Sociology is subject to a process of internationalisation. The rapid development of China has provided the 'China experience' and shown the emergence of a new sociology. In this book a dialogue between European and Chinese sociologists is opening up new horizons for Western thought in a context of economic and cultural globalisation. The objective is to embark on a process of epistemological reconfiguration, deconstructing reality on the basis of dividing up the world. This book deals with some fundamental sociological issues: modernities and globalisation, class and society, state and...

Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, (formerly the China Society Yearbook) Volume 1 continues the tradition of presenting precise and venerable academic principles by compiling the findings of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' subject research group for the "Analysis and Forecast of the Social Situation." The focus of the research group centered around three themes for 2010-2011. The first theme focuses on the main tasks China is undertaking during its new stage of reform and development after the recent international financial crisis. The second focus is on...

Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, (the former China Society Yearbook) Volume 2 continues the tradition of presenting the findings of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' subject research group for the "Analysis and Forecast of the Social Situation" in China. This volume includes analyses of some important social issues in China for 2011-2013, including the urban-rural income and its reform; new development in Chinese social security; reform and development of medical and healthcare industries; living and health issues of the senior population; and employment...

All the articles featured in this volume first appeared in the Chinese-language edition of Blue Book of Chinese Society 2014. They present and analyze developments in 2012-2013 in income and consumption, industrial transformation, employment, social security, healthcare, education, quality of life and public sentiments. Most data come from several large-scale social surveys. There are a number of highlights. An entire chapter is devoted to capturing Chinese people’s outlook on their own future and that of the country. A special report takes the pulse of the Internet, whose social impact has...

This collection of articles selected from Blue Book of Chinese Society 2015 published in Chinese reviews China’s social condition from 2013 to 2014. The articles featured cover a range of social issues, including employment, income and consumption, social security, and others. Findings are presented and analyzed from a number of social surveys on topics such as the public’s conception of a “good society”, quality of life in urban areas, migrant workers, university students and graduates, and household registration system reform. In addition, recent development of and future outlook...

This collection of articles selected from Blue Book of Chinese Society 2016 published in Chinese reviews China’s social condition from 2015 to 2016. The articles cover a wide range of social issues, including employment, income and consumption, social security, education, medical and health, and others. Findings are presented and analyzed from a number of social surveys on topics such as the public’s conception of a “good society”, quality of life in urban areas, migrant workers, university students and graduates, and the development of medical and health system. Each article ends...

This collection of articles selected from Blue Book of Chinese Society 2017 published in Chinese reviews China’s social condition from 2016 to 2017. The articles cover a wide range of social issues, including employment, income and consumption, social security, education, health, food and drug safety, and others. Findings are presented and analyzed from a number of social surveys on topics such as the impact of industrial structure on employment, new social class, value and belief system of youth, and public attitudes toward genetic modification. Each article ends with policy suggestions,...