“五缘文化”新论

A New Interpretation of “Five Affinities” Culture

Among the many theories of “affinity-based culture”, the most influential and earliest proposed is Professor Lin Qitan’s theory of the “Five Affinities” culture. However, Lin’s framework still leaves room for further refinement. By conducting a detailed analysis of the nature of social relationships, the “Five Affinities” culture can be reclassified into five types—kinship affinity, geographical affinity, occupational affinity, mentorship affinity, and aspirational affinity—along with two forms—emotional affinity and interest-based affinity—and three developmental stages: primary, secondary, and regenerated.

诸多“缘文化”理论中提出最早，影响最大的是林其锬教授的“五缘文化说”。但是，林氏“五缘文化说”有进一步完善的空间。通过对人们社会关系的性质进行细致辨析，“五缘文化”可以划分为血缘、地缘、业缘、师缘、志缘五种类型，心缘文化、利缘文化两种形态，原生、次生、再生三个发展阶段。