健康人文理论研究的“他山之石”——评弗兰·科利耶《健康、疾病与医学社会理论手册》

"Referential Experience"in the Analysis of Health Humanities Theories:A Review of The Palgrave Handbook of Social The-ory in Health,Illness and Medicine by Fran Collyer

弗兰•科利耶教授新著《健康、疾病与医学社会理论手册》为健康人文研究以及与此密切相关的健康中国建设提供了理论指南。鉴于以往对这一理念的践行有着明显的重应用轻理论的偏向,因此,学界在积极地将这一领域概念化,以寻求理论上的突破。与这一研究趋势相吻合的是,该手册虽然并不是专门为健康人文研究撰写,但很显然,可以大大推动这一领域的理论研究,成为该领域的“他山之石”。另外,随着人们越来越多意识到要理解晚期现代社会中的健康和疾病,就需要更加复杂和多层次的视角。手册的理论包容性、复杂性、层次性,使其显然是多元理解健康、疾病与医学问题的一部力作。

The newly released work by Professor Fran Collyer-The Palgrave Handbook of Social Theory in Health,Illness and Medicine-provides substantial theoretical guidance for health humanities research,offering valuable insights for the construction of Healthy China.Given the historical tendency to prioritize practical application over theory in this domain,scholars are actively conceptualizing health humanities to seek theoretical breakthroughs.In alignment with this trend,while not exclusively dedicated to health humanities,Collyer's handbook emerges as a significant contribution,serving as referential experience for advancing theoretical research in this domain.Furthermore,as awareness grows regarding the need to understand health and disease in late-modern societies,there is a demand for more complex and multi-dimensional perspectives.The handbook's theoretical inclusivity,complexity,and multi-layered approach stand out as a valuable work for comprehensively understanding health,disease,and medical issues in contemporary society.