Abstract: Reading Sociology: Study Based on National Reading, edited by Huang Xiaoxin, the vice
director of Chinese Academy of Press and Publication, was published by People’s Publishing House in
2019. This book discusses national reading from the sociological perspective, which is the first book to
establish a research system of reading sociology in China. This paper studies the role of sociology reading
in national reading promotion. From the theoretical perspective, the reading of how the society operates
constitutes a new theoretical basis for reading, which consists of three aspects: reading motivation, reading
control, and reading guarantee. In terms of practices, reading survey and reading evaluation are the key
steps in reading promotion projects.

Key words: Reading sociology, National reading research, Reading operation mechanism, Readingsurvey, Reading evaluation