一、导言 随着社会的发展,特别是现代社会的急剧变迁,家庭也发生了显著变迁。不仅家庭职能,而且家庭结构、家庭关系都发生了不易被人觉察而又不同于过去的变迁。近年来的婚姻、家庭研究已经比较详尽地描叙了这些变迁,推测了今后变迁的趋势。家庭再也不是一个一成不变的社会群体,而是一个不断变动的社会组织。这个观点已经被人们普遍地接受了。但是,家庭职能、家庭结构、家庭关系的变迁仅仅只是一种现象,它的本质动因是什么,正是当前婚姻、家庭所要探究的问题。从家庭社会地位与家庭职能、家庭结构、家庭关系等诸要 I. INTRODUCTION With the rapid development of society, especially in the modern society, the family has undergone significant changes. Not only the family function, but also the family structure and family relations have not been easily perceived but different from the past changes. In recent years, marriage and family studies have described these changes in more detail and speculated on the trend of changes in the future. The family is no longer an immutable social group, but an ever-changing social organization. This view has been widely accepted by people. However, the changes of family functions, family structures and family relations are only a phenomenon. What is the essential motivation for the changes? It is exactly the question that the current marriage and family should explore. From the family social status and family functions, family structure, family relations and so on