受现代化进程的高度时间压缩、既有城乡二元社会结构、区域经济社会发展不均衡和社会福利制度建设滞后等因素复合叠加影响,我国的个体化社会呈现出与总体性社会迥异的新特征:一是社会关系的脆弱化;二是生活场域的陌生化;三是意义世界的功利化;四是风险承担的个体化。个体化时代的社会治理面临新的挑战:一是治理问题个体化的挑战;二是治理组织能力弱化的挑战;三是治理合作困境化的挑战。个体化时代的社会治理,需要新的应对:第一,健全社会安全网,应对风险承担的个体化。要以保障 Due to the time-intensive process of modernization, the dual structure of urban and rural areas, the imbalance of regional economic and social development and the lag of the social welfare system have all contributed to the new characteristics of China’s individualized society. One is the fragility of social relations; the other is the unfamiliarization of the life field; the third is the utilitarianization of the meaning world; and the other is the individualization of risk commitment. Social governance in the era of individualism is facing new challenges: one is the challenge of individualizing governance issues; the other is the challenge of weakening the ability of governing organizations; and the other is the challenge of tackling the dilemma of cooperation. Social governance in the era of individuation requires a new response: first, to improve the social safety net and to cope with the individualization of risk-taking. To be protected