Yan Fei, a sociologist at Tsinghua University, uses classic sociological theories accumulated over a century as a foundation to explore and understand contemporary China from the perspective of the order and human nature that constitute society. From the professional perspective of a sociologist, we examine the most common and popular social phenomena, analyze social problems, and re-examine the world we are familiar with. Starting from familiar life scenes, we reveal the social problems behind them. Based on the classic sociological theories of the seven founders of sociology, it is combined with more than 30 case studies and analysis. Let readers understand the core essence of social phenomena and understand the sociological laws among them. It leads readers to think like a sociologist, penetrate daily life, observe the darkness and goodness of human nature, understand the composition and significance of social order, cultivate the quality and courage of independent thinking, and finally move from understanding society to understanding ourselves.
Reader comments
The book is written in an easy-to-understand style, like chatting with a friend, making it easy to understand sociological concepts. The case studies in the book are also very interesting and gave me a deeper understanding of social phenomena. The author quoted a famous saying: "Society is made up of our actions and interactions." This made me understand that everyone is part of society, and our actions are affecting society. I think this is a very enlightening book and worth reading.
Thinking like a sociologist seems very profound, but in fact, it may be something we do every day. For example, we watch the news every day and discuss the news. We not only pay attention to the things around us, but also debate some hot topics and times that happen in society. This is actually a sociologist's way of thinking, but it is unconscious and very superficial. The author of this book believes that thinking like a sociologist can help us understand the world and think about problems. It can penetrate the thing itself, penetrate daily life, and peer into the human nature and social order behind it. If you think about it from another perspective, you will find that the world we live in has become different.
The significance of this book is to allow us to understand the core nature of social phenomena, understand the laws of sociology, and be able to view problems dialectically, which is very meaningful for cultivating our thinking. But the content in the book still feels too profound and difficult to understand. It only talks about the theory and does not introduce how to think about it. I think for us, to think like a sociologist, we need to observe more, observe what is happening around us, people's words and deeds, and then think more, think about the reasons behind these things and words and deeds, and the influencing behaviors. Think about the reasons and effects behind them. When looking at things, we must not only look at the phenomenon, but also think deeply about the root cause.
This book is like an introduction to sociology, in which the author incorporates his own thoughts, making it a relatively lively read with sufficient enthusiasm and depth. It is also obvious that Yan Fei's research on sociology is not only at the disciplinary level, but also often observes society, conducts social practice and field surveys. This book is very close to social life, especially the long-standing 996 overtime culture, which is essentially the continuous exploitation and squeezing of proletarian surplus value by capitalism that has mastered the means of production.
The book is written in an easy-to-understand style, like chatting with a friend, making it easy to understand sociological concepts. The case studies in the book are also very interesting and gave me a deeper understanding of social phenomena. The author quoted a famous saying: "Society is made up of our actions and interactions." This made me understand that everyone is part of society, and our actions are affecting society. I think this is a very enlightening book and worth reading.
Thinking like a sociologist seems very profound, but in fact, it may be something we do every day. For example, we watch the news every day and discuss the news. We not only pay attention to the things around us, but also debate some hot topics and times that happen in society. This is actually a sociologist's way of thinking, but it is unconscious and very superficial. The author of this book believes that thinking like a sociologist can help us understand the world and think about problems. It can penetrate the thing itself, penetrate daily life, and peer into the human nature and social order behind it. If you think about it from another perspective, you will find that the world we live in has become different.
The significance of this book is to allow us to understand the core nature of social phenomena, understand the laws of sociology, and be able to view problems dialectically, which is very meaningful for cultivating our thinking. But the content in the book still feels too profound and difficult to understand. It only talks about the theory and does not introduce how to think about it. I think for us, to think like a sociologist, we need to observe more, observe what is happening around us, people's words and deeds, and then think more, think about the reasons behind these things and words and deeds, and the influencing behaviors. Think about the reasons and effects behind them. When looking at things, we must not only look at the phenomenon, but also think deeply about the root cause.
This book is like an introduction to sociology, in which the author incorporates his own thoughts, making it a relatively lively read with sufficient enthusiasm and depth. It is also obvious that Yan Fei's research on sociology is not only at the disciplinary level, but also often observes society, conducts social practice and field surveys. This book is very close to social life, especially the long-standing 996 overtime culture, which is essentially the continuous exploitation and squeezing of proletarian surplus value by capitalism that has mastered the means of production.