Childbearing and Marriage: Investigating the Importance of Context for Meaning-Making of First-Time Marriage

Previous research reveals that the temporal ordering of childbearing and marriage can have an impact on the meaning of first-time marriage. This article aims to obtain a deeper understanding of meaning-making of first-time marriage in relation to childbearing. Narrative interviews with 16 brides and grooms in 8 couples in Sweden were conducted. The material was analyzed in relation to the temporal ordering of childbearing and marriage. The study reveals that the construction of meaning of marriage does not only relate to the temporal context. Social factors such as social class or family formation might also be relevant for how meaning is constructed. This article contributes to a deeper understanding of meaning-making as a relational process constructed within particular contexts.     

Gender Differences in Union Formation in Mexico: Evidence From Marital Search Models

Although increasingly appreciated for their explanatory power in developed societies, marital search models have yet to be widely applied to developing nations. This article evaluates the applicability of marital search models to marriage timing in Mexico. The analysis compares separate models of union formation for men and women that include individual and marriage market predictors. Results show that union formation is closely linked to the uncertainties surrounding the transition to adulthood and the availability of marriageable partners. Improvements in women's economic position do not diminish the attractiveness of marriage, as female independence arguments would suggest. Instead, they are a central force behind the stability of marriage behavior in Mexico. A central transformation identified in the analysis is the reduction in sex differences in age at marriage as women expand their education and labor force participation.     

春秋时期的媵制及其盛行原因

媵制指一个贵族男子娶妻 ,这个妻的侄、娣 (妹 )也随同她一同陪嫁 ,这侄娣随姑、姊同嫁一夫的婚俗 ,在春秋时期的诸侯和士大夫中相当盛行 ,对春秋时期的政治联盟、社会稳定和婚姻外交起过十分重要的作用。这种制度的盛行 ,不仅与史前文化的遗存及西周春秋时期的宗法继承制有关 ,而且与春秋时期特殊的历史背景和现实需要有关     

亨察尔：十九世纪的俄狄浦斯王

英国作家哈代受古希腊悲剧的影响是明显的,对其小说《卡斯特桥市长》的分析可为此提供个案视角。从小说主人公亨察尔与古希腊神话人物俄狄浦斯的故事模式的比对,可以看出哈代对古希腊命运悲剧遗绪的继承,可以看出主人公亨察尔的悲剧既是性格悲剧,也是命运悲剧;通过对亨察尔这一形象的重新解读,可以从四种原型模式来观照《卡斯特桥市长》。     

社会性别与深层道德结构--择偶、性的道德模式

在男权文化占主导地位的社会环境中,男女在择偶和性的道德模式上存在着完全不对等的规范,男女占有不同的社会资源,这些被长久地视为自然而然、合情合理的现象。文章试图从社会性别视角来探究隐藏在择偶和性风俗习惯背后的不平等的道德模式。     

探析蒙古考验婚史诗与好汉三项比赛

好汉三项比赛从萨满教祭祀仪式演变成为衡量好汉的价值标准之后 ,渐渐渗透于蒙古英雄史诗之中 ,在原有完成任务式考验婚史诗的基础上 ,出现了复合式考验婚史     

痛苦的旅程——谈谈奥尼尔的《进入黑夜的漫长旅程》

尤金·奥尼尔是美国第一位把戏剧看作是一种严肃文学的剧作家。他在《进入黑夜的漫长旅程》中,以犀利的文笔揭示了资本主义社会中人被金钱所异化的现象,人与人之间的隔阂使得人们互不理解、互不信任、甚至互相仇视。奥尼尔在现代资本主义社会琐碎、杂乱的日常生活中找到了新的题材,使美国现代戏剧散发出古希腊悲剧的光彩。     

论儒家文化对东北婚俗的影响

几千年来,我国东北地区少数民族不断地兴衰更替,在中原占统治地位的儒家文化却不断向东北地区传播与渗透。儒家文化在东北地区却不断地为历代统治者所接纳,从而对东北的民俗不断地产生影响。就婚俗而言,从汉代《仪礼.士昏礼》的“六礼”传入东北,至晚清时期仍然保持着“六礼”形态,这是儒家礼仪文化自汉代以来在东北地区不断传播的结果。我们看到儒家文化生命力的同时,也看到在儒家文化影响下东北婚姻民俗所呈现的多彩的形态。     

论唐君毅的中国悲剧观

唐君毅的中国悲剧观经过早期和后期两个阶段,早期认为中国缺乏悲剧,后期认为中国悲剧是不同于西方悲剧的独特悲剧,是一种悲剧而又超悲剧。中国最高的悲剧意识及超悲剧意识,这种超悲剧意识可以称为中国文学的最高境界。     

原画的复现——虎妞形象之另解

在<骆驼祥子>中,虎妞是作为一个相貌丑陋、品行不端、对祥子悲剧负有不可推卸责任的人物出现的.本文从人性和伦理的角度分析,认为虎妞在祥子的悲剧中不应负有过多的责任,事实上她也是一个受害者.而且她还有一些属于她自己的品质精明强干,谙于算计,泼辣直率.