Author(s)

Tingyao Zhu

The School of Marxism, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China.

The “Marxist School” in the early stage of Chinese sociology had played a vital role in the development of Sociology and the spread of Marxism in China. This article introduces the social and historical contexts for the emergence of the Marxist School of Chinese Sociology in the early 20th century, the school’s representatives and main academic activities, the school’s academic characteristics, and their contributions to the localization and innovation of early Chinese sociological theory and empirical research. The prominent representative scholars of the Marxist school were also the early core members of the Communist Party of China. Therefore, their academic activities and research findings also played an essential supporting role in the early stage of constructing the theoretical system and revolutionary practice of the Communist Party of China. They also have enlightenment significance for social science research and social construction in contemporary China.

History of Sociology, Marxist Sociology, China, Sinicization of Marxism

Zhu, T. (2022) Research on the Marxist School of Early Chinese Sociology. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 10, 127-136. doi: 10.4236/jss.2022.103009.