Urbanization of Vietnam's artisan villages in the discourse of sociological theory

The relevance of the topic of urbanization is due, on the one hand, to the total spread of these processes around the world, and, on the other, to the specifics of changes in national social systems as a result of these processes. Vietnam’s artisanal villages have undergone significant transformations, which can be studied through the use of sociological theories that explain the nature of the ongoing transformations at the macro- and micro-level of the village as a social organization and community. The article examines the changing functions of artisan villages in the course of urbanization on the basis of structural-functional theory, the emergence of new and the transformation of traditional behaviors - using M. Weber's classification of actions. With the help of R. Park’s theory, the positive and negative outcomes of the urbanization processes of Vietnamese artisanal villages are outlined. For instance, the urbanization of villages contributed to the growth of incomes of the population, increased employment and living standards, the ability to meet the growing needs of the population, but it led to a reduction in the number of households engaged in traditional Vietnamese artistic creativity, contributed to an increase in the migration of rural artisans to cities. reduced the area of agricultural land and seriously worsened the environment.