20世纪90年代以来中国近代社会史研究异军突起,确立了作为一个学科在当今中国学术界的地位。进入新世纪以后,中国近代社会史的研究更加繁荣,已经成为中国近代史领域里的一门显学。本文对1990—2004年学术界在人口、风俗习尚、日常生活、妇女、赈灾五个方面研究的主要成果给予了概要评述,并展望了今后的研究方向。 Since the 1990s, the research on the social history of modern China has been on the rise. It has established itself as a discipline in today’s Chinese academic community. Since the beginning of the new century, the study of social history in modern China has become more prosperous and has become an outstanding study in the field of modern Chinese history. This article gives a summary review of the major achievements of the academic circles in 1990-2004 on the aspects of population, customs, daily life, women and disaster relief, and looks forward to the future research directions.