From "Outsiders" to "Insiders":Rural Family Transformation and Daughters' Role Changes
The role and status of women within the family is of great significance to understanding family transformation. During family transitions,women's roles extend beyond the traditional framework of their in-laws' families,with married daughters shifting from being"outsiders"to becoming"insiders"in their parents' families.,and the relationship between daughters and their parents is closer. Based on field re-search conducted in rural Yichang,Hubei Province,this paper analyzes the performance,formation log-ic,and influence of this role transformation among rural daughters. The transformation manifests in six ar-eas:marriage payment,kinship appellation,marriage and residence mode,power and responsibility rela-tionship,inheritance of family property,and daily interactions. These changes are deeply embedded in the transformation process of peasant families. Factors such as the simplification of family relations,the enhancement of parents' expectation for their daughters to support them in old age,and the pressures of modernity faced by small families have all contributed to strengthening the relationship between daughters and parents. The role change of daughters not only alters the interaction mode and frequency between daughters and parents,but also promotes the adjustment of family strategies and the reconstruction of fam-ily relations. The changing role of daughters reflects the broader transformation of Chinese families and further influences the transformation process of Chinese families.
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