Abstract: The mastery of science and technology by social agents will influence their perception of social group through the promotion of objective social status and subjective social identity. Based on the data of China Social Situation Survey (CSS) in 2015, this paper uses OLS model and Oprobit ranking model to make an empirical study of the technology’s influence on the social group perception and finds that there is a significant consistency between the mastery of science and technology and public perception of social group and application of science and technology has a significant positive effect on the public perception of social group. The results of sub-sample regression show that with the development of economy, the influence of science and technology application on social group perception has been approaching between urban and rural areas. Compared with women, technology application has a more significant effect on male social group perception. Moreover, the effect of technology application on the social group perception of the 31-55 age groups is stronger than that of other age groups.

Key words: Science and Technology Application, Social Group Perception, Objective Social Status, Subjective Social Identity, Participation in Social Governance, Frequency of Internet Application