The Research On Jiang Su Red Cross Movement (1950-1965)

Guided by the historical materialism, based on the interaction between the nation and the society, through a combination of document analysis and evidence study from both the macro and micro perspective, borrowing theories and research methods from the disciplines of sociology, politics and management, this paper carries out an interdisciplinary multi-level study of the movement of Red Cross Society of Jiangsu in the early years of the People's Republic of China.Besides the preface and conclusion, the main body of this paper can be divided into six chapters. Chapter one is the historical origin and social environment of the movement of Red Cross Society of Jiangsu.Chapter two is about the organizational development and evolution of Red Cross Society of Jiangsu. After investigating the organizational overhaul and reform of its management system that the Red Cross Society of Jiangsu had undertook following the guidance of Communist Party of China and its government in the early years of the P.R.China, it reveals the delicate and distinctive relationship between Red Cross Society and government.Chapter three elaborates the reasons behind the brilliant success achieved by the Red Cross Society of Jiangsu in the past 15 years through analyzing the actions taken by it, from rectifying the medical service institutions, binding people together, social mobilization and stimulating people by giving honors.Chapter four is about political movement and the countermeasures taken by the Red Cross Society of Jiangsu. Political movements were frequent in the early years of the P.R.China. After investigating the actions taken by RCSJ in The War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea,"Great Leap Forward"and"Four Clean-ups", it demonstrates how the Red Cross Society of Jiangsu reacts and function in political movements.Chapter five is about the part that the Red Cross Society of Jiangsu plays in health care. After investigating a host of activities carried out by the Red Cross Society of Jiangsu, from medical service training, disease prevention & treatment and patriotic health campaign, etc., it reveals that RCSJ plays a distinctive, active and significant role in the development of health care service.Chapter six is about the adolescent campaign organized by the Red Cross Society of Jiangsu. It explores the part that RCSJ plays in promoting moral values.The conclusion is about a rational examination of the movement of the Red Cross Society of Jiangsu.