's policies and laws on family matters Fifth, filial piety education in Vietnam today CHAPTER SOME SOLUTIONS TO PROMOTE POSITIVE CHANGE, OVERCOMING THE NEGATIVE CHANGE OF FILIAL PIETY IN VIETNAM TODAY 4.1 Raising awareness and sense of responsibility, voluntarily training according to the standards of filial piety for the members of Vietnamese families today Raising awareness and sense of responsibility, voluntarily training in accordance with the standards of filial piety for family members today is very necessary, on the one hand for each member to realize the responsibility and duty with grandparents and parents, following the filial tradition of the family and nation; On the other hand, it is to contribute to building a good, warm and happy family Raising filial piety awareness for current family members should focus on raising filial piety and the position and role of filial piety in social life, thereby raising the sense of responsibility responsibilities for family members in fulfilling filial duties to their parents 20 4.2 Combine and enhance the role of family, school and society in filial piety education The personal and moral development of each individual is directly influenced by social relations, especially relationships in the family, school and social community Therefore, in the work of filial piety education, you cannot relax or overlook any factors The family is the first important educational environment with the emotional power in moral and filial education for children Each family often has a separate family law, which educates filial piety through genealogy, training and filial piety of parents always have a great influence on filial behavior of children later In schools, education should pay attention to synchronously implement both knowledge education and moral education for students Ethical and filial piety education for students should be based on the subjects and levels of education that include appropriate content, forms and methods In particular, the teacher's example has a great influence on the personal and moral development of students Filial piety education in society must be conducted on the basis of a good social environment with the attention of the Party, the State, local governments and socio-political organizations and religious organizations create favorable conditions for each individual to raise awareness and sense of responsibility in the practice of filial piety The family, school and society are institutions that play an important role in ethical education in general and filial piety in particular Each institution has its strengths that other institutions cannot replace We 21 combine and enhance the role of all three institutions to bring about the highest efficiency in filial piety education in Vietnam today 4.3 To develop a family economy, create a healthy cultural environment and create conditions for filial piety Economics and ethics are two areas that have both unity and opposition When the economy is well-off, family members will be able to take care of each other better physically and mentally; When the family economy is poor, it is more difficult to care for children or to take care of grandparents and parents However, not every family economic development is filial piety better In fact, many families become rich when conflicts arise, discord, spoiled children, brothers scramble for property and filial piety with their mothers and fathers Therefore, along with the development of the family economy, the creation of a healthy cultural environment, preventing and eliminating cumbersome and backward customs and practices, create favorable conditions for the change of filial piety Positive direction is also a requirement in the process of building filial piety in Vietnam today 4.4 Improving and improving the role of the law, improving backward customs and practices, promoting positive changes, overcoming negative changes of filial piety in Vietnam today In fact, the laws of Vietnam and the laws of many countries around the world have provisions that require children to be filial to their parents; filial behaviors, backward customs and practices gradually limit and eliminate social life Despite this, the moral degradation and the phenomenon of filial children with parents in society today still exist 22 Therefore, perfecting the legal norm, strengthening the role of the law in propagating filial piety education and handling filial acts in our country today will have a positive impact in restoring order , uphold the Vietnamese morality and create a favorable environment for the development of filial piety The law is "minimum ethics," so using it as a solution in ethical education is not always right However, in certain cases, if the morality and social opinion is not strong enough, the law will promote its role in the regulation and handling of filial conduct Conclusion chapter Filial piety in Vietnam is currently changing in both positive and negative directions Based on the analysis of the current situation and understanding the causes of filial piety change in Vietnam today, the thesis focuses on four solutions: Firstly, raising the awareness of filial piety for Vietnamese family members Southern present; secondly, enhance filial education in all three family, school and social settings; Thirdly, developing the family economy, creating a healthy cultural environment, creating favorable conditions for filial piety in Vietnam to change in a positive direction; Fourthly, promoting the role of law in making filial regulations and handling filial acts In developing filial piety in Vietnam today, each solution has certain advantages, so the implementation of these solutions requires a combination of synchronization to create high efficiency 23 CONCLUSION Filial piety is the foremost value of human morality, the basis of family morality and social morality Talking about filial piety is not about an old thing but about an eternal value Regardless of the era, filial piety with parents is always expressed in reverence, obedience to parents, inheritance and promotion of the will of ancestors to make their family and lineage honorable; take care and support their parents with respect, especially when elderly and sick parents; take care of funerals and worship when parents pass away Over time, filial piety persists and continues to assert its great role in social life Society is always campaigning and developing, therefore, human moral values are static, but not "immutable" Under the impact of market economy; process of globalization and international integration; changes in family size, structure and function; The State's policies and laws and filial piety education in Vietnam are now changing in both directions: positive and negative On the positive side, today most children have an attitude of reverence for their parents, creating conditions for parents to be happy and enjoy old age; When their parents pass away, they will take care of their funeral and care according to the trend of solemn and civilization On the negative side, the phenomenon of children disrespecting their parents; when parents are still alive, they neglect their care and even commit acts of violence and mistreatment; When parents pass away, they show signs of fraud, self-seeking, and cultivating for personal benefits, though not common, but still take place in some families These changes, which require us to seriously consider to find suitable solutions to promote positive changes, limit negative changes in the process of building filial piety in Vietnam 24 ... books such as "Hiếu Hiếu" from the researcher Hanh Hương, "Hiếu Hiếu's past and present" author Cao Văn Cang, "The Filial piety and national lifestyle" of meditation Thich Giac Hanh, "The value... filial piety in Vietnam today" - Journal of Human Resources for Social Sciences, September Nguyen Thi Tho, Nguyen Thanh Binh, Pham Thi Khanh, Nguyen Thi Len (2018), "Vietnamese Family - Change... development in Vietnam" by Vu Khieu; "Some issues about Vietnamese Confucianism" by Phan Dai Doan, "Coming from the tradition" by Tran Dinh Huu and "The value of traditional Vietnamese spirit" by