Social Sciences in China (Chinese Edition)

No. 2, 2023

Leading the Construction of a Sociological Discourse System with Chinese Characteristics through a People Orientation

(Abstract)

Li Youmei

As an important vehicle for the presentation of theoretical innovation, the effectiveness, influence and function of sociological discourse depend to a large extent on the effective coordination of the inner tensions of the discourse system. This is an important way of reflecting whether one can gather the identity and consensus of the social community in a pluralistic and divided world. Its people orientation is the most distinctive character and essential attribute of Marxism and the fundamental feature of Chinese philosophy and social science. Leading the construction of a sociological discourse system with Chinese characteristics through the idea of people orientation is not only a reflection of the core values of the Chinese sociological discourse system, but also the core force that integrates the academic, policy and social discourses inherent in the Chinese sociological discourse system. It is important to discuss in depth why and how the people orientation leading to the construction of a Chinese sociological discourse system is necessary to promote the development of a distinctively Chinese disciplinary sociological system, academic system and discourse system.