身体社会学——当代社会学的理论转向

身体是目前越来越热的一个关键词,身体研究热潮的兴起意味着社会本身的深刻变革,同时,也将意味着社会学理论本身的转向.身体思想一直伴随着西方思想的兴起,从古希腊的柏拉图一直到当代,身体始终是一个很难被忽略的研究兴趣,传统社会学因为种种原因在一定程度上忽视了身体这个研究主题,但是,当代消费社会的兴起以及个人主义的兴盛,导致了身体重新复苏,人类学、哲学、医学等学科对身体的持久关注最终唤醒了社会学家关于身体研究的热情,当代身体研究的主题越来越宽广,权力、文化等政治、经济、文化等众多因素先后被引入了身体研究领域,身体社会学由此逐渐成为一门当代显学.

Sociology of Body--The Theoretical Turn of Modern Sociology

Body is more and more important in modern study of sociology, which means the deep changing of society itself; meanwhile, it also means the turning of sociology. The thinking of body is the tradition of western thought, from Plato till modern thinkers. But in modern society, with the rising of Consuming society and individualism, and with the stimulus of anthropology, philosophy and Medicine, the study of Body is awakening, modern study of body is becoming broader Power and culture are important influential sectors about body. This makes body sociology a highlighted study.