Contents: Chapters: 1 - Introduction. Vietnamese marriage & family: A historical perspective. Marriage & family in Vietnam: The traditional model. Marriage, family & population in contemporary Vietnam. 2 - Theories, methods & data. Divorce in Asia. Tradition, modernity & modernization. 3 - Prevalence & patterns of divorce in contemporary Vietnam. Prevalence of divorce. Divorce procedures & collective participation. Social & demographic characteristics of divorcees. 4 - Marriage duration of the divorcees. 5 - Divorce initiation & determinants, 2000 - 2009. 6 - Tradition & modernity in divorce reasons. 7 - Custody of children after divorce. 8 - Conclusion on model of divorce. 9 - References. Lists of tables; of charts; of figures.