社会转型期助人被讹现象的人类学分析

历史经验表明,现代化过程往往会导致传统与现代在价值观、道德判断和行为规范方面的冲突;当代中国也不可避免要经历这些变化。通过分析助人被讹现象的特点、社会原因和道德后果,试图揭示社会转型期间两种伦理体系的冲突及其对个体行动者的影响。文章将首先考察做好事被讹现象的主要特征。大多数讹人者都是那些本该获得同情和帮助的年长者。再将探讨做好事被讹现象对社会的多方面影响,认为做好事被讹事件尽管少有发生,但它对社会信任、同情和道德互惠原则造成了重创。最后探究导致这种令人恼火的行为产生的多种社会原因,也广泛讨论了当代中国社会的道德风貌。

Anthropology Analysis of the Changing Moral Landscape in the Reform Era

Modernization often involves changes in behavior norms,values,and moral reasoning;China is by no means an exception.By analyzing its main features,social causes and consequences,the paper reveals the tension between two moral systems and its impact on individual social actors.The present study focuses on a rare type of extreme immoral cases in which the Good Samaritan is extorted by the very person being helped.Despite its rare occurrence,cases of extorting Good Samaritans have seriously negative impacts on...