REALITY OF CULTURAL CHANGES IN JARAI ETHNIC COMMUNITY IN DUC CO DISTRICT, GIA LAI PROVINCE

Trần Cao Bảo

Tóm tắt


This paper focused on clarifying the culture changes of Jarai ethnic community in Duc Co district, Gia Lai province through the field trip survey of some basic components of the culture, including the practice of daily life and customs, religious and worship practices, artistic and festival activities of Jarai people. With 200 volunteer participants, whose age ranged from 16 to 65 years, the results indicated that there were significantly cultural changes in Jarai community. Particularly, the changes emerged more on the age groups under 50. Basing on the findings of the study, the causes of the culture change were discussed and analysed, and some initial solutions on preserving cultural identity of Jarai people were proposed.


Từ khóa


ethnic community, cultural identity, culture change, Jarai people, culture

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54607/hcmue.js.21.9.4296(2024)

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