从理论上来说,社会史是研究历史上人类在各种社会文化方面进行活动和相互作用的结构和过程。但实际上,人们很少是从这种分析角度来理解的,而且也不可能总是那么全面地进行了解。研究者往往满足于记事、叙述和描写。不仅如此,在什么是社会史的确切范围问题上,也存在着重大分歧。有人说,社会史包括历史时期中 In theory, social history is the structure and process of studying human activities and interactions in various social and cultural aspects in history. In practice, however, it is seldom understood by people from this analytical point of view and it is not always possible to understand it all the time. Researchers are often content with notes, narratives and descriptions. Not only that, there are major differences in what is the exact scope of social history. Some people say that social history includes the historical period