礼仪习俗中的性别规范

Sexual standard in the etiquette custom

民俗中的出生仪礼、成年仪礼、婚礼和葬礼中的性别偏好 ,反映了当地居民所认同、所遵守的行为规范 ,代表了基础生活文化的世界观。这些性别选择规范并不是明白的诉诸于语言、文字 ,而是通过礼仪中的程序、禁忌等隐讳间接地表示出来 ,以约束人们的行为。湖北各地区礼仪民俗的不同 ,就暗含了这种性别规范的特点 。

Guan Jing Wu calls folk custom as 'family way'. As he says, folk custom, which reflects local inhabitants commonly accepted and observed conduct rules, and represents the world outlook of basic living culture, is the gender-favour in different families in the aspects of living -style, borning ceremony, grown-up rite, wedding and funeral. These gender-choosing standards indirectly expressed through procedures and taboos in rites other than clearly expressed by languages and words. People's behaviour is regulated and guided by them. This thesis intends to analyse the gender rules which are concealed in different folk customs and rites in Hubei province, so as to provide a perspective to understand the different ways of family-planning in Hubei province.