Blume S S
J Soc Policy. 1982 Jan;11(1):7-31. doi: 10.1017/s0047279400011296.
Inequalities in rates of sickness and mortality between social groups has long been a matter of concern and of inquiry in Britain. Disciplinary differentiation has resulted in the problem now being treated within what have become three distinct intellectual traditions. These are social administration, epidemiology, and sociology, and the accounts they provide differ significantly from each other. This is partly because 'the' problem is somewhat differently defined in each; and partly because of their different orientations to theory and to practical amelioration. This article explores the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, and raises the possibility of a more adequate explanation than any one discipline provides. The implications for study of social administration are considered.
社会群体之间疾病率和死亡率的不平等长期以来一直是英国备受关注和研究的问题。学科分化导致这个问题现在在三种不同的学术传统中得到处理。这三种传统分别是社会行政、流行病学和社会学，它们给出的解释彼此有很大差异。部分原因是“这个”问题在每种传统中的定义略有不同；部分原因是它们对理论和实际改善的取向不同。本文探讨了每种方法的优缺点，并提出了一种比任何单一学科提供的解释更充分的可能性。文中还考虑了对社会行政研究的影响。
