清代丧偶女性的家庭责任问题——以中下层女性为主的考察

清代丧偶女性通过嫁、守两种方式履行家庭责任,持家的中下层寡居者承受着巨大的心理压力,并可能遭遇节孝两难等伦理矛盾。家庭责任的压力和婆媳之间的矛盾影响着寡妇的性格倾向。

On Widow''''s Familial Responsibility in Qing Dynasty

In Qing Dynasty, widow assumed their familial responsibility through remarrying or keeping in widowhood. Widow who was at middle and low level in society and in charge of family lives had to bear huge mental pressure, and might find themselves in a ethic dilemma between chastity and filial piety. The pressure of familial responsibility and contradiction between mother -in -law and daughter -in -law influenced widow's personalities.