身份焦虑:当前中国社会焦虑的一种重要表现

Identity Anxiety as a Major Form of Social Anxiety

在当前的中国,身份焦虑已经成为社会焦虑的一种重要表现形态。就身份焦虑产生的原因而言,主要有:在社会层面,社会结构的快速变化使人们无法认识自我;在经济层面,无规则经济发展的后果消解了中下阶层的身份认同;在价值层面,价值系统的混乱使人们失去了人生的价值坐标。就身份焦虑的表现形态而言,主要有:在观念领域表现为不知"分"为何物;在行为领域表现为"混"字当头;在心态方面表现为有着强烈的"怨妇"情节;在结果上表现为信任、信用体系的坍塌。而要化解身份焦虑,可以从如下几个方面着手:克服社会结构固化现象,为替代式社会流动的通畅创造条件;确立本分意识,弘扬敬业精神;构筑完备的社会福利保障体系,以解除人们的后顾之忧等。

In today＇s China, identity anxiety has become a major form of social anxiety. Reasons for identity anxiety are as follows： on the social level, quick changes in the social structure makes people unable to identify themselves; on the economic level, disordered economic growth dispels identities of the lower-middle class; on the level of value, confusion in the value system makes people lose their value standards. Outward manifestations of identity anxiety are as follows： little cognition of obligation, inactive behavior, endless complaining and as a result, the collapse of the trust network. To deal with the problem, we should do away with a solidified social structure, create good conditions for social mobility, establish a duty consciousness, develop professional ethics and dedication, and build a complete social welfare and social security system to remove people＇s worries and fears.