Study On Family Relationship Of Uxorilocal Marriage In Song Dynasty

As an ancient type of marriage,uxorilocal marriage is a supplement to traditional marriage.It shows the diversity of marriage forms and also reflects the diversity of marriage needs.A family with a uxorilocal marriage is a family composed of a special form of marriage,in which the man joins the woman’s family life.The epitaphs,verdicts,decrees,notes and novels of the Song Dynasty contain more historical data about uxorilocal married families.Starting from the historical data of the uxorilocal married family in the Song Dynasty,we can explore the relationship between the husband and wife in the uxorilocal married family and the relationship between the spouse and the family members of both parties.In the Song Dynasty,the uxorilocal marriage husband’s family type was mainly multi-child families.Economic poverty,family marriage and personal development were common reasons for uxorilocal marriage in the Song Dynasty.The wife’s family is mostly a family with no sons and only daughters.No heirs and lack of labor are the main reasons for the wife’s uxorilocal marriage.The son-in-law of the Song Dynasty had different responsibilities in the family,and could be divided into the son-in-law who inherited the family’s heir,the son-in-law who did not inherit the heir,and jiejiaofu.Song uxorilocal marriage family relationships,including the relationship between husband and wife,parent-child relationship and the relationship between brothers and sisters.The family norms implemented in the Song Dynasty also apply to families with uxorilocal marriages.In Song dynasty uxorilocal married couples,the wife dominates the married couples.Educated by the traditional norms of how husband and wife get along,the two husbands and wives get along with each other in a relationship of equals or husband and wife.The contempt for the identity of the uxorilocal son-in-law is the reason that affects the discord in the relationship between husband and wife.The relationship between a uxorilocal married couple will be terminated due to widowhood or divorce,and the divorce right is mostly controlled by the woman.In the Song Dynasty,uxorilocal married couples had to perform the duties of support,heirs,and labor for the parents of the woman’s family,so they could also obtain the corresponding inheritance of property.Uxorilocal married couples have different property inheritance rights in households and non-household families,and the inheritance right is guaranteed by law.The relationship between the son-in-law and his parents is embodied in the four aspects of daily communication,property inheritance,supporting parents and bringing his wife back to the clan.The son-in-law of the Song Dynasty has the right to inherit property from his parents.The economic disparity between the uxorilocal married couple’s family is the reason why the son-in-law is alienated from his parents.In Song Dynasty,the harmonious relationship between uxorilocal married couples and their brothers and sisters was mostly manifested in mutual care,and disputes caused by wealth disputes were the main reason for the disharmony between married couples and brothers and sisters.The wealth disputes in the family with a uxorilocal marriage not only occur between brothers and sisters,but also disputes with the adopted children of the parents.Although the society’s contempt for uxorilocal marriage in the Song Dynasty has not been eliminated,its acceptance has increased compared with the previous dynasties.Uxorilocal marriage was more common in Song Dynasty.In Song dynasty,the family relationship of uxorilocal marriage was dominated by the relatives of the woman,and the relatives of the man were only an extension of the family relationship of uxorilocal.Patriarchy still occupies the dominant position in the family relationship of uxorilocal marriage,which reflects that the patriarchal family in Song Dynasty still belongs to the type of traditional patriarchal family,which is a supplement to the traditional marriage family.