美国史名家刘绪贻的社会学思想试探

Probe into American History Expert Liu Xuyi' Sociological Thought

刘绪贻先生是研究美国史的名家,他对社会学亦有独到深刻的研究。刘先生的学科背景为社会学,先后获清华大学社会学学士和芝加哥大学社会学硕士学位。他的社会学思想集中体现在对儒学的批判,提倡民主和民权,并首次提出改革开放社会学的概念,这个概念具有深远的社会学学科意义。作为西南联大的社会学学生,刘先生与我国早期社会学名学者具有较深的渊源。

M r. Liu Xuyi is a w ell- know n expert on the America history,w hose sociology research has profound and unique understanding. He graduated from T singhua U niversity sociology and w as aw arded the bachelor degree and a master degree of U niversity of C hicago. His sociological thought is reflected in the criticism of C onfucianism. He advocates democracy and civil rights,and puts forw ard the concept of reform and open policy sociology for the first time. T his concept has profound sociological significance. As a Southw est Associated U niversity sociology student,M r. Liu and C hina's early social scientific scholars have deeper influence.