社会空间的内涵与特征

Connotations and features of social space

在系统梳理国内外学者对社会空间概念理解的基础上,指出当前学界主要存在五种对社会空间的认识,即作为群体居住区域的社会空间、作为地域的社会空间、作为社会网络和组织产物的社会空间、作为符号与文化的社会空间以及作为"社会—空间"辩证统一的社会空间。随后对社会空间的一般特征加以分析,认为社会空间存在社会性、辩证性、发展性、多样性和尺度性。最后,从社会网络空间、生活方式与社会生活空间及社会空间的尺度研究等方面,对中国社会空间研究的未来进行了展望。

Based on a systematic review of different opinions of the concept of social space, this essay concludes that there are five main viewpoints of social space at present： social space as the area inhabited by a social group; social space as territory ; social space as a product of social networks and organizations; social space as symbols and culture; social space as the dialectical unity of ＂society- space＂. Then this essay analyzes the general features of social space and points out that social space is social, dynamic, different in forms and being weth different spatial -temporal scales. Finally, this essay gives an outlook of researches on social space in China in the future mainly from the aspects of social network space, way of life and social - life space and scale study of social space.