Family Law and the New Society; Tao Xisheng's research on family law from the perspective of social history

家庭及亲属结构中的社会关系始终是百年来中国社会改造的焦点,从晚清的礼法之争到当前的婚姻法争论,皆昭示着此问题的复杂性。民初社会学家陶希圣敏锐地把握住了亲属法这一关键环节,开创性地进行了亲属法的社会史研究,提出从家制变革的角度建设现代社会的思路。沿着晚清法律变革的线索和严复开启的群学道路,他力图通过打破一本主义的宗法家族,树立生存权体系的亲属法,以此把家变成独立人格的养成所,为现代国家提供合格公民。 

Family law, with family and the social ties within the family structure at its center, has played a crucial role in China's transition from traditional society to modern society, as is shown in the controversy over "li" and "fa" in the late Qing dynasty as well as the current disputes over the marriage law. Tao Xisheng, a renowned sociologist in the early years of the Republic of China, noticed the special role of family law and structured his own thoughts in the light of modern social sciences while taking the traditional thoughts into consideration. Inspired by the reformation of the late Qing Dynasty and Yan Fu's social studies, Tao proposed that the breakthrough in the transformation of society was to be found in family law. Tao tried to build a new system of family law based on the right to life and break free of the traditional family law arrangement, with a view to making the family a place where independent personalities are fostered and new citizens are brought up to be the pillars of a constitutional state.

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