【摘要】 在田野调研的基础上,以婚姻市场理论作为当前北方农村高额彩礼现象的分析框架,深入婚姻市场的构成基础和动力机制,聚焦于婚姻市场的主体和规则。研究发现,女方的婚姻要价是高额彩礼形成的基础性条件,男方的支付动力是高额彩礼之可能的必要条件;社会竞争和阶层配对的动力机制推动并实现了女方要价与男方支付的互动与勾连,从而共同助推北方农村高额彩礼的形成。更多还原

【Abstract】 On the basis of field investigation,this paper tries to adopt the marriage market theory as the framework for analyzing the phenomenon of high betrothal gifts in northern rural China,go deep into the constituent foundation and dynamic mechanism of marriage market,and focus on the subjects and the rules of marriage market.According to the findings,the brides’asking price in marriage is the basic condition for the formation of high betrothal gifts;while the bridegrooms’incentive to pay is the necessary condition for the possibility of high betrothal gifts.The dynamic mechanisms of social competition and class match have driven and implemented the interaction and collusion between the brides’asking priceand the bridegrooms’payment,hence jointly promote the formation of high betrothal gift in northern rural areas.更多还原