华中农业大学学报（社会科学版）Issue(5)：179-189,11.DOI:10.13300/j.cnki.hnwkxb.2025.05.016
农村人口空心化下酒席人情负担何以生成
How the Burden of Ceremonial Cash Gifts Emerges Under Rural Hollowing-out Rural Population
摘要
Abstract
The issue of burden of ceremonial cash gifts in rural areas has become increasingly prominent amidst the current trend of rural hollowing-out.Alleviating this social burden is crucial for transforming outdated customs and advancing the construction of a civilized rural ethos.Based on the theory of the differential mode of association and social exchange theory,this paper constructs a theoreti-cal analysis framework of"relationship-trust-behavior".Employing a case study of Village D in eastern Fujian,it delves into the emergence of the burden of ceremonial cash gifts in the context of a hollowing-out population and pathways to reduce this burden.The case study shows that in solidary villages like those in eastern Fujian,the mechanism generating this burden revolves around the continuation of social networks,the intensification of risk perception,the functional alienation of social reciprocity,and the in-fluence of vanity.This process follows an evolutionary logic:reciprocal interactions shift from"mutual assistance"to"utilitarianism",the orientation of trust within these exchanges moves from"moral con-straint"to"profit-driven",and consumption behaviors related to social reciprocity change from"seeking balance"to"mutual competition".Therefore,pathways to reduce this burden are proposed:leveraging the function of traditional cultural institutions and customary adaptation to return social reciprocity to its original purpose;improving the rural social security system to enhance the survival resilience of peasant families,and strengthening mass autonomous organizations to rectify the detrimental practice of reckless and emulative one-upmanship.关键词
农村人口空心化/人情负担/人情异化/人情治理Key words
hollowing-out/the burden of ceremonial cash gifts/distortion of social reciprocity/governance through social reciprocity分类
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叶颖,芮国强..农村人口空心化下酒席人情负担何以生成[J].华中农业大学学报（社会科学版）,2025,(5):179-189,11.基金项目
国家社会科学基金重大委托项目"全过程民主与基层社会治理研究"(21@ZH032) （21@ZH032）
江苏高校优秀创新团队建设项目"地方政府与社会治理"(NH33710921). （NH33710921）
