文章在“家庭祛魅”的分析框架下进一步强调，祛魅并不意味着家庭不再重要，反而促使其功能与意义重构，成为实现个人幸福的关键资源。文章认为，Z世代是第一代凭借数字技术赋权真正主动建构自己的青春、拒绝传统人生轨迹的青年，他们以其独特的道德立场与行为实践，推动了中国家庭文化的世代演进，展现出不同于前几代人的反思能力与自主意识。Z世代的“横空出世”及其世代特质，对传统青年研究范式构成挑战。文章在方法论层面主张，在中国社会“生活理想扁平化”与加速变迁的背景下，聚焦以城市中产青年为代表的前沿群体具有“一叶知秋”的指示意义。研究者亟须放下旧有知识框架，从变迁与青年主体性的视角重新理解青年，并在此基础上推进当代青年研究。

Within the analytical framework of “family disenchantment”, this article further emphasizes that disenchantment does not render the family unimportant; rather, it prompts a reconfiguration of its functions and meanings, turning the family into a key resource for the realization of individual well-being. The article argues that Gen Z is the first generation truly empowered by digital technologies to actively construct its own version of youth and to reject conventional life trajectories. Through their distinctive moral positions and everyday practices, they push forward a generational progression in Chinese family culture and demonstrate a level of reflexivity and autonomy that sets them apart from previous generations. The “rising from nowhere” of Gen Z and its unique characteristics challenge established paradigms in youth studies. At the methodological level, the article contends that, against the backdrop of the “flattening of aspirations in life” and accelerated social change in China, focusing on frontier groups—represented by urban middle-class youth—offers an “early indicator” of broader social trends. Researchers are thus urged to set aside outdated analytical frameworks and to re-examine youth from the perspectives of social change and youth agency, thereby advancing contemporary youth research.