工程社会学的开拓与兴起

工程活动是现实的、直接的生产力，作为社会基本活动方式与社会基本细胞的工程活动与工程共同体理所当然并势所必然地应该成为社会学研究的首要对象和基本内容。“工程共同体”是工程社会学的核心概念，应该依照“微观-中观-宏观”的分析框架研究工程社会学问题。工程活动是经济维度、技术维度、社会维度、伦理维度、管理维度、心理维度、政治维度等多因素的高度集成，目前，包括工程哲学、工程社会学等在内的跨学科“工程研究”（engineering studies）正在兴起。工程社会学已经从社会学的“空白区”走到了学术地图的“边缘区”，应该尽快将其推进到社会学学术地图的“中心区”。

The Establishment and Rise of Engineering Sociology

Philosophical,historical and sociological studies are required of science,technology and engineering since there are essential differences as well as close relations among them.After the establishment of engineering philosophy,engineering sociology has been established by Chinese scholars.The core concept of engineering sociology is "engineering community",so an analytical framework of "micro-meso-macro" study is proposed.While expounding on the formation of engineering sociology and its position and significance in sociology,the paper also mentions the rise of inter-disciplinary "engineering studies" with engineering philosophy,engineering sociology,etc.included,which deserves scholars’ attention.