我国为社会学正名、恢复、重建以来，今年已是第２０个年头。在回顾２０年来我国社会学发展历程与现状的同时，了解一下其他国家社会学的发展情况，可以开阔我们的视野，获得有益的启迪。最近笔者得到一本１９９８年出版，由伊藤公雄和桥本满编辑的日本的社会学概论教科书（日 Since our country is the name of sociology, recovery and reconstruction, this year is the 20th year. While reviewing the development and current situation of sociology in our country over the past 20 years, we can understand the development of sociology in other countries and broaden our horizons and enlighten us. Recently I got a book published in 1998, edited by Ito Kato and Hashimoto full of Japanese sociology textbook (Japan