Rural Sociology

Author: Li Shoujing, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This book is a research outcome of the "Teaching Content and Curriculum System Reform Plan for Higher Education in the 21st Century" by the Ministry of Education. It is a 21st-century curriculum textbook and the "Nineth Five-Year Plan" teaching material for the sociology discipline by the Ministry of Education, as well as a national key textbook for general higher education under the "Nineth Five-Year Plan." It was rewritten based on the author Li Shoujing's book Chinese Rural Sociology, one of the earliest rural sociology textbooks since the restoration and reconstruction of sociology in China, through teaching practice, teaching reform experiments, and in combination with social realities. The book is divided into four main parts: Introduction, Rural Social Structure, Dysfunctional Rural Social Structure and Social Control, and Rural Social Change and Development. As an important branch of sociology, this book applies basic sociological theories, categories, and methods, closely linking with the actual rural society in contemporary China, striving to reflect the localization and sinicization requirements of rural sociology. The book takes the regularity of changes and development in rural social structure as its research object, focuses on the social structural changes in China's rural areas during the period of institutional transition and social transformation, and aims to explore the future development goals of rural industrialization, urbanization, and modernization in China. The content is systematic, comprehensive, rich in information, strong in knowledge, and highly enlightening. This book serves as both a core textbook for sociology majors, especially rural sociology, in higher education institutions, and a selective course textbook for agricultural economics majors or other disciplines in agricultural and forestry universities. It can also be used as a reference book for scholars engaged in social science research, research institutions, and rural workers at all levels.