Social relations and health/disease processes: reasons and facts

  • Eduardo L. Menéndez Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social. CIESAS (México)
Keywords: Social relationships, Social rituals, Social actor, Health/disease, Methodology

Abstract

Between the 1940’s and 1970’s, the most important theoretical perspectives in sociology and social anthropology gave huge importance to social relationships, however from the mid-1970’s onward, and particularly since 1980, a whole series of trends focused on the subject and social actor, questioning previous perspectives and formulating non-relational methodological approaches. This polarization has been negative; thus, it is necessary to promote a joint analysis combining the relational focus and one based on the actor’s point of view.

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Author Biography

Eduardo L. Menéndez, Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social. CIESAS (México)
Licenciado en Ciencias Antropológicas (UBA); Maestro en Salud Pública (Escuela de Salud Pública de México) y Doctor por la Universidad de Buenos Aires con orientación en Antropología Social. Profesor/investigador en el Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social (CIESAS, México).
Published
2022-04-26
How to Cite
Menéndez, E. L. (2022). Social relations and health/disease processes: reasons and facts. Cuadernos De antropología Social, (55). https://doi.org/10.34096/cas.i55.11359
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