百年回望:从“妇女问题”到“性别社会学”

A Century in Retrospect:From“Women's Issues”to“Gender Sociology”

2023年11月18日,中国社会科学院社会学研究所召开了一场主题为“性别社会学:中国问题、研究范式与学科建设”的学术会议。召开研讨会最直接的动因是中国社会科学院社会学研究所成立了性别社会学研究室。性别社会学研究室的成立应该会成为一个标志性的历史事件,不仅是学科史意义上的,可能也是中国社会的一个标志性事件。所以,除了在学科内部一宽泛意义的妇女研究与性别研究视域内一一讨论学科之现状与未来发展,回望历史可能会更好地帮助我们理解这一事件的社会定位与历史重要性。

China discovered“women”and“women's issues”and at the same time created“women”in pursuing the theory and practice of modernity.The initial discussion of the“women's issues”was reflected in the social thought.In 1923,Mei Sheng's Discussion Collection on Women's Issues in China showed a social science turn in the discussion of“women's issues.”The author believes that the discussion of“women's issues”100 years ago has already shown the idea of using“women”and“gender”to think about women's issues and to imagine the future society,but at that time it was still an ideological concept.Both“women”and“female”are primarily theoretical subjects,not empirical realities.100 years later,China is already a gendered society.Therefore,while promoting refined research,it is necessary to be vigilant against the narrowing of gender research,so as not to reverse the impact of academic research on society and shape a single gender subject and a gendered society.