Urban Sociology: A Series of Books on Sociology and Social Development

Author: Zhang Zhongru
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Publish Date: 2004-10-15
Features: Urban sociology is neither the study of cities from an economic perspective nor from a geographical perspective. If tautology is allowed, urban sociology can be defined as the discipline that studies urban society. Specifically, it is the discipline that studies the emergence and development of cities, the social structure, social organizations, social groups, social management, social behavior, social problems, lifestyles, social psychology, social relationships, and the laws of social development. This book is divided into nine chapters and systematically introduces the subject knowledge and relevant theories of various fields such as the value foundation of social security policies, the origins of the old-age pension system, comparative and reform studies of the old-age pension system, the history of medical security, the operation and evolution of the medical security system, the origins and evaluation of the unemployment insurance system, the current status and development of China's unemployment insurance system, urban poverty and social relief, the emergence and transformation of social welfare, and the implementation and prospects of social services. The feature of this book is that it reflects the process and latest content of China's social security system reform.