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托斯丹·凡勃伦：有闲阶级论·摘录 92
托斯丹·凡勃伦《有闲阶级论》· The Theory of the Leisure Class · 投资
In order to realize the difficulty which such a radical change in any one feature of the conventional scheme of life would involve, it is only necessary to suggest the suppression of the monogamic family, or of the agnatic system of consanguinity, or of private property, or of the theistic faith, in any country of the Western civilization; or suppose the suppression of ancestor worship in China, or of the caste system in india, or of slavery in Africa, or the establishment of equality of the sexes in Mohammedan countries. It needs no argument to show that the derangement of the general structure of conventionalities in any of these cases would be very considerable. In order to effect such an innovation a very far-reaching alteration of men's habits of thought would be involved also at other points of the scheme than the one immediately in question. The aversion to any such innovation amounts to a shrinking from an essentially alien scheme of life.
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定位：Excerpt 92 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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要理解彻底改变生活方式中任一核心特征有多难，只需设想：在西方文明国家废除一夫一妻制、父系血缘、私有制或有神论信仰；在中国废除祖先崇拜；在印度废除种姓制；在非洲废除奴隶制；在伊斯兰国家实现性别平等。这些都会严重扰乱整个习俗结构，因为牵一发而动全身，需要改变人们在其他方面的思维习惯。对这类创新的反感，本质上是排斥一种完全异己的生活方式。
上下文
凡勃伦在讨论制度保守性时，用跨文化例子说明习俗体系的整体性。
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你生活中哪个看似独立的习惯，其实牵动着整个生活方式，让你难以改变？
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