The Youth’s View of Marriage in Chinese Mainstream Media Discourse-A Corpus-assisted Three-dimensional Discourse Analysis

The rising of aging and the declining of birth rates have forced the public to focus on the youth’s view on marriage.Based on critical discourse analysis and combined with Fairclough’s three-dimensional discourse analysis model,this paper builds a“Chinese media News Report Corpus on the topic of‘marriage’”whose news are collected from China Daily.It is found that the discourses are neutral and objective with regard to the advantages and disadvantages of marriage,but in general,it is still a traditional view of marriage that is inevitable and closely related to fertility.Although this is controlled by the policies and the social reasons including declining fertility rate,it deviates from the current view of the youth towards marriage,resulting in many serious consequences such as young people’s rejection.In addition,this research found that male and female have great differences in their views on marriage,and men’s resistance to marriage is far greater than that of women,which is departure from the public’s cognition.The reasons behind this need to be explored in order to solve the marriage and love problems of young people in today’s era and realize the healthy development of young marriage.

The Path,Trends,and Approaches of the Civilization Evolution of Rural Marriage Forms

Rural marriage has characteristics such as close relationship with labor production,deep integration of traditional culture,shy and introverted expression of subjective emotions,and illegal and rough marriage.The civilization evolution of rural marriage forms is moving towards a path that is conducive to the development of production and the pursuit of happiness for farmers,the construction of rural spiritual civilization,and the comprehensive development of rural society.This study analyzes the direction of the evolution of rural marriage form civilization,predicts the trend of rural marriage form civilization evolution,and proposes the future path of rural marriage form civilization evolution,including adhering to human’s most original value expectations of marriage life,drawing nourishment from excellent traditional Chinese culture,and continuously adjusting marriage and family policy tools to keep up with changes in the world of life.

Marriage-Age and Fertility Pattern among Reproductive Age Women in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, South East Nigeria

Introduction: In Nigeria, one of the major reasons for marriage is procreation and married couples look forward to having children within a year or two of marriage. The age of marriage is on the increase in this part of the world. Many women are now increasingly getting engulfed in career and academic pursuits at the detriment of early marriage. Many men are also not interested in marrying women who have no job. There is age-related acceleration of primordial follicle depletion which is of great clinical importance because it is associated with a significant decrease in fecundity. Objective: This study assessed the ages of the marriage of women who attended Fertility and Antenatal clinics at the National Obstetric Fistula Centre and Smile Specialist Hospital, Abakaliki, and their relationship with the fertility pattern of these women. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 352 consenting married women who sought and received fertility and Antenatal care at the National Obstetric Fistula Centre and Smile Specialist Hospital Abakaliki, South-East Nigeria between February 1, 2022 and January 31, 2024. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to the participants over a two-year period. Data was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 20. A test of statistical significance was done using Chi Square. Results: The age group with the highest education was 26 - 30. This was statistically significant (X2 = 90.893, P-value 2 = 294.555, P-value 2 = 173.007, p-value 2 = 129.494, P-value 2 = 169.300, p-value 2 = 279.230, p-value Conclusion: There is increased difficulty at conception at marriage age above 25 years. The major reasons for delayed marriage were academic pursuit and lack of gainful employment. Education of the masses and inclusion of biological dynamics of the female reproductive behaviours as part of the core school curriculum will help enlighten the female and the male folks alike to enable them to make informed decisions with regard to the timing of marriage and commencement of procreation. This will help reduce infertility and save millions of couples the agony associated with infertility.

On Quality of Marriages in Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is the masterpiece of Jane Austen.In her novel,through description of four marriages,Jane Austen expressed such views on marriage:marriages based on economics or superficial qualities such as lust,money,and appearance will inevitably lead to unhappiness,while those based on mutual understanding and true love will be happy and stable.

Love and Marriages in Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is a masterpiece by Juan Austen.Generally,Austen is considered one of the two major novelists of the Romantic period in the history of British literature,the other is Walter Scott.But her view of life is totally realistic.She shows the readers the daily life of middle class.This paper investigates different kinds of love and marriages in Pride and Prejudice with feminism,and comes to the conclusion that Jane Austen is a romantic writer as well as a realistic writer.

Inter-ethnic marriages and severity of coronary artery disease:A multicenter study of Arabian Gulf States

AIM To assess the association of inter-ethnic vs intra-ethnic marriage with severity of coronary artery disease(CAD) in men undergoing angiography.METHODS We conducted a prospective multicenter,multi-ethnic,cross sectional observational study at five hospitals in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates,in which we used logistic regression analysis with and without adjustment for baseline differences. RESULTS Data were collected for 1068 enrolled patients undergoing coronary angiography for clinical indications during the period of April 1^(st),2013 to March 30^(th),2014. Ethnicities of spouses were available only for male patients. Of those enrolled,687 were married men and constituted the cohort for the present analysis. Intra-ethnic marriages were reported in 70% and inter-ethnic marriages in 30%. After adjusting for baseline differences,interethnic marriage was associated with lower odds of having significant CAD [adjusted odds ratio 0.52(95%CI:0.33,0.81)] or multi-vessel disease(MVD) [adjusted odds ratio 0.57(95%CI:0.37,0.86)]. The adjusted association with left main disease showed a similar trend,but was not statistically significant [adjusted odds ratio 0.74(95%CI:0.41,1.32)]. The association between interethnic marriage and the presence of significant CAD and MVD was not modified by number of concurrent wives(P interaction > 0.05 for both).CONCLUSION Among married men undergoing coronary angiography,inter-ethnic,as compared to intra-ethnic,marriage is associated with lower odds of significant CAD and MVD.

An Anaylsis of Two Marriages of Herzog from the Perspective of Erich Fromm's Theory

Herzog is one of the most successful novels written by the Jewish Nobel Prize winner Saul Bellow. Herzog, the protagonist of the novel, has experienced a spiritual and emotional collapse, triggered by the breakup of his second marriage and his contemplation of the wasteland of modern life. In the novel, he has divorced twice respectively because he is bored and boring. The characteristics of the two ex-wives are in sharp contrast. Deep analysis of the two women and their marital relationships with Erich Fromm's theory can facilitate our understanding of the novel, the writer as well as the modern world.

Character reflects one's marriage or attitude towards love-four different marriages in austen's "pride and prejudice"

Marriage is a very important part in everybody's life. Different attitudes towards marriage and differ-ent concepts of marriage result in different marriages. Thus, some marriages are happy, some are sweet, some are bitter and some are despicable. This paper aims to give an account that character reflects one's marriage or attitude towards love, by making a comparison of the four different marriages in "Pride and Prejudice" .

Money and Happiness——Views on the Marriages in Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen,a famous woman realistic novelist of the 19th century with her own opinions about marriage,in Pride and Prejudice, through her description of four women's marriages,expresses such views: a marriage based on love is a happy one; a marriage either for money or for lust is an unhappy one,which are still of realistic significance.

A Literature Review on “Non- Marriage”: A Global Comparative Perspective

This paper presents a comprehensive analysis and comparison of the existing literature on the phenomenon of non-marriage or staying unmarried in Asian countries such as China,Japan,South Korea,and Singapore,as well as European and American countries such as Spain and the US,and explores the trends,characteristics as well as reasons behind such a phenomenon.Through analysis,the present study found that there is a growing trend of postponed marriage and parenthood as well as an increasing proportion of individuals who exhibit no enthusiasm towards matrimony or parenthood in the aforementioned countries.To some extent,non-marriage or postponed marriage has become a prevalent trend in developed countries and even some developing countries.Japan,South Korea,and several developed countries in Europe and America have exhibited this phenomenon since the middle to late 20th century,with a relatively long history.The emergence of this phenomenon in China,Malaysia,the Philippines,and other developing countries in Asia,however,was relatively late,exhibiting a gradual development process.The current marriage landscape in China is characterized by a growing number of non-marriage individuals and a significant level of marital stability.In terms of reasons for staying unmarried,the marriage rates in the aforementioned countries can be attributed to various factors at macro,meso,and micro levels.In China,the phenomenon of non-marriage is closely associated with a range of factors,including diverse values and attitudes towards romance and marriage,marriage squeeze,education expansion,and the rise in females’economic and social status.The emphasis in future research should be placed on predicting the phenomenon of non-marriage,with a specific focus on exploring the reasons for advocating non-marriage,examining the internal mechanisms underlying this phenomenon,analyzing the consequences of non-marriage,and proposing corresponding countermeasures while establishing the public identity towards marriage.

宪法视野下的婚检制度变革与完善——基于《民法典》第1053条告知义务的履行

《民法典》第1053条对禁婚疾病传统作出重大调整,成为新时代背景下婚检制度设计的重要法律依据。在婚姻宪法保护框架下,“婚姻自由—私人告知—自愿婚检”的传统思路忽略了比“婚姻自由保护”更为根本的“婚姻传统功能保护”。婚姻的公共性及解决相关司法实践难题的客观需要,使得婚检融入履行环节成为可能。从《宪法》到《民法典》再到《婚姻登记条例》,民法典时代婚检制度设计应沿循“婚姻保护—法定告知—弱强制婚检”设计思路,采取“程序强制+形式审查”模式,即当事人于婚前相互告知专业健康检查结论,婚姻登记机关仅要求当事人填写知晓声明并进行必要口头提示而不对告知内容及其真实性进行实质审查。

中国婚姻市场的教育匹配模式及收益测度

婚姻匹配是择偶双方追求婚姻收益最大化的结果,中国高等教育事业的快速发展促使婚姻市场的教育匹配模式出现相应调整,映射出不同教育匹配模式下婚姻收益以及收益差距的双重转变。现有研究主要关注婚姻教育匹配带来的经济与社会效应,在一定程度上忽略了教育及教育匹配模式在微观个体层面对婚姻收益产生的影响,以及由婚姻收益反映出的教育匹配模式的特征和变化。从婚姻收益的角度验证中国婚姻市场中个体搜寻潜在配偶的选择依据,并对过去、当前和未来教育匹配模式的特征差异和发展趋势进行经济解释已成为婚姻匹配研究领域中的一个深层次问题。因此,本文基于第五次、第六次全国人口普查微观数据和第七次全国人口普查长表数据资料分析中国婚姻市场的受教育现状、教育匹配现状及变化特征,同时通过微观数据构建婚姻匹配数据库,使用CS模型对婚姻收益进行测算,考察各受教育水平人口在不同教育匹配模式下的婚姻收益和收益差距,从而解读中国婚姻市场在教育及教育匹配模式层面呈现出的新特征和新趋势。研究发现:第一,我国高等教育普及程度不断加深,适婚年龄人口在高等教育获得方面的性别差异逐渐缩小,近10年来已出现教育性别差异逆转现象。第二,在高等教育事业不断推进的背景下,中国婚姻市场的教育匹配模式也出现相应变化,在教育同质匹配保持主导地位的同时,“男高女低”教育匹配模式的比例下降,“女高男低”的教育匹配模式成为婚姻教育匹配的新趋势。第三,婚姻收益测算结果表明整体上女性婚姻收益高于男性。分受教育水平来看,在低、中学历人口中,女性婚姻收益高于男性;在高学历人口中,男性婚姻收益高于女性。在低、高学历人口中,与配偶的受教育水平差异越大,婚姻收益越低。第四,教育同质匹配模式下的婚姻收益最高,“男高女低”教育匹配模式下的婚姻收益次之,但“女高男低”与“男高女低”教育匹配模式下的婚姻收益差距正逐渐缩小。为提高居民婚姻收益、缩小收益差距,政府和教育部门在积极推进高等教育事业发展的同时,应加强教育差异群体的婚姻辅导工作;家庭内部也应树立夫妻家庭地位平等的观念,淡化家庭分工中的性别因素;此外,婚姻市场中的个体需转变传统的婚姻教育匹配观念,提倡多元化的择偶标准,这将有利于社会整体婚姻收益的提升以及社会不平等现象的改善。

The Narrative Authority of George Eliot in Middlemarch:An Analysis of Dorothea and Her Marriages

Middlemarch is considered Eliot's one of the most controversial novels. Most critics apply feminist criticism to unscramble the novel and draw that it's a comedown of feminist fight and a loss of feminist discursive authority for the protagonist Dorothea hides in the protection of marriage.The paper aims to employ the theory of feminist narratology to reinterpret Middlemarch. Through the analysis of the two marriages of Dorothea, the dissertation draws the conclusion that Eliot manages to win the discursive authority in a man-dominating era, and the authority is based on a dual voice-the voice of a woman writing in the name and company of men.

流动人口婚育行为、婚育观念的转变及应对策略

利用2010—2018年中国流动人口动态监测调查数据,结合2000—2020年历次全国人口普查和人口统计数据,分析中国流动人口婚育行为和婚育观念转变的总体趋势,并探究流动人口婚育观念转变的内在机理。研究发现中国流动人口初婚年龄推迟,婚姻稳定性减弱;初育年龄推迟,生育率水平略有回升;家庭规模缩小,家庭化迁移趋势增强。流动人口婚育观念兼有传统型和现代性的双重特点,城市多元文化交融、社会包容性较高、生活方式转变、经济成本压力、户籍制度壁垒是流动人口婚育观念转变的主要原因。由此提出具体对策建议:深化户籍制度改革,完善流动人口社会保障;完善生育配套支持措施,缓解流动人口经济压力;加强社会意识和教育,塑造新型婚育文化;增加职业技能培训,提高流动人口收入水平。

北京女性婚育行为特征与家庭结构变动研究

育龄女性是生育行为的直接承担者,婚内或家内生育是我国历史与现实中的主流文化观念和主导生育行为。保持适度生育水平和人口规模是人口高质量发展支撑中国式现代化的必然要求。基于北京市东城区第六次和第七次全国人口普查数据,采用出生队列分析、时期分析、人群类型比较分析和二元逻辑斯蒂模型分析等方法,考察了超大城市女性婚育行为和家庭结构的特征、变化及相互关系。研究发现,不同类型女性人群的婚育行为和家庭结构特征存在明显差异,人群类型和婚育状态对女性所处家庭结构产生显著性影响。研究认为,保持适度生育水平必须聚焦女性的婚育行为及其家庭结构,需要根据其婚育状态、人群类型和家庭结构等特征来加快建立健全针对性、差异化、协同性和系统化的生育支持政策体系。

遗赠、婚外同居与公序良俗

《民法典》继承制度延续了《继承法》,最终并未采纳特留份制度。自比较法角度看,《民法典》继承制度的重要特色在于注重扶养或需要,避免不加限制的“不劳而获”。在向婚外同居者遗赠情形中,生存配偶非基于扶养或需要而主张违反遗嘱意思的继承,不符合我国继承制度缓解“不劳而获”思想的特点,可不予支持。向婚外同居者遗赠的法律行为,若不涉及金钱和婚外同居的交换——如与婚外同居者订立遗赠扶养协议,则不应以违反公序良俗为由认定其无效。婚外同居者违反夫妻忠实义务可在夫妻关系的法律规定中寻求解决之道。

新家庭主义与当代青年婚育行为研究

当代青年在婚育行为上越来越多元化、理性化,并且群体内部存在分化。从新家庭主义的分析框架入手,可将青年婚育行为分为四种类型:保守型婚育、自我型婚育、焦虑型婚育和逃避型婚育。现代家庭面对压缩现代性的挑战,形成新家庭主义应对策略。新家庭主义包括经济、伦理、情感、自我四个维度。家庭在发挥其韧性以支撑家庭高强度的发展目标时,出现高度失衡的代际关系、密集型养育方式的不堪重负,家长多重身份焦虑等困境。家庭内部风险不断积聚,逐渐显示其脆弱性,家庭越来越难以承载心灵的自由和幸福。青年由此对家庭价值和意义进行反思,对家文化进行解构,并建构一套新的人生价值和意义体系,造成新家庭主义悖论。

房价上涨是否推迟了初婚年龄?——基于CGSS数据的实证分析

“房价”与“婚姻”是大众热议的民生问题。构建婚姻决策理论模型,探讨房价对结婚率的影响,基于中国综合社会调查(CGSS)数据,考察房价上涨对居民初婚年龄的影响。结果表明:房价每上涨1%,居民的平均初婚年龄增加1.108岁;房价上涨对女性初婚年龄的推迟效应大于男性,对城镇地区居民初婚年龄的推迟效应大于农村地区居民,对经济欠发达地区居民初婚年龄的推迟效应大于发达地区居民;家庭经济水平对农村地区男性的初婚年龄有显著负向影响,个体受教育程度对欠发达地区居民的初婚年龄有显著负向影响。

婚姻挤压对初婚年龄的影响

在异性婚姻中,当两性婚龄人口数量出现较大差异时,就可能导致某种性别的人口在婚姻市场上难以找到配偶,表现为婚姻挤压。自20世纪80年代后期以来,中国的出生性别比呈现长时间且较为严重的失衡状态,而这些出生人群于2010年前后陆续开始步入婚姻。与此同时,中国初婚年龄推迟的速度显著加快。近10多年来初婚年龄的加速推迟与高出生性别比队列人口进入婚姻市场的时间基本一致。探讨高出生性别比队列人口进入婚姻市场导致的婚姻挤压在当今中国初婚推迟中所起到的作用,为解释中国初婚年龄加速推迟提供新的视角,具有重要的理论和现实意义。本文基于2010年第六次全国人口普查、2015年全国1%人口抽样调查、2018年中国综合社会调查和2020年第七次全国人口普查微观数据,使用多层生存分析方法匹配宏微观数据,探讨婚姻挤压对个体初婚推迟的影响。将省份作为婚姻市场的单元,检验省级层面婚姻挤压程度对个体初婚年龄的影响。婚姻挤压使用考虑了夫妻年龄差的婚配性别比进行测量。研究发现省级婚姻挤压程度对个体初婚风险具有显著负向影响,即省级婚姻挤压程度越大,个体初婚风险越小、初婚年龄就越大。在其他因素不变的情况下,婚配性别比每上升0.1,个体初婚风险降低38.43%。对婚姻市场整体而言,随着婚配性别比提高,男女双方供需失衡加剧,婚姻失配导致婚姻挤压程度提高,婚姻的可获得性降低,从而使人们进入初婚的时间推迟。婚姻市场性别结构失衡是导致个体初婚推迟的重要因素。基于婚姻挤压对初婚年龄推迟具有显著影响的回归分析结果,可以认为近10多年来中国两性初婚年龄出现加速推迟也受到了婚姻挤压的影响。中国20世纪90年代性别比失衡不断加剧,21世纪初性别比失衡处于高位态势,因此近10多年来的婚姻挤压也在不断加剧,对初婚年龄的加速推迟起到了重要作用。另外,回归模型中包含的诸多个人和省级层面的经济社会变量检验结果也进一步验证了经济社会发展的结构性因素对初婚年龄推迟的作用。