农村大龄未婚男性的婚姻困境：基于性别不平等视角的认识

人口研究 ›› 2011, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (5): 58-70.

农村大龄未婚男性的婚姻困境：基于性别不平等视角的认识

韦艳¹，张力²

1 西安财经学院公共管理学院人口与发展研究所，西安 710061； 2 复旦大学社会发展与公共政策学院，上海 200433

出版日期:2011-09-29 发布日期:2012-11-18
通讯作者: weiyan365@163.com
作者简介:1 西安财经学院公共管理学院人口与发展研究所教授；2 复旦大学社会发展与公共政策学院教授

The Marriage Dilemma of Involuntary Bachelors in Rural China: From the Perspective of Gender Inequality

Wei Yan¹, Zhang Li²

1 Institute for Population and Development Studies, Xi’an University of Finance and Economics, Xi’an 710061; 2 School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433

Online:2011-09-29 Published:2012-11-18
Contact: weiyan365@163.com
About author:1 Professor and Director, Institute for Population and Development Studies, Xi’an University of Finance and Economics; 2 Professor, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 大龄未婚男性的婚姻困境是在中国农村普婚制社会下长期存在的现象。文章利用全国性的专项调查、主流媒体报道和实地调查数据,从婚姻市场上的性别不平等视角来研究农村大龄男性的婚姻困境。宏观数据分析显示,用性别结构失衡来解释农村大龄男性的"婚姻剥夺"显得原发性因果关系不强和实证性不足,而简单地以贫困概括农村大龄男性婚姻困境的主因并没有充分考虑婚姻的本质和功能。基于性别不平等的理论视角和实证研究,认为婚姻市场上性别不平等对贫困男性婚姻困境的影响远比人口性别结构失衡的影响更为直接和重要,农村大龄男性的婚姻困境具有独立于个体内因的社会经济结构性的成因。

关键词: 婚姻困境, 农村大龄未婚男性, 性别不平等

Abstract: The marriage dilemma of involuntary bachelorhood is a prolonged phenomenon of rural China in the context of universal marriage.Using empirical materials that merged with nationwide survey data,press reports and in- depth interviews,this paper explores marriage dilemma of rural involuntary bachelors in marriage market from gender inequality perspective.The results show that marriage dilemma of rural involuntary bachelors both reinforces and is reinforced by forms and relations of their economic and social inequalities.Involuntary bachelorhood is due to the condition that these males cannot meet the anticipation of mate selection in the marriage market.We argue that involuntary bachelorhood is jeopardized not so much by the availability of brides as by gender inequality effects in the marriage market.

Keywords:

Marriage Dilemma, Rural Involuntary Bachelors, Gender Inequality

韦艳，张力. 农村大龄未婚男性的婚姻困境：基于性别不平等视角的认识[J]. 人口研究, 2011, 35(5): 58-70.

Wei Yan, Zhang Li. The Marriage Dilemma of Involuntary Bachelors in Rural China: From the Perspective of Gender Inequality[J]. Population Research, 2011, 35(5): 58-70.