Towards a professional sociology on China

Xiaogang Wu*

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Abstract

This article identifies two internal tensions that Chinese sociology has constantly encountered since the discipline was reestablished in 1979: public versus professional and indigenization versus internationalization. I argue that professionalization is a necessary and crucial step to achieving unity in the study of social changes in contemporary China and to contributing to general knowledge in the discipline of sociology.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6-14
Number of pages9
JournalChinese Journal of Sociology
Volume1
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2015

Bibliographical note

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Keywords

  • China
  • Social change
  • Social science
  • Sociology

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