社会何以可能?这是社会学的元理论问题,也是社会学所要追问的一个永恒主题。不同的社会学流派曾试图从不同的视角做出自己的解答。对于这一问题,青年社会学也做出了自己的回答。然而,回答不是直接明确地表达的,而是间接潜在地阐述的。简要地说,青年社会学通过强调两种机制的关键性作用,提供了一份非常独特的答案:一是,青年的社会化。人的社会化是社会再生产的一种重要机制。由于青年的社会化,使得社会在世代传承中得以延续;二是,社会的青年化。由于社会的青年化机制使得社会在世代交替中得以 How is society possible? This is a meta-theoretical issue of sociology and an eternal theme to be pursued by sociology. Different sociological schools have tried to make their own answers from different perspectives. Young sociology has also made its own answer to this question. However, the answer is not directly and explicitly expressed, but rather indirectly and potentially. Briefly, youth sociology offers a very unique answer by emphasizing the crucial role of both mechanisms: First, the socialization of youth. Human socialization is an important mechanism of social reproduction. Because of the socialization of the youth, the continuation of society in the inheritance of generations can be followed. The second is the socialization of youth. As a result of the socialization mechanism of youth, society can be replaced by generations