The Consideration Of Marriage And Family Ethics At The Turning Stage Of Chinese Society

At first the thesis summarizes the contents of the traditional family ethical principles. It is kind of family ethic has its owrt characteristic. This kind of instruction of the family ethic was a useful means to keep Chinese society stableAt present, the traditional family ethical principle has altered with the developing of the Chinese society. The alteration of the family ethical principles embody two sides. The first one is the alteration of ethical rulas between husband and wife, which is changed from the authority centered on the husband to the mutual equality and harmony between males and females. Traditional society is the one centering the authority on males and husbands, while the females have lower status in society and family. In the opinion of modem family ethic, both husband and wife are equal. In every day life the couple should respect each other and care for each other, enjoying and sharing family’s rights and duties all together. The second is the alteration of the ethical rules between father and son, which is changed from one-way filial piety to two-way affection. The filial piety was unilaterally emphasized’in the traditional family ethic, pushing the unequal relationship between father and son to the maximum shift from the filial piety to the loyalty even to stupid ones at last. From the part of modem family ethic the relationship between father and son should be SO equal that it should be based011mutual respect and endurance.The family ethic takes On a trend off reedom, self-reliance and independence out of autocracy and dependence.The new tendencies and new problems emerged in the area of marriage family life unavoidably impact the conformation of marriage family ethic, such as the harmony of family and to be in the same camp, which trigger on the fiercely combat between national standard or individual standard and obligation in the first place or right in the first place. So we put forward an epoch task tllat transforms the ethic of traditional marriage family. Thus to solve those problems what we should do is to think it carefully, to reflect the moral of philosophy,to establish an ewirmovative ethic of marriage family.