About the author

Wang Sibin is a prominent scholar in the fields of sociology and social work in China. His publicly available personal information is limited, but the works in the library show that he has long focused on issues such as social development, social work education, and the localization of social work. His writings fall into two categories: textbooks and academic essays. Textbooks such as Introduction to Sociology and Introduction to Social Work are clearly structured and conceptually rigorous, and are widely used in university teaching. Works such as The Path of Localization of Social Work and The Truth, Goodness, and Beauty of Social Work discuss professional ideas and practical approaches in the context of Chinese society. Through books such as A Peking University Professor Talks with College Students, he also engages young readers on social issues in plain, accessible prose. These works have had a lasting influence on sociology and social work education in China.

Written (8)

Introduction to Social Work (Second Edition) cover
Rating 4.3
Introduction to Social Work (Second Edition) 王思斌 Peking University Press · 2025 This book provides an overview of the basic knowledge and theories of social work, and also introduces social work methods and principles as well as i…
Truth, Goodness and Beauty in Social Work cover
Rating 4.2
Truth, Goodness and Beauty in Social Work 王思斌 Peking University Press · 2025 As a distinctive applied social science, social work likewise concerns itself with truth, reality, human well-being, and social progress, and is commi…
The Path to the Indigenization of Social Work cover
Rating 4.2
The Path to the Indigenization of Social Work 王思斌 Peking University Press · 2025 This book gathers recent research by a leading scholar in social work and social work education in China, distilling years of frontier thinking and su…
A Course in Sociology (Fourth Edition) cover
Rating 4.2
A Course in Sociology (Fourth Edition) 王思斌 Peking University Press · 2025 Sociology: A Coursebook (Fourth Edition) introduces the basic theories and knowledge of sociology and presents the latest findings of sociological res…
A Course in Sociology (Concise Edition) (21st Century Sociology Textbook Series) cover
Rating 4.0
A Course in Sociology (Concise Edition) (21st Century Sociology Textbook Series) 王思斌 Peking University Press · 2025 Sociology: A Concise Course is an introductory textbook and primer in sociology. It presents the fundamental questions and theories of the discipline …
Peking University Professors Talk with College Students: Wang Sibin on Youth and Society cover
Rating 4.0
Peking University Professors Talk with College Students: Wang Sibin on Youth and Society 王思斌 Peking University Press · 2025 Fostering virtue through education is the fundamental task and lofty mission of a university, and the basic value that guides the improvement of highe…
The Development of Social Work Education in China cover
Rating 3.9
The Development of Social Work Education in China 王思斌 / 阮曾媛琪 / 史柏年 Peking University Press · 2025 This book offers the first public account of the development of social work education in China, presenting its characteristics across social processes…
China's Social Construction: Challenges and Responses cover
Rating 3.6
China's Social Construction: Challenges and Responses 王思斌 Peking University Press · 2025 In this book, Professor Wang Sibin examines how, in a period of distinctive transition, we can explore the foundations of social development and rethi…

Publishers

Peking University Press