Did United States' fascination with "pose" ever lead to classism and death?
美國人對「儀態」的迷戀,曾經導致階級主義與死亡?
Medical historian Beth Link reveals the 20th-century United States fascination with good posture, which was wrongly seen as an epidemic that could lead to widespread illness, disability, and even death. The book explores how the science of posture once became ingrained and its shocking intersection with racism, classism, eugenics, and abilityism, ultimately revealing the extensive history behind this health myth.
醫學歷史學家貝絲•林克揭示了20世紀美國對良好姿勢的迷戀,這種迷戀被錯誤地視爲一場流行病,可能導致普遍的疾病、殘疾甚至死亡。書中探討了姿勢科學如何一度深植人心,以及它與種族主義、階級主義、優生學和能力主義等令人震驚的交集,最終揭示了這一健康誤區背後的廣泛歷史。