西方医学社会史发展述论

医学社会史首先是在医学史内部孕育并诞生的,是医学史研究社会化的必然结果,其研究者也大多为医学史家而非专业的历史学家。而随着新史学的发展,历史学家越来越多地将疾病、医疗作为切入点来考察社会历史的变迁。医学史和历史学之间融合的不断加强,使得医学社会史的理论体系和学科领域逐步完善起来。医学社会史开始了日新月异的发展过程,至今方兴未艾。

On the Development of Social History of Medicine

As a result of sociologizing the History of Medicine,the Social History of Medicine came into the world.At the same time,along with the development of the New History,more and more historians focus on the topics of disease and medicine.The theoretical system and disciplines became more attractive based on the syncretism of medicine history and traditional history,and then the social history of medicine has greatly developed up to now.