略论学科意义上的生态人类学

生态人类学出现于20世纪60年代,它是运用人类学的理论和方法研究人类、生态环境及文化之间复杂关系的一门人类学分支学科,以人类、生态环境与文化之间的关系为研究对象,在人类学学科中具有重要的地位。在我国,发展生态人类学既是解决生态环境问题的现实要求,又是人类学学科发展的客观需要。应当按一定的路径发展我国的生态人类学。

On Ecological Anthropology as a Discipline

Ecological Anthropology, which appeared in the 1960s, is a branch of anthropology which applies the theory and methodology of anthropology to the research of the complicated relations between man, culture and ecological environment. It has a very important position in the discipline of anthropology. In China, developing the ecological anthropology is not only necessary for the solution of the environmental problems, but also meets the needs of anthropological development. The paper also points out the concrete approach of developing the ecological anthropology in China.