都市情感生活中的礼物交换特征与功能初探

Study on Feature and Function of the Gift Exchange in Urban Emotion Living

礼物交换是都市人情感生活中的重要内容,从情感社会学角度研究礼物交换现象对构建和谐情感关系具有重要的理论和实践意义。运用100名个案访谈资料发现礼物交换在都市情感生活中具有多样性、情境性、仪式性、感受性四个基本特征。礼物交换的基本功能是抒情和实用。随着社会的变迁,抒情功能的强化幅度大于其实用功能,表现为礼物的符号化趋势加强,礼物运用的仪式主义特征更为突出,礼物的情感功能更加鲜明。

Gift exchange is a common sight in urban emotion living. Study gift exchange on the point of emotional sociology has very import theorical and practical value on the construction harmony feeling relationship. Gift exchange in urban emotion living has diversify, circumstances, ritual, impressions four features which are found from the one hundred eases interview. Expression and practical are the base functions of the gift exchange. Expression function is more emphasized than practical function. The symbol tendency of gift is getting stronger. The rite feature of gift is getting more outstanding. The emotional function is getting more notable.