Jordanova L
Department of History, University of York.
Soc Hist Med. 1995 Dec;8(3):361-81. doi: 10.1093/shm/8.3.361.
The paper examines some of the ways in which a social constructionist perspective may be useful for social historians of medicine. It outlines the streams of thought that, over the last twenty years or so, have contributed to this perspective. Some of the problems and issues raised by social constructionism are considered. The relationships between the history of science and the history of medicine are discussed in order to clarify the extent to which the latter can and should be modeled on the former. I suggest that social constructionism is useful, partly because it gives weight to ideas, and that there is a potentially fruitful alliance to be considered between the social history of medicine and cultural history.
本文探讨了社会建构主义视角对医学社会史学家可能有用的一些方式。它概述了在过去二十年左右的时间里促成这一视角的思想流派。文中考虑了社会建构主义提出的一些问题。讨论了科学史与医学史之间的关系，以阐明医学史在多大程度上能够且应该以科学史为模式。我认为社会建构主义是有用的，部分原因在于它重视观念，并且医学社会史与文化史之间可能存在富有成效的联盟值得探讨。
