Ethnic Sociology (Sociological Study of Ethnic Relations)

Author: Ma Rong
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book is based on sociology as its academic foundation, incorporating relevant theories, methods, and case studies from fields such as demography, political science, and race and ethnic studies. It combines qualitative research with quantitative analysis, drawing theoretical sources from Western ethnic sociology, Marxist ethnic theory, and the history of ethnic relations in China, while also introducing numerous domestic and international research examples. At the end of the book, there is a revised "Course Outline" from the Department of Sociology at Peking University for the spring semester of 2004, which can serve as a reference for instructors. The target audience for this book includes: undergraduate or graduate students in sociology, ethnology, and anthropology at higher education institutions, as well as graduate students or trainees from Party schools in autonomous regions of ethnic minority areas.
This book serves as a textbook for the "Ethnic Sociology" course, comprising 18 chapters that cover the following topics:
(1) Definitions of "ethnic group" and "ethnicity";
(2) Ethnic consciousness;
(3) Theoretical frameworks for understanding ethnic relations in China;
(4) Social objectives of ethnic relations;
(5) Measuring and analyzing ethnic relations in real-world societies;
(6) Structural differences in ethnic relations;
(7) Differences in ethnic associations and demographic structures;
(8) Migration and ethnic relations;
(9) Language use and ethnic relations;
(10) Policy factors in ethnic residential patterns;
(11) Intergroup marriage;
(12) Analysis of factors influencing changes in ethnic relations;
(13) Ethnic equality and policy factors affecting ethnic relations;
(14) The evolution of ethnic relations in the process of modernization;
(15) Ethnic relations and "nationalism";
(16) Prospects for the development of ethnic relations.
The book is based on sociology as its academic foundation, incorporating relevant theories, methods, and case studies from fields such as demography, political science, and race and ethnic studies. It combines qualitative research with quantitative analysis, drawing theoretical sources from Western ethnic sociology, Marxist ethnic theory, and the history of ethnic relations in China, while also introducing numerous domestic and international research examples. At the end of the book, there is a revised "Course Outline" from the Department of Sociology at Peking University for the spring semester of 2004, which can serve as a reference for instructors. The target audience for this book includes: undergraduate or graduate students in sociology, ethnology, and anthropology at higher education institutions, as well as graduate students or trainees from Party schools in autonomous regions of ethnic minority areas.