A Study Of Mr.Quentin Pan's Social Theory Of Position And Growth

Mr.Quentin Pan is a famous Chinese sociologist,eugenist and ethnologist who acquires a thorough knowledge system of both Chinese and Western theories.Quentin Pan had a wide range of academic research fields and established his own theory system in many subjects including sexology,psychology,sociology,family system,eugenics,pedagogy,genealogy and ethnology.Among Quentin Pan's all theories,the theory of position and growth is the key framework.The theory of position and growth is deeply rooted in traditional Chinese culture and absorbs the essence of evolutionism at the same time.The key argument of this theory is the relationship between human and society.And consistently,Quentin Pan showed his favour to the principal status of human in this relationship.Quentin Pan explained the theory of position and growth in a vivid way.Individual is the basic unit of society.The purpose of education is to harmonize individual and society.He insisted a moderate family system.According to him,only a moderate-sized family can connect individual and society properly.Besides,position and growth on national level is of significant practical importance as it is the foundation of national rejuvenation.Quentin Pan's social though theory is a multi-dimensional observation of Chinese society as well as a localization of sociology in China.The study of Quentin Pan's theory is of great value to the development of modern Chinese sociology both in terms of the study of relationship between human and society and the study of the localization of sociology.