Research On Family Structure And Form And Family Ethics In Qin And Han Dynasties

With the consistent advancement of the feudal "great unification" and its ideology,the Qin and Han societies responded to the "great unification" with different practical measures in different historical periods,and the family structure in this historical period also showed characteristics that were suitable for it.Under the foundation of the pre-Qin family life form,the family structure form of Qin and Han Dynasty showed the development characteristics of "profit and loss".Among them,the "nuclear family"-based structural form of the Qin Dynasty was essentially the ruler’s response to the political demands of realizing "great unification" as soon as possible,and contained the political significance of creating "great unification";the Western Han Dynasty,as the first civilian regime,Although the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system,it had to face the dilemma of deteriorating people’s livelihood,the collapse of the ritual system,and the struggle for cultural awareness.Structural forms show diversified development,among which the nuclear family is still the mainstream,and the number of backbone families is gradually increasing;by the Eastern Han Dynasty,the concept of "Han is the world’s sect" has basically been formed,and the number of "joint families" has increased along with the development of productivity,but this kind of union is no longer.Then there is the big family under the traditional patriarchal blood family,but a realistic union full of cultural symbolic meanings.Accompanying this kind of "profit and loss",Qin and Han family relations appeared "differentiation",which was mainly manifested in the gradual loss of women,the gradual rise of men,and the gradual stereotyping of the concept of blood relationship.However,the development of social consciousness is not always synchronized with the development of social existence.It is reflected in the family structure and family ethics of Qin and Han Dynasties,showing two states of unity and opposition,which provides valuable experience for contemporary family construction with lessons.