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20 November 2006, Volume 26 Issue 6

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Pen Talk Indigenization of Sociology： Problems and Solutions

Wang Ning

2006, 26(6):  1-1 . 

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Pen Talk Particularities and “Generalities” of Doing Research in Social Sciences： On Chinalizing Sociological Research

Liu Ping

2006, 26(6):  7-7 . 

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Particularities and “Generalities” of Doing Research in Social Sciences： On Chinalizing Sociological Research

Pen Talk

Stick to Academic Standards； Enhance Research Quality

Hu Rong

2006, 26(6):  14-14 . 

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Stick to Academic Standards； Enhance Research Quality

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Handing “Chinalizing Sociology” While Reviewing and Reflecting




Lu Yinghao

2006, 26(6):  19-19 . 

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Handing “Chinalizing Sociology” While Reviewing and Reflecting

Functions of Social Network Resources in Job Matching in Urban China

Zhang Wenhong

2006, 26(6):  27-27 . 

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Based on a largescale survey completed in 1999 in urban Tianjin， we have explored the substantive functions of social network resources in job matching. Our major findings are： (1) people with less human and political capital but at a higher economic status tend to frequently utilize social network resources to fulfill their occupational mobility； (2) job searchers using social networks are less efficient but target higher incomes than those who do not depend upon such networks； (3) the direction of job mobility through social networks is from government agencies and stateowned enterprises to self or collectiveowned companies， international joint ventures， foreign firms， neweconomy agencies， or other market sectors with no administration at superior levels； and (4) utilization of social network resources has no significant effects on job matching.


The Composition of Urban Residents’ Trust and Its Influencing Factors  

Hu Rong &Li Jingya

2006, 26(6):  45-45 . 

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Based on the 2004 survey data in Xiamen， this paper ilustrates the composition of urban residents’ trust and its influencing factors. Factor analysis discovers three factors in urban residents’ trust： universal trust， general trust， and special trust， among which universal trust is the lowest， special trust the highest， and general trust in between. Multiple regression analysis shows that， besides predictor variables such as sex， age and income， universal trust is significantly associated with social group participation. However， social group participation is independent of general trust or special trust. In order to build stronger universal trust among urban residents in China， it is very important to facilitate their social group participation.


Institutional Embeddedness and Getting a Job： The Employment of College Graduates

Hou Longlong &Li Fengliang

2006, 26(6):  62-62 . 

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New Economic Sociology has made great progress since Mark Granovetter’s seminal work. Many empirical studies focus on labor market and jobsearching activities. However， up to now， the unit of analysis in most of those studies was the relationship between individuals， such as strong ties or weak ties. Brinton and Kariya’s research has extended the existing framework for analysis and suggested job searching through institutional embeddedness. A job searcher using this method usually belongs to an organization or institute that has a tie with an employer. Applying institutional embeddedness to the job searching of the college graduates in China， we studied the impact of different recruitment channels on getting a job. The major focus of our analysis was on the relationships between job searching through institutional embeddedness and such variables as educational levels， reputation of the college or university， students’ performance， and the starting salaries of college graduates.


“Digital Divide” ： A New Perspective for Analyzing Modern Social Stratification

Li Sheng

2006, 26(6):  81-81 . 

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In contemporary society， with the development of the information technology and the rising essentiality in the information itself， Internetbased electronic information systems have penetrated every field of our world. These systems have produced a new range of information in the industry， economy， and communities， affecting people’s social lives. From the perspective of social stratification， this paper， via analyzing the dual “modernismpostmodernism，” theoretically explains the “digital divide” phenomenon resulting from information and information technology， discusses whether it is “stratifying” or “destratifying，” and finally， gives an empirical analysis of the “digital divide” in the highly informationalized Japanese society. Obviously， information with its technology has already become a new variable and， in its close relation to social strata， is now rebuilding the mechanism of social stratification.


Socialization and Reorganization of People’s Mediation： A Case Study of Yang Boshou’s Workroom in Shanghai

Xiong Yihan

2006, 26(6):  95-95 . 

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With the firsthand observations of Yang Boshou’s Workroom of People’s Mediation and other references， the author puts forward the idea that the recent socialization of people’s mediation in Shanghai， in essence， is a reorganization of it. That is to say， professional mediation workrooms are becoming a layer of the semibureaucratic system， and are simultaneously being embedded in the existing mediation networks， and connected to the state’s organizational networks through systematic arrangement. As a result， mediation workrooms have vitalized the state’s regulation resources and improved the effectiveness of people’s mediation. However， it is a paradox that the role of mediation workrooms is becoming increasingly prominent， whereas mediation by residential committees (juweihui) is being marginalized. In fact， “socialization” is a shift in the target for the government to grant its support rather than a shift in the power between the state and society.



A Sociological Study on the Differentiation of the Urban Residential Space in Shanghai

Yang Shangguang &Wang Chunlan

2006, 26(6):  117-117 . 

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Along with China’s socioeconomic transformation， the urban residential space in the metropolitan areas is under restructuring and differentiation. Taking Shanghai as an example， the authors report the following in the present paper： first， a description of the patterns and causes of space differentiation in Shanghai’s commercial residential units； second， an examination of the trends in the residential space differentiation at the macro， meso， and micro levels； third， a discussion of the social effects of such differentiation； and finally， a speculation of the developmental trend in the restructuring and differentiation of the residential space in the metropolitan areas of China.


The Third Way beyond the LeftRight Division： A Social Policy Perspective

Peng Huamin &Song Xiangxiu

2006, 26(6):  138-138 . 

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Giddens’s “The Third Way，” which emerged in the 1990’s when the welfare states faced a lot of crises， advocates the “progressive centreleft” in a globalized economy beyond the classic LeftRight division. From a social policy perspective and against the background of the welfare states being in crisis， this paper first analyzes Giddens’s “The Third Way” in describing the constitution of posttraditional society and his “outofthebox” idea of a sixpoint framework for a reconstituted radical politics. The paper then moves on to the definitions of the external risk and manufactured risk in Giddens’s theory and another “outofthebox” idea of his about passive welfare being transformed into positive welfare. The paper concludes with proposed principles derived from “The Third Way” for the social policy reform and development in China.


Jamason’s Spatial Thinking： From Hyperspace to Aesthetic of Cognitive Mapping

Dong Guoli

2006, 26(6):  154-154 . 

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Based on the classification schemes of capitalism by Karl Marx and Mandel， Jamason came up with the postmodern concept of hyperspace while offering a spatial critique of late capitalism. He analyzed the spatial dimensions of architecture， culture， paintings， and films， and constructed the aesthetic of cognitive mapping as a way to salvage late capitalism. Jamason’s theory contributes partially to the “spatial turn” in the wider social theorybuilding.


Practice, Disciplines and Paradigms： A Review of the Evolution of Organization Theories

Jing Yijia

2006, 26(6):  165-165 . 

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Organization theories (OTs) are loosely connected around organizational phenomena. Due to lack of welldefined research objects， mainstream research methods， and powerful but parsimonious assumptions， OTs frequently experience internal tension and even disintegration. Consequently， a historical review of the development of OTs functions as a pragmatic substitute of normative theorization in defining the boundary and contents of this field. In this paper I review the literature of OTs by focusing on the interactive relationships between three branches in the development of OTs： organizational practice， entry of multiple disciplines， and the evolution of paradigms. My research demonstrates that the richness of organizational practice， the easiness of the penetration of multiple disciplines， and the lack of paradigm consensus characterize the research field of OTs.


On the Social Integrative Function of the Chinese Imperial Examination System in MingCh’ing Period：From the Perspective of Social Mobility

Ji Yingying

2006, 26(6):  190-190 . 

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From the perspective of social mobility and with the existing data， this paper takes the smallgroupbased traditional society and the large group of scholars who took the Chinese Imperial Examination System to investigate the breadth and depth of the real life covered by such examinations in MingCh’ing period. From there， the paper analyzes people’s loyalty to， trust in， and passion for this testing system in their real life world， as well as the dissolving of social pressure， to illustrate traditional society’s structural characteristic of having the officialdom at its center， surrounded by agriculture， industry， and commerce. The paper discusses further in two aspects the consequences of social mobility： a societal structure with officialdom in the center and a social value with official ranks in the center. These two centers incorporated each other to form the very core of traditional society’s integration. Finally， the paper proposes to shift the angel from the state politics to the social life. Such a shift will not only enable us to exhibit the functions of the Chinese Imperial Examination System in an indepth and comprehensive way， but also enable us to better understand traditional society’s way of integration.