Demographics and Sociology

Author: Wang Shuxin
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: The content of population and social research is very extensive, covering various social issues related to population and its associated factors. This book focuses on the following key areas of research:
- Socio-economic, cultural, ideological, conceptual, and ideological factors related to population change;
- Social factors affecting population quality and various changes in population composition;
- Theories, types, causes, directions, distances, time, and demographic composition of population migration and mobility, as well as the impact of migration and mobility on socio-economic development;
- The basic conditions, characteristics, fundamental needs, social issues, and related social work of special population groups;
- The interactive relationship between population development and social development, as well as comparative studies of population characteristics and issues under different social conditions.
This book studies the population process within a broader social context, drawing on theories, techniques, and methods from demography and sociology to systematically research and demonstrate various social issues arising from contemporary China's transformation. It provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the essential connections between population development and various social phenomena, emphasizing sociological theories and methods of analyzing the population process.
The book centers on the idea that "people are the main subject of all social activities." It explores the fundamental theories, core content, research methods of population and social sociology, and how to scientifically understand population and social phenomena using the principles and methods of population and social sociology. Through the survey methods of population and social sociology, it investigates, understands, and analyzes the development process, current status, trends, and influencing factors of population and social development. It reveals the laws of population and social development, as well as their interactive relationship, explores the intermediate links where population and society combine and develop harmoniously, compares the characteristics and issues of population under different socio-economic development conditions and their causes, draws lessons from them, and proposes solutions to problems. The book focuses on addressing existing population and social issues to achieve coordinated development between population, resources, society, and the economy, thereby promoting social progress.