婚姻制度与族群意识和文化认同紧密关联。婚姻制度是族群和族群意识有意为之的结果,婚姻制度反过来又强化着族群意识和族群认同,族群在与外界的互动中构建族群文化。文化是族群的本质内容,文化认同是族群认同的核心和基础,没有文化就没有纯粹意义上的族群意识。以上观点是以回族婚姻制度为分析个案,通过对回族婚姻制度史的回顾和回族文化的结构论证而进行阐发的。 Marriage system is closely linked with ethnic consciousness and cultural identity. Marriage system is the result of conscious intention of ethnic group and ethnic group. Marriage system in turn strengthens ethnic group awareness and ethnic identity, and ethnic group constructs ethnic culture in the interaction with the outside world. Culture is the essence of ethnic groups. Cultural identity is the core and foundation of ethnic identity. Without culture, there is no sense of ethnic group in pure sense. The above point of view is based on the case of the Hui marriage system, through the review of the history of the Hui marriage system and structural elucidation of the Hui culture.