黄昏恋的养老功能及其随附风险机制研究

Research on the Caring Function and Its Risk Mechanism of Old-age Love

在我国人口老龄化趋势日益严峻的背景下,黄昏恋所具有的养老功能对社会发展而言具有重要意义。通过田野调查发现,黄昏恋的养老功能主要表现在生活照料、经济补助和情感慰藉等方面。缔结黄昏恋有颇多风险因素需要考量,老年人会担心个人财产遭受侵犯,家庭内部关系破裂,也忌惮打破传统婚恋认知而产生负面舆论。从风险产生的机制来看,社会信任危机是影响黄昏恋双方关系的基础要素,代际剥削是黄昏恋老人与其子女产生矛盾的解释框架,社会舆论对黄昏恋主体的作用反映出社会价值观对个体婚恋实践行为的干预。探索确保黄昏恋有效发挥养老功能的多种途径颇有意义。

As Chinese population is increasingly aging,the caring function of old-age love is of great significance to social development.The field work shows that the caring function of old-age love is mainly manifested in life care,financial assistance and emotional consolation.There are many risks to be considered in old-age love,like the fear of personal property loss,the breaking-up with family members,or the negative reaction from the public due to traditional view of love and marriage.From the perspective of the mechanism of risk generation,the crisis of social trust is the basic factor affecting the relationship between the two old-age lovers,intergenerational exploitation is the cause of the conflict between the elderly and their children,and the public opinions reflect the intervention of social value against old-age love.To explore the multi-paths to assure of the old-age love’s caring function is quite meaningful.