为什么公共卫生从业者和研究人员必须停止使用"文化和语言多样性 (CALD) "一词?
Davoud Pourmarzi1, Linda Murray2, Tehzeeb Zulfiqar1
1National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, 62 Mills Road, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.
Public health research & practice
|September 22, 2025
概括
澳大利亚的"文化和语言多样性" (CALD) 术语可能会使移民疏远,影响他们的归属感. 研究人员建议停止其使用,以促进包容性,并避免对多样化的人口产生异见.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 卫生沟通健康沟通
背景情况:
- "文化和语言多样性" (CALD) 这个术语在澳大利亚的卫生文献和公共话语中越来越多地使用.
- 这种标签隐含地将某些移民群体与澳大利亚主流规范相比定义为"其他".
- 被标记为CALD的个人报告了对他们在澳大利亚社区中的归属感产生负面影响.
研究的目的:
- 批判性地评估澳大利亚持续使用"文化和语言多样性" (CALD) 术语的情况.
- 检查在公共卫生中使用CALD标签的潜在风险和危害.
- 倡导停止CALD分类,以促进社会包容和准确的代表性.
主要方法:
- 在澳大利亚公共卫生和话语中对"文化和语言多样性" (CALD) 术语进行批判性分析.
- 对被标记为CALD的个人关于社区归属的论点的审查.
- 研究严谨性的伦理考虑,与人口分类相关的健康益处和潜在危害.
主要成果:
- "文化和语言多样性" (CALD) 标签的使用量大幅增加.
- 该术语产生了"其他"效应,可能会损害被标记的个人的归属感.
- 显然有必要避免将不同的人群归类为"其他人".
结论:
- 在澳大利亚的公共卫生和研究中",文化和语言多样性" (CALD) 术语应该停止使用.
- 继续使用CALD标签对社会凝聚力和准确的数据表示构成风险.
- 需要采取替代方法,而不是对澳大利亚多样化的人口进行分类或"其他"成员.
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