Embodiment: a conceptual glossary for epidemiology
Embodiment: a conceptual glossary for epidemiology
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DOI：
10.1136/jech.2004.024562
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发表时间：
2005-05-01
影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
Krieger, N
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作者：
Krieger, N
体现。这种结构和过程是生态社会理论和流行病学研究的核心。认识到我们，作为人类，同时是社会生物和生物有机体，“化身”的概念提出了三个关键的主张：(1)身体讲述了关于我们生存条件的故事，并且不能脱离我们的生存条件进行研究；(2)身体讲述的故事通常——但并不总是——与人们陈述的相符；(3)身体讲述人们不能或不愿讲述的故事，要么是因为他们不能、被禁止，要么是因为他们选择不讲。正如众所周知的“死人的骨头”通过法医病理学和历史人体测量学确实讲述了故事一样，我们活着的身体也讲述了我们生活的故事，无论这些故事是否被有意识地表达出来。本术语表概述了在流行病学研究中使用“体现”结构的一些关键概念、定义和假设，以促进科学的严谨和健康的社会公平。
Embodiment. This construct and process are central to ecosocial theory and epidemiological inquiry. Recognising that we, as humans, are simultaneously social beings and biological organisms, the notion of "embodiment" advances three critical claims: (1) bodies tell stories about - and cannot be studied divorced from - the conditions of our existence; (2) bodies tell stories that often - but not always - match people's stated accounts; and (3) bodies tell stories that people cannot or will not tell, either because they are unable, forbidden, or choose not to tell. Just as the proverbial "dead man's bones" do in fact tell tales, via forensic pathology and historical anthropometry, so too do our living bodies tell stories about our lives, whether or not these are ever consciously expressed. This glossary sketches some key concepts, definitions, and hypotheses relevant for using the construct of "embodiment" in epidemiological research, so as to promote not only rigorous science but also social equity in health.