Changes of China's concept of marriage in the reform and opening up.

1970s-caring love. At that time, people agreed that "love without marriage purpose is hooliganism", and more importantly, there was no concept of marriage room in people's minds at that time. However, there is still a certain emphasis on what marriage needs. As long as people with good families are prepared for "three turns and one ring".

80 s-free love. The wind of love in this era has been secretly blowing among young people. In the 1980s, it was a big family, and several generations lived under one roof. As long as one room is set aside at home as a wedding room, two people will discuss getting married. At that time, we paid attention to celebration, and nothing magnified red flowers. With the deepening of reform and opening up, the highly respected "three big pieces" and "72 legs" gradually withdrew from people's vision and were replaced by "new three pieces", televisions, washing machines and refrigerators.

1990s-Bold hugs and kisses. In the 1990s, the economy took off, people's ideas changed greatly, and the fire of free love was blazing. When choosing an object, we should not only look at the external conditions such as the appearance and height of the other person, but also the material conditions have become one of the factors that people consider. In this era, their lives are getting better and better. Wedding pays attention to pays attention to pays attention to pays attention to pays attention to pays attention to ostentation and extravagance. The three major items of marriage have become color TV, air conditioner and DVD player, especially air conditioner, which has become the first choice for many newlyweds because of cooling and heating.

2 1 century free love+persistence. Now we live in the 2 1 century. From love to marriage, just like learning from the scriptures, we have to brave many obstacles. If we want to win the revolution, it is important to persist. Sometimes we envy the love of parents and grandparents, because they are pure and simple; In addition, with the development of society and the changes of the times, some young people have new ideas and views on marriage, more because of the pressure of life and more emphasis on freedom and independence of marriage. So they chose "naked marriage"; Another phenomenon is that a group of young people around us choose flash marriage because they conform to the personality of the times, "follow their feelings" or the so-called "love at first sight", and also because their parents are serious about forcing marriage.

In the past, people thought it was ok to mend even if there were emotional problems in marriage. But now, if there is a problem in our marriage life, the first thing that comes to mind is divorce, rather than settling down and trying to solve it. We don't want to make do and compromise.

Second, the form of marriage.

Before the reform and opening up, marriage was a major event in people's lives. First, we should pay attention to the right family and parents' lives. Before the reform and opening up, arranged marriage by parents was a major social trend, and in the early 1980s, newspapers and magazines also became popular in seeking marriage. Before the reform and opening up, the traditional wedding customs were complicated and the wedding date was auspicious, which required two families to set a good day to get married. On the wedding day, the man's family will send someone to the woman's house to pick up the bride. There are bicycles, carriages, and the bride is here. The woman's family should also prepare dowry, such as table, box, quilt, teapot and so on. Before the bride leaves her family, the bride and groom should bow and offer tea to her parents. They should bless the couple. When arriving at the man's house, the bride should cross the brazier and spread the bill to express her blessing. In addition, both men and women should hold banquets to entertain their guests and relatives, and those who come to the banquet should prepare money, which is a "human favor". And the custom of getting married on the wedding day.

After the reform and opening up, wedding styles began to develop in tree form, and wedding styles were varied. Various novel wedding styles such as tourist wedding, green wedding, paragliding wedding and sprint wedding began to appear. The "bride price money" has also flourished, and the bride price money varies from place to place, doubling. Few young people get married according to "parents' orders and matchmakers' words", and a new generation of young people are independent in thinking and pursue free love. Some wedding customs have also been abandoned by the new generation of young people, such as uncivilized wedding behavior and extravagant pursuit of "face" wedding needs. They used their wedding money to travel and get married while traveling, which not only satisfied romance but also saved money. Some young people even refuse high bride price and pursue equal love. Both men and women acquire marital property through their own efforts, and buy cars and houses through their own efforts. It embodies the self-reliance of a new generation of young people. In recent years, traditional weddings have sprung up all over the world, wearing China's traditional wedding clothes, "taking the essence and discarding the dross", inheriting the tradition of China's etiquette country, and embodying "ceremony" and "filial piety" in weddings.

Marriage is an important part of human social life, and it is also the most complex and revolutionary behavior in the process of human civilization. The changes of marriage customs are closely related to social development, faithfully reflecting the changes of social politics, economy and ideas, and vividly embodying the characteristics of the times. With the changes in the past 40 years of reform and opening up, great changes have taken place in China's economy, science and technology and culture. China's comprehensive national strength has gradually improved, and people's thoughts, lifestyles and concepts have undergone great changes, which have had a great impact on all aspects of China. Therefore, due to these changes, the marriage form in China has undergone great changes.

Third, the dowry.

In the 1970s, bride price and dowry became popular, that is, bicycles, watches and sewing machines, which showed the living standard of families. People generally think that they are "decent". And they all have brands. Watches are made in Shanghai, bicycles are made in Phoenix, and sewing machines are made in bees.