民国时期东北地区的早婚现象

The Early Marriage in the Northeastern Region in the Republic China

民国时期,东北地区的早婚现象比较普遍,主要表现为订婚年龄和结婚年龄都很低,同时,贫困家庭和富裕家庭中早婚的程度有所不同。东北地区早婚现象比较普遍的原因,首先是由于小农经济生产方式起着重要的作用,其次是由于缺乏长期、有效的控制早婚的政策调控与法律机制,最后是由于传统的宗法观念影响所致。

During the period of the Republic of China, the phenomenon of early marriage had been very universal in the northeastern region, the age of engagement and marriage of young people was very low, and early marriage in the poor families and in the wealthy families were different. The reason of early marriage in the northeastern region mainly showed following aspects： the impact of the small-scale production method played an important role, secondly, the lack of long-term, effective policy and control mechanism, at last, the impact of the traditional patriarchal ideal.