人缘取向:中庸之道的人际实践--对中国人社会行为取向模式的再探讨

关于中国人社会行为取向的讨论,概括起来主要可以分为“自我主义”、“大我优先”与“关系取向”这三种本土研究范式。但多数中国人可能既不是以“自我”为中心,也不是以“大我”为中心,同样也不是简单地以诸多的两者“关系”为取向的,而是在与众人的直接交往与间接相处的具体情境中,倾向于采取中庸之道的人际实践,以建立、维持、发展或改善自身在某群体或社会圈中的“人缘”状况。个体在某群体或社会圈中的良好“人缘”,是个体在该群体或社会圈中长期摄取更多资源的重要资本。这种以自身良好“人缘”为指向的中庸之道的人际实践可称之为“人缘取向”。

Renyuan-Orientation: Interpersonal Practice of Zhongyong--Reconsidering Chinese Social Action Orientation

Based on the discussion of Chinese social action orientation, three conceptions can be generalized: egoism, dawo-preference and guanxi-orientation. But, most Chinese people probably don't prefer ego, or dawo (Big I), or the complicated guanxi (connections) between persons. On the other hand, in the specific situation of in/direct interaction with others, most Chinese people prefer the interpersonal practice of zhongyong (the golden mean) in order to establish, sustain, develop and ameliorate their renyuan (social resources) in a group or a circle. A good renyuan guarantees an individual a long-term resources in a given group or circle. Therefore, the interpersonal practice of zhongyong, which takes renyuan as its attainment, can be defined as renyuan-orientation.