人类学与公共卫生:理论与实践

Anthropology and Public Health: Theory and Practice

人类学对于健康与疾病问题的关注,始于西方人类学家对部落社会的疾病认识、医疗体系与巫术等方面的研究,正是由于人类学对于人类公共卫生的关注而使人类学成为了社会科学中的显学。在全球化的今天,参与人类公共卫生问题的研究不仅可以使人类学者走出象牙塔,学以致用,促成社会问题的解决,而且能够为人类学者提供一定的资金与广阔的田野空间,推动学科的规范化发展。

The concern of Anthropology for health and diseases may be traced back to the studies on diseases, medical system, and voodoo by western anthropologists. Its concern for public health has made anthropology an explicit study among social sciences. In this era of globalization. to participate in the study of public health not only helps the anthropologists to apply what they have learned to solve social issues, but also provides more fund and room for field researches so as to promote the standardization of this discipline.