At the beginning of 2024, a high-profile survey revealed one of the biggest concerns in China's rural societyMore than 40% of the villages face the real challenge of marriage for older men and young men。The study, led by Professor Huang Zhenhua of the China Rural Research Institute at Central China Normal University, based on an extensive survey of 1,785 rural households in 26 provinces (cities, districts, districts, and villages) across the country, revealed a shocking fact: the problem of marriage among older young men in rural areas is far more complex and serious than we thought.
Professor Huang Zhenhua's team, after 18 years of fieldwork, discovered this increasingly aggravated social problem. Their report not only ignited the flame of social excellence, but also became the focus of hot searches on Weibo during the Spring Festival, when the country's attention was focused on family reunions and young people's marriages.
The complexity of the problem is not only"Sky-high bride price"This kind of appearance reflects the hidden worries of rural social governance at a deeper level. Professor Huang believes that this is a structural problem that needs to be addressed by all sectors of society. He pointed out that the key to solving this dilemma is:Rural revitalization balances the gender ratio, improves the level of rural economy, and renews the concept of marriage and love by stimulating endogenous motivation.
The survey also found that there are a variety of factors affecting the difficulty of marriage among older young men in rural areas, ranging from the phenomenon of "one less, one high and three low" - that is, the scarcity of marriageable women, the high cost of marriage, and the general decline in income, education level and sense of identity with traditional marriage among rural youth, all of which have exacerbated the problem to varying degrees.
Faced with this challenge, Professor Wong and his team have proposed a series of solutions, including improving the channels for rural youth to choose a mate, promoting changes in customs to reduce the burden of bride price, and providing vocational skills training to increase personal and family incomes. But they emphasize,The most fundamental solution is to alleviate this problem from the social structure through the rural revitalization strategy
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This survey report is not only an exposure of the problem of difficult marriage in rural areas, but also a profound reflection on the current structural problems of rural society, and calls on the whole society to pay attention to and work hard to solve this complex social problem.