Sociology and Anthropology in the People's Republic of China. Report of a Delegation Visit, February-March, 1984

摘要

The report on the current status of teaching and research in sociology and anthropology in the People's Republic of China is based largely on materials gathered and observations made during the course of a three-week trip to China between February 15th and March 10th, 1984. The report is in no sense a comprehensive account of the contemporary status of the two disciplines in the People's Republic for three reasons: the short duration of the trip; the necessarily limited number of universities and research institutes on the itinerary of the delegation; and the fact that higher education, research, development are undergoing rapid expansion under the four-modernizations program in China. Like other disciplines, sociology and anthropology were seriously impacted by the closing of universities and research institutes during the Cultural Revolution.