[摘 要]社會熱點問題一直是一個永恒的研究熱點。在新世紀的第二個十年的開始，我國社會熱點紛擁而至，層出不窮。在紛繁復雜的社會熱點背后，以《南方周末》的2010年全年期刊和2011年的上半年期刊為研究載體，運用社會學的內容分析法，對《南方周末》的期刊文章進行抽樣、篩選、統計和分析后，發現中國的社會熱點在我國的地域、領域各方面都有著規律性的分布，這些熱點遍布經濟、政治等領域，影響范圍廣，涉及主體多，不僅有跡可循，還反映了當前的社會狀況，并具有深層的原因。與以往相比，近兩年中國的社會熱點問題既有共性，這些共性是傳承的和相似的，也具有其特性，這種特性里包含了新變化、新元素和新特點，集中反映了社會熱點的時代性。  

[關鍵詞]社會熱點問題；南方周末；內容分析；社會生活   

[Abstract]Hot spots of society is always an eternal research hotspot. In second of new century beginning of ten years, our country social hot crowding, emerge in an endless stream. In the complicated social hot spot behind, to" Southern on the weekend" in 2010and the first half of 2011Annual Journal Journal of sociology, applying the method of content analysis, the" Southern on the weekend" journal articles were sampled, screening, statistics and analysis, found in the hot spots of society of our country country in the region field, there is regularity, these hot spots throughout the economy, politics, the impact of a wide range of subjects, involving many, not only can be found, but also reflect the current social situation, and has the deep reason. Compared with the past, in recent years China 's social hot issues which have similarities, these universals are inheritance and similar, also has its characteristic, this property contains the new change, new elements and new features, reflects the social hot spots of the times.

[Key words] hot spots of society; southern weekend; content analysis; social life