中国阶层冲突的新趋势与结构性根源

在任何一个存在阶层的社会中,不同阶层之间的冲突就不可避免地作为一个社会事实而存在。阶层之间的冲突既有不利于社会稳定的负功能,亦有增强阶层内部凝聚力、调适阶层间利益关系、促进社会整合等正功能。当前,我国市场化改革的一个突出社会影响是阶层结构的显著变化,阶层冲突也具备了一些新的特点。在对相关研究进行回顾的基础上,对中国阶层冲突的新趋势进行描述。同时,对当前中国阶层冲突的结构性根源进行探讨,认为城市化、市场化、现代化对中国经济社会的复合影响,是当前阶层冲突的主要原因。因此沿着群众路线的视角,坚持从群众中来,到群众中去的立场,提出破解这一问题的基本思路。

New Conflicts of Social Strata in China and their Structural Causes

If social strata exist,there must be conflicts among different strata.Such conflicts are no good to the social stability but have the functions of strengthening the cohesive force of a social stratum and its social integration.The present market reform in China has led to obvious changes in the structure of social strata with their own features.The research gives an analysis of the structural causes of such conflicts and concludes that urbanization,marketing and modernization are the major causes.The solutions rely on the masses.