何处是规程：民国都市独身女性研究-专门史专业论文.docxVIP

Abs Abstract Shanghai Normal University Master of Philosophy 万方数据 万方数据 Abstract Marriage is an unavoidable theme for women from ancient times till now. However, since the early 20th century, urban women that hold the single doctrine have come into existence as a new phenomenon. This paper puts emphasis on two kinds of celibate women. One are intellectual women which devote to revolution, religion, literature, education, medical treatment, business etc., and the other are Modern Girls in the area of the performance and entertainment such as movie, singing, dancing, drama and Chinese opera. They are both groups of special women deriving from the modern urban environment. Then to those celibate women who are against traditional ethics, how should they adjust their self-identity to the mainstream society, and what kind of mentality will they keep? These topics all deserve to be discussed. From the economic condition that the modern urban environment provides, the relatively loose social condition and the new way of thinking brought by the New Culture Movement, we can see the difference between modern celibate women and traditional virgins holding celibacy for chastity. There exists a historical process for establishing the image of celibate women. During the May Forth period, celibate women are often radical and bright in literature, while after the political movement fades away, celibate women gradually turn into “old maids” which are sympathetic or being sneered in all kinds of articles. Often they appear as an unsociable and eccentric stereotypical image. We can see it’s related with the trend of female liberation. Despite the fact that the celibate phenomenon of urban women in the Republic of China doesn’t become the order of the day, it still arouses lots of arguments by ambient people, which means that it exists great disparity between the preach of celibacy and its reality. The view of celibacy can not take roots in the Chinese society because