当代社会与互惠、双赢原则下的买卖婚俗——试析正宁婚俗中的“彩礼”问题

The Mutual Benefit Principle and Mercenary Marriage in Modern Society——An analysis to the problem of bride-price in Zheng Ning's Marriage Custom

买卖婚俗是人所垢病的,在当代很多农村地区,"彩礼"数额呈直线上升的趋势。但对这种习俗所产生的婚姻中男女双方的情感和生存状态,并不一定要持批判态度,反思是更为迫切的。文章以正宁的买卖婚姻为个案,分析其在当代社会的"新变"及其对几代人的影响。

Nowadays, the mercenary marriage has become an object of public denunciation. In many of the rural areas, the amount of ＂bride-price＂ is tending to rise sharply. However, it is more urgent for us to engage in introspection to the emotions and living conditions of the two parties in the marriage being evolved by this custom, rather than criticize it. This article tries to analyze the recent change of the mercenary marriage in modern society and its influence on the generations by focusing on the mercenary marriage of Zheng Ning County as a specific case.