An Empirical Study On Traditional Culture Identification Of Tujia Nationality And Its Influencing Factors In Hubei Province

Based on the survey materials collected from Tangyasi village, Xianfeng County, Enshi Tujia nationality and Miao nationality autonomous prefecture, Hubei province. this thesis describes specifically the current identification of Tujia people' traditional culture, along with a explaining frame including multi-level influencing factors related to cultural identification on the basis of the summary of the former researches. Discussions on the influencing factors and the relationships among these factors are also provided.The thesis is divided into five chapters. In the first chapter the context of the research topic, the summary of former researches, the research objective, the significance and research methods have been provided, followed by the introduction of research design including theories, research hypothesis, research logic, analysis frame and the basic concepts. In the second chapter the basic situation of the investigation village and the characteristics of the survey sample have been given. According to the datas from questionnaire survey, the third chapter describes the current situation of identification of Tujia nationality culture. Furthermore, the analysis and evaluation of three types of cultural identification ranging from material cultural, spiritual to system cultural identification have been given. The forth chapter discloses the factors influencing the identification traditional Tujia nationality culture, with the hypothesis that individual, family and community factors will affect the identification of traditional Tujlia nationality culture. The fifth chapter is the thesis' conclusion and discussion. The relation between traditional Tujia nationality culture and modernization has been discussed. On the basis of the analysis of cultural conflict between Tujia nationality culture and modernization, as well as the connection and integration of the two, the thesis draw the following conclusions: conservation of traditional Tujia nationality culture; The creation of the new type village level Tujia nationality culture; Transformation of traditional Tujia nationality culture; Mutual integration of the traditional and modern factors and the restructuring of culture; Making up of the new cultural tradition so that the co-prosperous and co-melting can be realized.