A Study On The Intergenerational Support Of Rural Families From The Perspective Of Life Course On The Equilibrium Of Family Intergenerational Relations

Based on the data of the comprehensive survey of rural family pension in Hong'an County,Huanggang City,Hubei Province,this paper explores the intergenerational relations of rural families and depicts the life course of intergenerational relations from the framework of life history theory.On the basis of the theory of life history as the main research,combined with the theory of altruism,the theory of liability ethics,through the binary logistic model to test the relationship between the characteristics of the intergenerational relationship,as well as the life process elements on the intergenerational The impact of the relationship.The main conclusions are as follows:First,the intergenerational support between adult children and their parents is not weakened in terms of the intergenerational relationship between the rural areas.There is still a close connection and interaction between the intergenerational economic support,daily care and emotional exchange.Family modernization theory on China's family intergenerational relations to explain the limited.Intergenerational economic support,the adult offspring to give more of their parents;daily life care,the adult offspring to give the generation of more than the parent to give offspring;and emotional comfort,the intergenerational parties are still maintained frequently Close communication and contact.At the same time,intergenerational relations did not occur scholars say "intergenerational relations down tilt",but to show more of the progeny of the pro-generation of the situation.But there are some changes in intergenerational relations in modern families.In the traditional family under patriarchal domination,intergenerational relations are controlled from top to bottom,and in modern society we can see that intergenerational exchanges have a strong two-way communication,Relations tend to be equal and democratized.Second,this study depicts the contours of life history of intergenerational relationships,and found that the needs of generations to support intergenerational support and the intergenerational support of descendants have the characteristics of life history.Through the analysis of the intergenerational relationship between the different life stages of the individual life events,it is found that the intergenerational support needs of the relatives are changed from emotional consolation to life care,and the offspring There is also a similar shift in intergenerational support.And then compare the whole life history of the progeny and the offspring,and found that the intergenerational support needs of the family experienced a slight decline in the process of a relatively large increase,while the generation of intergenerational support also experienced a similar process,but the fluctuations are relatively small.Moreover,we also found that intergenerational support of progeny in each period was slightly higher than that of parental intergenerational support.The above two points together show that,on the one hand,the progenitor has different intergenerational support needs in different life course periods,and the intergenerational support of the progeny is changed with the change of the intergenerational support demand of the family;on the other hand,Also shows that rural intergenerational support is more harmonious,balanced,offspring of the generation of intergenerational support and not as modern theory has become fragile.Thirdly,based on the theory of life history and the hypothesis of altruism,this paper studies the factors that affect the demand of parental intergenerational support.The study confirms that intergenerational support needs meet the influence of important life events in their respective lives and generations,such as their respective marital status and physical condition,and the intergenerational relationship itself carries the characteristics of life history.Marriage,physical condition,especially disability,and some important life events,such as the intergenerational interaction between the progeny and the offspring,have had a significant impact on intergenerational relations and are positive.At the same time,we also examined that after these events,the progenitor and the descendants were able to adapt to these changes.The study found that,in the process of intergenerational adjustment,we can also see that both sides follow the altruism hypothesis,the child's parental support for parents according to the needs of parents as a criterion,and give the most need to help parents more Intergenerational support.At the same time,parents will be based on the ability of children to intergenerational support,consider the difficulties of their children,take the initiative to reduce their own needs.It can be seen that both the theory of life history and the hypothesis of altruism are helpful in understanding our intergenerational relations.Fourthly,on the basis of the above research,this paper argues that there is no imbalance between family intergenerational relations in China.The author argues that the current intergenerational relationship is balanced or unbalanced,the intergenerational support needs of parents in different periods and the intergenerational support of children in different periods of time.The ability must be incorporated into the measurement system as an important reference factor.