社会转型是指原有的社会向更发达、更充满活力与生气的社会转变的一个历史过程。中国社会正处在从传统社会向现代社会、从农业社会向工业社会和信息社会、从农村社会向城市社会的变迁和发展。1978年以来,中国社会进入快速和加速转型阶段,发生了并继续发生着深刻的变化。这一时期,农村的变化尤为明 Social transformation refers to a historical process in which the original society transformed itself into a more prosperous, more energetic and animated society. Chinese society is in the transition and development from traditional society to modern society, from agricultural society to industrial society and information society, from rural society to urban society. Since 1978, Chinese society has entered a stage of rapid and accelerated transformation and profound changes have taken place and continue to take place. In this period, the changes in the rural areas are particularly clear