婚介、择偶与彩礼:人民公社时期农村青年的婚姻观念及行为

Media,Spouse-chosen and Betrothal Gifts:Rural Youth's Marriage Attitudes and Behaviors during People's Commune Period

人民公社时期,农村青年的婚姻观念及行为发生着或隐或显的变化,这是认识国家、集体、家庭对该群体产生影响的重要途径。"媒人包办"受到批判、"介绍式婚姻"增多,预示着农村青年婚姻决定权的提升。然而,政治身份、城乡差距、职业声望等,仍对农村青年的择偶行为产生决定性影响。进入人民公社中后期,财物从彩礼到嫁妆、最后流向新婚小家庭,折射出农村青年"个人意识"的增强。

Rural youth's marriage attitudes and behaviors during People's Commune period had been changed either explicitly or implicitly,which was an important way of understanding the state,collectives and families' impact on this group.The matchmaker-arranged marriage was criticized and the introduced-marriage increased,which indicated that the upgrading rights to make decision to rural youth's marriage.However,political identity,urban and rural differences and occupation reputation still had a decisive impact on the rural youth's spouse-chosen behaviors.In the middle and late period of People's Communes,property changed from betrothal gifts to dowry,and finally to new-married family reflected rural youth's individual consciousness enhancement.