Intimacy and Intergenerational Relations in Rural China
Intimacy and Intergenerational Relations in Rural China
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DOI：
10.1177/0038038516639505
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发表时间：
2017-10-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Liu, Jieyu
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作者：
Liu, Jieyu
本文运用亲密关系的概念来考察中国农村地区成年子女与父母之间的关系——这一地区主要处于强制性框架中。我揭示了建立在亲密关系上的关系和受责任和义务约束的关系在支持方面的质的区别。单方面强调以义务为基础的关系可能会剥夺父母和成年子女世代的代理和自主权，这可能会削弱双方的权力。亲密和义务之间的复杂关系是当地社会经济环境和性别规范的产物。尽管传统的父系和父系文化将出嫁的女儿排除在围绕自己父母的孝道话语之外，但她们通常被认为与父母的关系最亲密。矛盾的是，年迈的父母和他们出嫁的女儿之间的亲密行为加强了天生的联系，促进了父系和父系习俗的改变。
This article applies the concept of intimacy to examine relationships between adult children and their parents in rural China - an area which has been predominantly located in an obligatory framework. I reveal a qualitative difference in support between relationships built on intimate ties and those bound by duty and obligation. A unilateral emphasis on obligation-based relationships can deprive both the parent and adult child generations of agency and autonomy, which can be disempowering for both. The complex relations between intimacy and obligation are the product of local socio-economic circumstances and gender norms. Although traditional patrilineal and patrilocal culture excludes married daughters from the filial discourse surrounding their own parents, they are often considered to have the most intimate relationship with their parents. Paradoxically, the practices of intimacy between aged parents and their married daughters strengthen the natal ties that facilitate modifications to patrilocal and patrilineal customs.