在我国历史上宗族对农村社区及其居民的生存与发展作用巨大。我国农村几千年“聚族而居”格局是一种文化现象，形成了目前的“差序格局”的农村社会网络，宗族观念根深蒂固，其影响是难以消除的。课题组通过研究认为，必须尊重事实，尊重农村传统文化，正确的认识宗族，反对片面的打压。根据农村“聚族而居”的现状，合理利用和引导宗族，使其在经济、社会和民主发展中发挥积极作用，促进经济发展、社会和谐，促进人性复归。

Clan plays an important role in the survival and development of rural communities and residents in our history. The pattern of race gathering in Chinese rural thousands of years ago is a cultural phenomenon. It has formed the rural social network. The Clan concept is strong , and it is difficult to eliminate its influence. Therefore, we must respect facts, respect the rural traditional culture, correct recognition of the clan, oppose unilateral suppressed. According to the situation of rural race gathering, we should use and the guide the clan reasonably, so that it can play an important role in the economy, society and democracy, and promote economic development and social harmony and promote humanity return.