Abstract
One of the most important facts in the world of postwar Japanese sociology is that the influence of Marxism has strengthened and the “fixation” of marxists, though in small numbers, was seen for the first time. This current became conspicuous before and after 1960 and has appeared as a methodological and ideological criticism of epigonen of American sociology.
But the fixation of Marxists in the world of sociology does not necessarily mean the fixation of “Marxist sociology” Or rather Marxists themselves are negative in arguing the problem of “Marxist sociology”. Needless to say there are various circumstances, and to treat this problem much prudence is required. And yet the new characteristics of modern (monopolistic capitalist) society and the practical theme of the structural revolution accompanying it urge us to examine throughout whether the formation of a “Marxist sociology” is possible or not. Therefore the current of Japanese sociology will be mostly determined (between the latter half of the 1960's and 1970's) by fixed Marxists: whether they will follow the direction of “development” or “stagnation”.
