Why has the modern concept of clan faded? What factors are affected?

? The indifferent concept of clan in rural areas today reflects the continuous progress of social development and the improvement of productivity.

Since entering feudal society, the awareness of clan and patriarchal clan has continued to strengthen. This is because during the feudal society period, villagers were autonomous at the county level and the township covenants and clan rules were the laws and regulations. The power of the clan leader is huge and can even determine the survival of the clan in remote places. We Chinese have always attached great importance to the concept of clan and clan. Being expelled from the clan is equivalent to being sentenced to death as a social member. He can only leave his hometown and live in anonymity.

However, since the Revolution of 1911, the patriarchal system of feudal society no longer has a legal basis and has gradually declined. Today, clans have become more of a historical inheritance of surname culture and a bridge of communication between people with the same surname and clan.

? So, why did the ancients need clans and attach such great importance to them? In the final analysis, it is still because of backward productivity. Because productivity is backward, it is necessary to expand the size of the family. A family of three or four cannot survive in remote rural areas far away from cities and towns. We can only rely on the power of the clan and the unity of everyone from the same ancestor to withstand natural and man-made disasters. and threats from other bandits, immigrants, etc. Even in the same village, families with big surnames have a crushing advantage over families with small surnames. People with small surnames usually have no say in the management of village affairs. To put it simply, when everyone adds fuel, the flames will rise.

? As everyone knows, in today's rural areas, there is no longer a phenomenon where a single family cannot survive. The state has laws and regulations, village communities are organized, and land and other production resources are distributed to every household. As long as they work hard and are willing to You can live a very good life by enduring hardship, and you no longer need to rely on the power of the clan. Therefore, as society develops, productivity increases, and rural production enterprises shrink, of course clans slowly disintegrate, and the concept of clans naturally becomes indifferent.