The Sociological Research On Peasant's Behavior In Settling The Civil Dispute

As the development of the modernization ruling of law, legal popularity in rural areas has been gained since the 1980s, namely, national laws began to enter into rural areas which give a comprehensive restriction to the life of countryside, including family issues, marriage problems, and neighborhood relationships, etc. It is of crucial importance to have a clear idea about the present situation of the civil disputes in China rural countryside, and to analyze the reasons of people's different preferences and choices in dealing with the civil disputes, which will hopefully give some insight into how to settle the social disputes successfully in the countryside and how to achieve a harmony countryside.The present thesis is guided by the knowledge and methodology of sociology and will start from the peasant' preferences in dealing with the civil disputes. Based on the survey of some parts of the north countryside in Jiangsu province, the paper will analyze the characteristics of peasants' choices and behaviors in settling the civil disputes. The research revealed that peasants prefer to resolve the disputes in the civil way, and then the paper continues to analyze why such preferences are used and what effects are achieved. The author arrives at a conclusion that due to the complicated situation of our country, that is to say, because of kinds of factors, peasants prefer to the civil way in the process of settling the civil disputes, offering Some relative policy and measures on achieving a harmony countryside.The present thesis consists of six parts. It starts with an introduction in Part one, mainly about the research questions and the research background. Also it points out the objectives of the research and its creative features. It goes on to have a literature review in part two, mainly about the theoretical basis, methodology and the key point of view. In part three there is a case study, mainly about the general situation of the sample and its location. Part Four illustrates the choice and preference and characteristics of peasants in dealing with the civil disputes based on the typical case studies. Part Five gives a deep analysis about the various reasons why peasants are prone to resolve the disputes in the civil way, including the personal characteristics and system and cultural aspect. Part six presents the conclusion derived from the analysis in the body part of the thesis and points out suggestions for how to promoting rural countryside to legal.