A Study On The Marriage And Family Ethics Of Yi Ethnic Group

The Yi ethnic group is a populous ethnic group living among the ethnic minorities in southwestern China.Throughout its long historical development,it has formed a unique tradition of marriage and family ethics.With the changes in social systems,economic development,and cultural prosperity,the marriage and family ethics of the Yi ethnic group have also undergone significant changes.Studying the history of Yi ethnic marriage and family ethics,analyzing the mainstream trends and existing problems in its current situation,and exploring the construction of a new type of Yi ethnic marriage and family ethics that is consistent with the goal of building a harmonious society in the context of building a strong sense of Chinese national community,is of great significance for enriching China’s family ethics,promoting the excellent traditional family virtues of the Yi ethnic group,and promoting the stability and development of ethnic and border areas.The formation of marriage and family ethics of the Yi ethnic group has various reasons,including natural,economic,political,and cultural factors.The closed and harsh physical geography environment,the natural economy dominated by farming and animal husbandry,the chieftain system and the political environment characterized by the family branch system are the living environment for the traditional family ethics of the Yi people.In addition,the Yi culture,Confucianism and religious culture with Bimo culture as the core also have an important impact on its formation.The marriage and family ethics of the Yi ethnic group have changed with the development and changes of social politics,economy,and culture.Each period has its own distinct stage characteristics and characteristics.The forms of marriage in the Primitive Society were group marriage,disorderly marriage and dual marriage;The period of slave society was characterized by hierarchical marriage,ethnic marriage,and coexistence of monogamy and polygamy;During the feudal society,there was a system of one husband,one wife,and multiple concubines,and arranged buying and selling marriages were prevalent;During the socialist period,monogamy was practiced.After a long period of development,the traditional marriage and family ethics of the Yi ethnic group with ethnic characteristics have been formed.The marriage and family ethics of the Yi ethnic group have rich connotations,covering ethical relationships in love,marriage,parent-child,and other aspects.At present,the mainstream trend of marriage and family ethics among the Yi ethnic group is: on the one hand,freedom of love and autonomy in marriage have become the consensus of most people in Yi society;The traditional virtues of respecting the elderly,loving the young,and being diligent and frugal in managing the household will continue to be carried forward;The concept of gender equality has penetrated into family life;The principle of democratic equality has been further strengthened in family relations,and the modern reproductive ethics of late marriage,late childbirth,and fewer and better births have been widely established.But at the same time,there are also some problems.On the other hand,there are also some negative factors in Yi family ethics,such as prominent conflicts in marital relationships;Education issues for left behind children in rural areas;The crisis of elderly care;wait.The formation of this current situation is not only influenced by various aspects of the market economy and changes in Western ideology,culture,and family,but also by the relatively backward economic and cultural conditions in the Yi ethnic area.To further promote the modernization of Yi family ethics,it is necessary to take economic construction as the starting point,promote the level of economic development in Yi areas,and lay a solid material foundation for Yi marriage and family ethics;Taking cultural construction as the core,promote the creative transformation and innovative development of the excellent traditional marriage and family ethics culture of the Yi ethnic group,while strengthening the level of education development in the Yi ethnic area and establishing a correct view of marriage and family;Only through family education,school education,public opinion guidance,as well as the combination of reason and reason,and typical positive incentives,can we truly establish a new type of modern marriage and family ethics that meets the requirements of the times.