近代早期英国家庭关系研究的新取向

New Approach: Reassessing the Family Relationship in Early Modern England

20世纪下半叶以来 ,西方家庭史研究的重心经历了从家庭结构到家庭关系的转变 ,并一度形成了近代早期家庭亲属关系的“松散”说和“淡漠”说。晚近有关英国近代早期家庭关系研究的新成果对此做出了重要修正 ,重新肯定家庭亲情关爱和亲属支持网在近代社会转型中的地位和作用。文章从互惠理论与亲子关系、社会资本与亲属关系两方面进行了述评 。

Since the second part of the 20th century, there has been a shift in the research field of western family history, concerning from the family structure to the family relationship. Once in this trend, family relationship in early modern England was featured by historians in terms of 'loose' and 'shallowness'. Recent research suggests that, this view is no longer sustainable, and that the emotional relation and kinship is of great importance in the transition to modern society. This article, by studying reciprocity theory and parent child nexus as well as social capital and kinship, emphasizes the significance of this new approach for a further analysis to the early modernization in English society.