The relationship between brothers and sisters is an important aspect of Chinese family ethics.There are 25 poems about the relationship in The Book of Songs.Most of them praise the harmonious relationship between brothers,but a few of poems about love and family depict the image of brothers who take a indifferent attitude towards their sisters.Patriarchal clan system and sexist propriety system caused the different relationship.%兄弟姐妹关系是中国家庭伦理关系中的一个重要方面。《诗经》中有25篇涉及这一关系的诗篇,其中大部分为兄友弟恭的和睦关系,只有"国风"中少数婚恋诗描写薄情寡义的兄弟形象。两类截然不同的同辈血亲关系之形成皆与当时宗法制度和礼教制度相关:一方面,周代早期家族笼罩下的家庭模式和宗法政治体制需要和睦的兄弟关系来巩固贵族统治;另一方面,周代后期男性在家庭中的权威地位逐步巩固,男尊女卑的礼教制度使兄妹关系走向冷漠无情。
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