沃勒斯坦的著作始终指向一些可能会对当代社会理论有所裨益的问题。我们在此将简要讨论功能主义理论、冲突理论、交换理论、生态理论和系统理论。下面是从他的著作中整理出的一组与这些理论观点有关的问题。 (1)作为一个分析单位的世界系统。它实质上是一种自给自足的社会系统,有一组边界和可以确定的生命周期。实际上,世界系统是一个时空整体。 Wallerstein’s writings always point to issues that may benefit contemporary social theory. Here we will briefly discuss the functionalist theory, conflict theory, exchange theory, ecological theory and system theory. The following is a set of questions that are related to these theoretical views from his book. (1) The world system as a unit of analysis. It is essentially a self-contained social system with a set of borders and a definable life cycle. In fact, the world system is a space-time whole.