Continuities and Discontinuities in the Social Sciences in China

The introduction & development of anthropology & sociology in China are briefly outlined, & the argument is made that strains between social theory & practice were reproduced & intensified in this new social & cultural milieu. Much intellectually stimulating work was done in...

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Published in:Human organization 1983-12, Vol.42 (4), p.333-336
Main Author: McGough, James P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology/Anthropological
Brief Communications
China/Chinese
Cultural anthropology
Marxian economics
Marxist sociology
Peasant class
Political revolutions
Poverty
Social sciences
Social theories
Social work
Socialism
Sociology
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Summary:The introduction & development of anthropology & sociology in China are briefly outlined, & the argument is made that strains between social theory & practice were reproduced & intensified in this new social & cultural milieu. Much intellectually stimulating work was done in the first half of the twentieth century in attempts to adapt Euro-American social theories to Chinese practical realities. Now, after the political eclipse in the 1950s & 1960s, it is possible that conditions may again favor creative work in the social sciences to help solve China's problems. 13 References. AA.
ISSN:0018-7259
1938-3525
DOI:10.17730/humo.42.4.9l132582un4q25u2