Since the 1960s, social integration theorists have considered intermarriage to be an effective tool for promoting social solidarity. However, from a demographic perspective, unequal marriage exchange between groups ca...Since the 1960s, social integration theorists have considered intermarriage to be an effective tool for promoting social solidarity. However, from a demographic perspective, unequal marriage exchange between groups can create social division and conflict. This Chinese study is a contribution to these debates. This paper explores the issue in the context of a rural minority community in Rightqi, Inner Mongolia, taking social statistical methods and anthropological in-depth interview methods to investigate intermarriage between Mongolian and Han. The paper shows that the number of Han males married to Mongolian women is far greater than the number of Mongolian males marrying Han women. Most Hart people live in urban areas, while Mongolians predominantly reside in pastoral areas and there has been a significant trend for girls from the pastoral areas to marry urban males. Since the proportion of males to females in China has been increasing, the competition between men over female partners has intensified, leading to urban males recruiting partners from the countryside. As a result, young men from minorities in the rural areas are finding it increasingly difficult to marry and this generates a lot of social problems.展开更多
Due to the Manchu-Mongolian intermarriage policy implemented during the Qing Dynasty,a substantial number of Manchu,Mongolian and Han Chinese accompanied royal figures,commonly referred to as"princesses",to ...Due to the Manchu-Mongolian intermarriage policy implemented during the Qing Dynasty,a substantial number of Manchu,Mongolian and Han Chinese accompanied royal figures,commonly referred to as"princesses",to Mongolia as dowry households.The dowry household system underwent customization during the Qianlong period,and its temporal and spatial distribution,influenced by policies and various factors,exhibited a gradual decline from east to west.The impact of these dowry households on Inner Mongolian society is predominantly manifested in people's mobility,economic structures,and social organization forms within the Inner Mongolia Region.This article utilizes official archives,historical records,and folk memories to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the communication,interaction and integration between princess"dowry households and ethnic group in Inner Mongolia.展开更多
文摘Since the 1960s, social integration theorists have considered intermarriage to be an effective tool for promoting social solidarity. However, from a demographic perspective, unequal marriage exchange between groups can create social division and conflict. This Chinese study is a contribution to these debates. This paper explores the issue in the context of a rural minority community in Rightqi, Inner Mongolia, taking social statistical methods and anthropological in-depth interview methods to investigate intermarriage between Mongolian and Han. The paper shows that the number of Han males married to Mongolian women is far greater than the number of Mongolian males marrying Han women. Most Hart people live in urban areas, while Mongolians predominantly reside in pastoral areas and there has been a significant trend for girls from the pastoral areas to marry urban males. Since the proportion of males to females in China has been increasing, the competition between men over female partners has intensified, leading to urban males recruiting partners from the countryside. As a result, young men from minorities in the rural areas are finding it increasingly difficult to marry and this generates a lot of social problems.
基金This paper is a phased achievement of the national"14th Five-Year Plan"major cultural project"Compilation Project of the History of the Chinese Nation's Communication,Interaction and Integration"(Late Qing Dynasty volume)major project of the Ministry of Education base"Study on the Border Governance Model of the Qing Dynasty"(19JJD770010).
文摘Due to the Manchu-Mongolian intermarriage policy implemented during the Qing Dynasty,a substantial number of Manchu,Mongolian and Han Chinese accompanied royal figures,commonly referred to as"princesses",to Mongolia as dowry households.The dowry household system underwent customization during the Qianlong period,and its temporal and spatial distribution,influenced by policies and various factors,exhibited a gradual decline from east to west.The impact of these dowry households on Inner Mongolian society is predominantly manifested in people's mobility,economic structures,and social organization forms within the Inner Mongolia Region.This article utilizes official archives,historical records,and folk memories to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the communication,interaction and integration between princess"dowry households and ethnic group in Inner Mongolia.
