Abstract:“Bilateral patriarchy” is a new family power relationship pattern with three pillars: in-laws, blood relatives and intergenerational relationships. The bilateral practice in the form of “bilocal marriage” has attracted widespread attention and discussion in the academic community. However, existing research lacks a systematic research on the intergenerational interaction mechanisms of “bilocal marriage”. Fieldwork research based on southern Jiangsu found that the practice of “bujia buqu”, “residing-both-sides”, unified kinship title, bilateral inheritance and support, and equal rights to bear surnames are increasingly common, and a relatively stable mode of intergenerational interaction has gradually formed. In this bilateral generational interaction mode, the female family plays an increasingly prominent role in the small family. Based on the emotional demands for intergenerational intimacy, the value demands for family continuity and the equal rights demands of dual-line family, parents on both sides continuously deepening their intervention in the small family, thus forming a “bilateral patriarchy” pattern. Under this pattern, dual-line native families provide sufficient economic and human support for small families. This not only enables young couples to maintain a middle-class life, but also liberates them from family life to some extent, thus better handling the relationship between family and career, which is particularly important for young women. In return, small families also have to transfer some of its rights to both parents in order to maintain intergenerational balance and mutual benefit. The proposal of “bilateral patriarchy” breaks through the assumption of patrilineal monogamous families in patriarchy theory and further enriches and promotes patriarchal theory.
苏运勋. 双系父权:“并家婚”中的代际关系及其实践逻辑[J]. 《深圳大学学报》(人文社科版), 2024, 41(1): 125-133.
SU Yun-xun. Bilateral Patriarchy: The Intergenerational Relationship and Its Practical Logic in “Bilocal Marriage”. , 2024, 41(1): 125-133.