伴随着社会环境的快速变迁和家庭结构的演变,家庭发展能力成为研究热点。家庭发展能力是一个双核结构,包含家庭常规能力和家庭韧性,但以往研究更关注探讨家庭的常规能力。然而,家庭韧性作为家庭应对压力和挑战、维持家庭功能及促进成员发展的核心能力,应当是理解家庭发展能力的重要概念。通过分析家庭韧性的特质性能、动态演化和系统交互三个理论视阈,可以揭示家庭如何通过内在特质、时间演变中的发展与外部环境的互动来适应逆境。家庭韧性不仅是家庭在压力下的适应性特质,还涉及家庭在不同时期的持续成长和代际传递。家庭韧性的视角超越了传统的家庭发展能力研究视角,强调了家庭与环境互动的重要性。在中国特定的社会文化背景下,家庭韧性的培养和传承对于应对社会变迁、经济压力和人口老龄化等挑战至关重要。
Family Resilience: An Analytical Framework For Expanding Family Development Capacity
Wu Fan(Nankai University)
Abstract In the context of rapid social changes and evolving family structures, family development capacity has emerged as a focal point of research. Family development capacity is characterized by a dual-core structure comprising routine family capabilities and family resilience. Previous studies have predominantly focused on the routine capabilities of families. However, family resilience, as a core capability for families to cope with stress and challenges, maintain family functions, and foster the development of members, should be an important concept for expanding the understanding of family development capacity. By analyzing family resilience from three theoretical perspectives of dispositional performance, dynamic evolution, and systemic interaction, this paper reveals how families adapt to adversity through inherent traits, development over time, and interactions with the external environment. The study indicates that family resilience is not only an adaptive trait under pressure but also a dynamic process involving continuous growth at different stages and intergenerational transmission. This perspective transcends the traditional concept of family development capacity, emphasizing the importance of family interactions with the environment. In the specific socio-cultural context of China, the cultivation and transmission of family resilience are crucial for addressing challenges such as social changes, economic pressures, and an aging population.
Key words family resilience; family development capacity; population aging; intergenerational relationships; family-related policies; family relationships
■作者简介 吴 帆,南开大学社会学院教授,天津 300350。