农村留守妇女的婚姻稳定性探析——豫东HC村的个案研究

Women Who Remain in Villages and the Stability of Their Marriage: HC Village in East Henan

本文运用社会交换理论分析了豫东HC村留守妇女的婚姻稳定状况。研究认为,丈夫外出务工,妻子留守在家,造成了夫妻间内在吸引力弱化,婚姻替代吸引力有所增加,但由于农村婚姻解体的社会成本过大,使得留守妇女的婚姻仍处于高稳定状态。但前两种力量对留守妇女婚姻稳定性的冲击不容忽视。

This paper adopts the social exchange theory to examine the state of marriages of women who remain in the HC village after their husbands have left for cities to seek employment. It suggests that the separation between the husband and wife decreases marital ties and increases chances for substitution. Given the high social costs of dissolution of marriages in the countryside, however, women who remain in villages still try to keep their marriage intact. In any event, these are two forces that should not be neglected and may challenge women＇s marriages while remaining in the village.