“回娘家”习俗变迁机制研究——以鲁中地区L村为例

Changing Mechanism of Women Returning to Parental Home Custom:Case Study in L Village,Luzhong Area

当代农村女性"回娘家"习俗正在发生变迁,主要表现在外嫁女儿与娘家的空间距离增大,"回娘家"频率呈下降趋势;传统"回娘家"的仪式和禁忌逐渐被打破,出现灵活多样的新形式;现代女性拥有相对独立的"回娘家"决定权;等等。在现代化进程和农村社会制度改革的大背景之中,女性的社会地位逐渐提高,独立意识日益增强,诸多社会因素和主体因素影响了"回娘家"习俗的现代变迁。不过,"回娘家"依然是外嫁女儿重要的情感归属体验,是亲属关系实践的有效路径,在农村养老体系中发挥着积极作用。

The custom of returning to parental home is changing,which is mainly manifested in the increase in the space between the married daughter and the maiden family,and the frequency of this custom shows a downward trend. The ritual and taboos of this custom are gradually broken,and a flexible and diverse form has appeared. Women nowadays have a relatively independent decision of going or not to the parental home. Under the background of the modernization and the reform of the rural social system,the social status and independence consciousness of women are increasing,and many social factors have resulted in the changing of the custom. However,the custom is still an important feeling of emotional attribution to the daughter of a married woman. It is an effective path for the practice of kinship and plays an active role in the rural old-age system.