打工潮与农民婚姻生活变革——兼评阎云翔《私人生活的变革》

文章认为，从新中国成立到打工潮兴起之前，中国农民的婚姻生活逐渐发生变化，但是这些变化都是有限的、渐进的，直到打工潮兴起之后，真正意义上的、西方式的婚姻爱情革命才开始浮现。打工潮的兴起为青年农民情感的表达与释放提供了组织条件和独立空间，正是打工潮的大规模兴起而非国家政权或者其它因素在当下中国农民的浪漫革命中起着主导作用。阎云翔注意到了新中国成立以来农民婚姻生活正在发生巨大变化的事实，但是囿于他对中国农村经验积累的有限及其研究的时限，他并没有能够真切地体悟到促使当下中国农民婚姻生活变革的更为根本的动力。相较于阎云翔研究的打工潮大规模兴起之前农村婚姻生活的变迁而言，当下的农村婚姻生活变革更具有革命性意义。

Study on the Marital Changes of Peasants Caused by the Tide of Rural Workers and the Book Review of Changes of Personal Life by Yan Yunxiang

Based on the investigation of Ping village in the southwest Hubei province,this article discusses the course of marital changes of peasants,especially the influence caused by peasants working in cities temporarily or permanently.From 1949 to 1990s when rural workers swarmed into cities,the marriage of peasants had changed very slowly and the change itself was very limited.In 1990s,along with more and more rural workers coming into cities,the real changes from Chinese marriage to western marriage emerged.Fro...