International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology, 2025, 7(3); doi: 10.25236/IJFS.2025.070304.
Cai Zhang
School of Ethnology and Sociology, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi, Hubei, China
In the current exploration of strengthening the sense of community for the Chinese nation, investigating the development of traditional culture must be grounded in the humanistic perspective of everyday life. At the relatively micro-level, the mechanism of folkloric identity serves as a starting point. In the context of traditional villages, "pediatrics" refers to the application of the "dual divine medicine" approach in the health and development of fetuses, infants, and young children. It fulfills positive functions such as curing illness, offering psychological comfort, providing end-of-life care, delivering life education, regulating behavior, fostering social integration, and promoting cultural transmission. "Pediatrics" supplements the emotional needs and psychological consolation that are often lacking in modern medical systems. Moreover, by interpreting birth, aging, illness, and death through a system of "local knowledge", it sustains the enduring influence of folkloric identity.
Shemihu Village, Traditional Medicine, Folkloric Identity
Cai Zhang. "Pediatrics": Perspectives on Illness and Folkloric Identity in a Traditional Village. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 3: 21-26. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2025.070304.
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