论中国社会的垂直代际整合——孝道与代际伦理的社会学研究

Vertical Intergenerational Integration in China:A Sociological Study on Filial Piety and Intergenerational Ethics

中国社会在现代化过程中出现的“新三代家庭结构”与“代际剥削”现象并不能说明传统家庭伦理和代际关系的解体,而是恰恰显示出传统家庭伦理在中国现代化过程的不断调适。中国传统家庭以亲子为主轴,以孝道为核心,从“父辈—子辈”的一体关系延伸为“祖辈—父辈—子辈”关系,并进一步扩展为祖先与子孙关系。中国社会整合的伦理机制是垂直代际整合,垂直的代际关系整合着平面的社会关系。因此,“新三代家庭结构”的出现显示传统代际伦理在现代中国的持续影响。

The phenomenon of“new three-generation family structure”and“intergenerational exploitation”during the Chinese modernization process does not indicate the disintegration of traditional family ethics and intergenerational relations,but shows the continuous adaptation of traditional family ethics in this process.Traditional Chinese family relationships rely on the parent-child relationship in which filial piety is the core principle.The conventional“father-son”relationship extends to the“grandfather-father-son”relationship and further to the ancestor-son relationship.This study discusses the ethical mechanism of vertical intergenerational integration.It suggests that the emergence of the“new three-generation family structure”shows the continuing influence of traditional intergenerational ethics in modern China.