Guangming Daily: The phenomenon of "light relatives" of young people is worth thinking about

【News Essay】

As the old saying, relatives "one generation, two representatives, three generations and four generations are gone", but in some young people, now it has almost become "no relatives, two generations, no surface, no one knows the three generations and four generations." According to media reports, many post -90s and post -00s have gradually become indifferent to relatives, and their relatives have weakened stickiness, and the interaction between existing relatives has almost lost interest.

The father -in -law attaches great importance to the relationship. Why do modern young people look down on sparse? From the perspective of the growth environment, most of the post -90s and post -00s are the only children, and they lack siblings to accompany them. The living and work of many young people is stressed, and the time to grasp it is very limited. There is not much topic and intersection with relatives. From the perspective of communication, as the young generation of the Internet "Aboriginal", it is more enthusiastic about the "key to the key" Instead of "face -to -face", many people are accustomed to the "loneliness" of unknown socialization ... In short, the concept of young relatives is getting lighter and inseparable from changes in the social environment.

For young people, there are those who see them, there are those who let them go, and there are those who are worried about their concerns. In my opinion, although sparse relatives can bring some social relaxation to young people, it is not a good thing after all. The relationship between kinship and geography and karma constitutes the basic social relationship of traditional Chinese society, and is an important link to maintain social cohesion. In particular, in the traditional context of "homogeneous family", the Qi family plays a bridge and hub role in the sequence structure of self -cultivation and governance of the country, which has almost the same significance as governing the country. If the traditional concept of relatives is getting lighter, will the excellent family style and other good family style of cultivation and Fuze society lose the inheritance carrier. Will the moral evaluation and moral constraint between the relatives be impacted? If you abandon the blood and kinship, what are the more loose and more atomic social individuals?

The "light relatives" of young people seem to be a weird social phenomenon. In fact, it is a profound reminder to accelerate the reconstruction of ethnic identity, enhance the sense of belonging of young people, and enhance the cohesion of young people. After all, people are not cold machines, but vivid spiritual carriers. Facing the cultural and spiritual deconstruction of industrial society, we must not be indifferent. Block the spread of "light relatives" with a more positive attitude, and go back to my hometown to see, so that traditional festivals such as the Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid -Autumn Festival, etc. become a chance to contact close relatives. There will be more sense of rituals in life. "Roots; reshaping the geographical culture and breaking the strangeness and alienation of" not knowing each other ", cities built by steel bars will have more humanity.

"How many Ding Ding, How much expectations, and passionate ... Ah father and fellow, the tree is thousands of feet tall." How many affection of a "Father and Fellow" sang, and a profound truth - — Regardless of how long to leave the homeland, no matter how technology develops and changes, people should not live as an island. Attach importance to the reconstruction of affinity, in fact, we are paying attention to the cohesion of our society. With the implementation of a comprehensive two -child policy, many young people will usher in their first and second children. I believe that when young people now become parents, they will also hope that children can complete their emotions, rather than autism in the "cocoon room" of "light relatives". In this regard, publicity and guidance should be strengthened in all aspects, so that young people who are "light relatives" should gradually find their own position in more affection and enjoy a warmer life.

(Author: Li Sihui, a researcher at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Provincial Socialist Theoretical System Research Center)

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