“五四”前后社会法律心理之变动

Changes in Social Legal Psychology Around the May Fourth Movement

从社会法律心理角度,观察"五四"前后的历史,可见该时期之复杂、丰富与多元。大体而言,"五四"前后的社会法律心理经历了一个变动过程:民国初年,法治话语喧腾一时,反映了民初尊重法律,推崇法治的社会心理。伴随着民初乱局,有人开始省思法律问题。"五四"时期,质疑、否定法律的社会心理已经日渐明显。"后五四"时代,随着时局剧变,思想激变,否定现存法律和秩序的倾向愈发显著,甚至出现鄙视、痛恨法律的社会心理。这隐约预示着中国现代史上一个转折时代的来临。

When observing the history around the May Fourth Movement from the perspective of social legal psychology,one can see the complexity,richness and diversity of this period. Generally speaking,the social legal psychology around the May Fourth Movement experienced a changing process. In the early years of the Republic of China,the rule of law discourse was particularly prevalent,which reflected the social psychology of respecting the law and promoting the rule of law at the beginning of the Republic of China. With chaos in the early days of the Republic of China,some people began to reflect on issues of law. During the period of the May Fourth Movement,the social psychology of questioning and denying the law became increasingly apparent. In the post-May 4th era,with the upheaval of the current situations and violent changes of the ideology,the tendency to deny the existing law and order became more and more obvious. The social psychology of law even became contemptuous and rancorous. This indicated the advent of a turning point in modern Chinese history.