Composite concepts in social sciences
November 02, 2023 13:59 Source: "China Social Sciences", November 2, 2023, Issue 2764, Issue 2764

Concept is the basic element of human thinking,Also the cornerstone of all academic research。Pay attention to the concept and specialize in the ancient existing ancient,and distributed in the areas of contemporary humanities and social sciences and some cross disciplines,For example,Philosophy、History、Political Science、Economics、Sociology、Linguistics、Psychology、Nursing and Cognitive Sciences have their own "Concept Studies"。Although they are all engaged in research work related to concepts,But the focus of each discipline is very different。Except for a very few philosophy (including logic) and the literature of social science methodology,At present, all kinds of "concept research" failed to strictly classify the concept in the general sense,This also makes a special concept of a special concept discussed in this article -composite concept -still on the academic edge zone。But,The concept of composite is very common,Play a vital role in the process of the development of social science theory and the construction of China's independent knowledge system。Therefore,It is necessary to discuss some theoretics for composite concepts,Then promote the vigorous development of social sciences。

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Questions about what is composite concept,The existing discussions in the Chinese and foreign academic circles have not given satisfactory answers。In other words,Conceptualization of the bet365 live casino games concept of composite progress is slow。

In English,Composite Concept。other,The concept of composite concepts in related English literature is far less than complex concepts,The former is almost occasionally appeared as an alternative word for the latter,And always or secretly or secretly correspond to Simple Concept (simple concept)。Comparison of comparison,Domestic scholars' special discussions on the concept of composite although it is rare,But obviously went to the front of Western scholars。The 1980s,Ni Dingfu、Jiang Yizheng and others have discussed the concept of composite from the perspective of logic,and consciously correspond to the compound concept and simple concept。Especially worth noting is,Jiang Yizhen extracted the theory of "single name" and "reputation" (re -name) from the writings of ancient Chinese masters,and point out that the former is a simple concept,The latter is a composite concept composed of a simple concept。

From the above you can know,At present, only a few studies have paid attention to the concept of composite,but failed to give strict definition,and never get rid of the thinking of "corresponding to the composite concept with simple concept"。In order to effectively define the concept of composite,Researchers must first consciously consciously divide in two groups of sayings,The corresponding composite concept of the single concept (united)、Simple concept corresponds to complex concepts。can be seen,These two groups of statements are actually discussing concepts at two different levels,or two different ways to classify the concept: "single" or "composite" is a problem of the concept bet365 live casino games itself; "simple" or "complex" is impression。According to this,We can define the concept of a single concept as a concept that cannot be further split or split without independent research significance,The concept of composite is composed of several single concepts combined in a specific way,Its generation process always involves two or more single concepts of components。Due to the problem of constitutional,The single or complexity of a concept after formation should be constant and constant,That is, it cannot be a single concept,Sometimes it becomes a composite concept。As for whether a single or compound concept is a simple concept or a complex concept,It may be due to time、Land、Corresponding changes due to people。

  The constituent conditions of the concept of composite 

After defining the concept of composite,Then we have to deal with a problem of distinction,How to open the concept of composite concepts with the differences or wording of wording,or what basic conditions should be met to clarify the concept of composite。According to the definition of the previous article,The concept of composite is a combination of several single concepts,and a single concept must be presented in the form of words,Therefore, the concept of composite is generally composite words in terms of word formation。but but,The composite words that can be called the concept of composite must also meet the corresponding semantic conditions -its constituent part must be a real word with independent or complete meaning,instead of wording、Virtual words and other words in composite words。For example,"Country", "Character" and "Forgot" in modern Chinese are composite words (partial bet365 Play online games compound words),But obviously cannot be regarded as a composite concept。At the same time,Different language systems may have huge differences when expressing the same concept,This means a concept presented in a composite word in A language,Switching to the expression of the B language may be a simple word,But this concept cannot be a single concept,is the concept of composite again。For example,State in English is to express the country's single concept in the form of simple words,The word "country" is a typical composite word in Chinese。

In addition to satisfying the words and semantics conditions,The concept of composite should pay attention to the substantive condition,That is, the effective integration of the concept refers to the object involved。Generally speaking,The object of the concept is the object of the concept to reflect、The essence of the experience content or the nature of things conveyed。In social science research,A concept if lacks specific experience content,Or can not tend to reflect the essence of the object involved,So it will be reduced to ordinary words or text tags,So as to lose the qualification to become the concept。Therefore,Products composed of several single concepts,Composite concepts should include effective integration of different fingers involved,instead of just fixing or empty semantic superposition。

  Challenges brought by the concept of composite and its response 

As mentioned earlier,The concept of composite is very common,Related conceptual work is progressing slowly,This makes the concept of composite composite brought additional challenges to social science research。On the one hand,It is relatively easy to build Bet365 lotto review a new composite concept in the form of composite nouns,So many scholars are happy to create new compound nouns and think that they are engaged in the work of concept construction and theoretical innovation,This approach further exacerbates the "concept explosion" and labeling trend in the field of social sciences。On the other hand,Building a composite concept means higher -standard conceptual work,The concept of composite that has not undergone strict conceptualization must inevitably be effective operationalization,This is difficult to achieve the research goals of theoretical innovation with the help of concepts。In short,If the concept of composite is not taken seriously,Knowledge accumulation of social science will be difficult。

The above challenges caused by better cope with the concept of composite,We need at least three points as follows。First,Adhere to the principle of necessity。In the field of social science,The necessity of the new concept depends on the content content that the concept can reflect or captured,And to reflect the association and distinction with the existing concept system。Second,Pay attention to the structural analysis of the concept of composite。When we analyze a composite concept,In addition to clarifying its connotation and extension,It should also focus on analyzing and displaying its internal structure,That is, the logical relationship between the components。Current,The research on the "structural analysis of the concept of composite" is still in the bud stage,The academic community often confuses it with the conceptual "multi -semantic analysis" Bet365 lotto review or "multi -Vitt analysis",This also further highlights the status of this work。third,Strengthen the operation of composite concepts。There is a misunderstanding in the academic community,That is, "operating" is an exclusive to quantitative research,So is equivalent to quantitative or mathematical。This article thinks,To achieve truly effective academic exchanges and develop social science theories,The key concepts in any study must be operated,Among them, there is both quantitative indicator,It also has a qualitative type,It also includes the necessary popularization。

In recent years,The consciousness of constructing China's independent knowledge system is continuously enhanced,Reflection of existing concepts of various disciplines、The efforts to reconstruct and build new concepts are getting deeper and deeper。Although the above discussion focuses more on the concept basis from the perspective of methodologies for the research of social science empirical research,But there is no lack of positive significance for other areas of humanities and social sciences。In fact,Whether to pursue science or not、Rigid cause and effect explanation,Regardless of the specific method is qualitative、The quantitative is still other,Academic research is inseparable from the concept and "concept analysis",Among them, the analysis of composite concepts。No matter what situation,A rigor、Standardous social science research should take the concept carefully。Based on this,Good social science research should also reflect good "theoretical" literacy and pursuit,The level of "theoretical" bet365 best casino games largely determines the quality of related conceptualization and operating work。

  (Author is a assistant researcher at the "Belt and Road" Research Institute of Yunnan University)

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