If a trend toward globalization really exists we need to ask whether this process is inclusive or exclusive.  Does it include anyone other than the tiny elite of social, cultural, religious leaders who can afford to enjoy a conference in Tokyo in the morning, banquet in Rome that evening and then a hop on over to Paris for an after-dinner oper......

BRIEF INTRODUCTION: The feature of the blue book of sociology is emphasizing new developmental view of planned entirely, coordinated and sustainable development. Sociology Institute of CASS is responsible for the project’s research activity organization and coordination and work of writing general report.  CONTENTS Investigation Cha......

 On 2011-05-03, headed by Dr. Dongyan Blachford, Associate Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina (U.of R.), a group of 29 delegates from the U. of R. , 4 Professors and 25 students, visited the CASS/IEA.  Scholars from IEA commented on the questions from the students of the U. of R., on the topics of economi......

BRIEF INTRODUCTION: Miao ethnic group in Stone Gateway that grow up from a most impoverished group to cultural pioneer in south west minority nationality region have particular developing experiences. It is a research on change of Stone Gateway, a minority nationality community in Yun-Gui plateau, that is based on author抯 field investigation.......

The Fifth Population Research Forum of JingJinJi Graduate Student curtained up in the meeting-room 438, Department of Sociology, Peking University on June 17th, 2012. About 120 teachers and students from 8 universities in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei provice, i.e. Peking University, Renmin University of China, Nankai University, Hebei University atte......

Call for Papers: East Asian Junior Sociologists Forum   We are pleased to announce a call for papers for the East Asia Junior Sociologists Forum (EAJSF) scheduled in Yokohama, Japan, on July 13, 2014.  The Forum is designed to be an international event wherein students and junior researchers from East Asian countries will convene to ......

 The Sixth International Summer School for China Studies í BackgroundIn summer from 2010 to 2014, the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Center for Modern China Studies of Nanjing University were joined successively by the China Studies Centre of the University of Sydney, Harvard-Yenching Institute, the National Institute o......

Source:  Sociological Research,Vol.27  Jan.,2005Abstract: There are two academic traditions in sociology of development,one is theories of modernization which focuses on modernization of Western developed countries;another is theories of development which focuses on development process of developing countries in Latin America, Africa and ......

BRIEF INTRODUCTION: For a long time sex research has been in a marginal position of sociological study. The main reason for sociology ignoring sex problem is due to its functional tradition. According to functional ideas, sex is not an important problem. Although man is different from woman in material interest and rights, yet the differences ......

Prof. Helena Helve, Visiting Scholar of our Department, was a renowned researcher on youth. She was invited to conduct a public lecture, 揘ordic Youth Work, Youth Research and Youth Policy?on 25 April, 2012 at the United College. The public lecture attracted many social work teachers, students and social work practitioners to attend. During the lec......