The background of the proposal and construction of social translation studies is the close relationship between translation studies and social issues, and scholars recognize the importance of social translation research. Social translation studies cannot simply replicate sociological concepts or theories, but should construct a theoretical system based on the development needs of translation studies itself. Although there are studies in sociology that focus on translation issues, there is a lack of specialized theories for translation research. Social translation studies should integrate the interrelated factors between translation and society, establish their margins, and avoid blindly emphasizing their importance. The multidimensional nature of translation requires social translation studies to not only focus on the social dimension. The development of social translation studies should promote sociological research, but should be based on translation studies rather than sociology. The combination of translation and society has a long history, but a systematic discourse system has not yet been established. Social translation studies should not be limited to the combination of translation studies and sociology, but should be a systematic understanding of the relationship between translation and society in translation research. Interdisciplinary research should be problem driven, and social translation studies should integrate different disciplines to solve specific problems. Genzler believes that the field of translation studies has expanded and requires the integration of theories and resources from different disciplines, which provides a new perspective for the development of social translation studies.