Chinese Journal of Sociology ›› 2011, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (1): 223-241.

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On the Acquaintance Community： An IdealType Exploration of the Mechanism in the Village Order

Chen Baifeng， Law School， Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.   

  1.  Chen Baifeng， Law School， Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.
  • Online:2011-01-20 Published:2011-01-20
  • Contact: Chen Baifeng， Law School， Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. E-mail:chbfeng@163．com
  • About author: Chen Baifeng， Law School， Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.

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Abstract:

The foundation of an acquaintance community is renqing （emotional bond）， which has four levels of meaning： feelings， relationships， norms， and mechanisms． With renqing playing its role， any acquaintance community is itself a microlevel power network that has been integrated into an intimate community with less strife internally and with solidarity externally． The etiquette process has renqing instilled in the core of etiquette． In an acquaintance community， people act around renqing relationships； renqing norms define behavioral norms． Such renqingbased behavioral regulations are the “native logic．” Therefore， the “native logic” can be used to analyze the change in the current village order．

Key words: acquaintance community, renqing, intimate community, native logic