Abstract:The discipline of labor sociology resumed in China in the 1980s basically uses the basic theories and framework of labor sociology in Europe and America for reference. As one branch of sociology, labor sociology is regarded to begin in the 1950s, but sociological studies of labor issues share the same history with the development of sociology, and even has broader horizon. Looking back upon the impact of social theory for earlier study of labor issues upon development of labor sociology, and evolution of labor sociology in Western countries and problems facing it, this paper analyzes its ever-changing study subjects, approaches and theoretical development. It suggests that today’s China, also in the era of globalization and post-industrial transformation, should study labor sociology from broader perspective rather than restrict to labor itself. On the basis of Western sociology, we should attach more importance to characteristics of Chinese society, establishing a labor sociology which can not only communicate with the West, but also have Chinese characteristics.
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