通过对20世纪70年代以后美国社会科学的发展过程的研究,我觉得印象比较深的一点,就是美国的社会科学家们在努力地证明社会科学对社会有用。这也正是美国社会科学赖以生存和发展下去的根本,并决定了美国社会科学很强的应用性。可以说,美国社会在不同时期的主要需求在很大程度上决定着社会科学研究的内容。一.20世纪关国社会科学曲折的发展历程从战后美国社会科学的发展过程看,可以说是经历了60～70年代的黄金时期;70年代末到80年代中期的困难时期;80年代中期以后的缓慢回升时期。从不同时期美国联邦政府对社会科学的拨款额度,就可以反映出社会科学受重视的程度。第二次世界大战结束后,美国社会科学努力迎合美国在国际上建立和保持世界霸主地 From the study of the development of American social sciences after the 1970s, I think the deeper impression is that American social scientists are trying hard to prove that social sciences are useful to society. This is exactly why social science in the United States depends on its survival and development and determines the strong applicability of American social science. It can be said that the major needs of American society in different periods largely determine the content of social science research. I. The Twists and turns of the Social Science in the Republic of China During the course of the postwar development of the social sciences in the United States, it can be said that it experienced a golden era from the 1960s to the 1970s; the difficult period from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s; the mid-1980s After the slow recovery period. From different periods of time, the U.S. federal government’s appropriation of social sciences can reflect the degree to which social sciences are valued. After World War II, the U.S. social sciences tried hard to cater to the United States in establishing and maintaining the world’s hegemony internationally