In this commentary—written to celebrate, but also evaluate, the relationship between anthropology and demography at the 50th anniversary of the journal—I focus on the insights gained and the challenges posed by applying anthropological theory and utilizing ethnographic methods in population studies. Population and Development Review has been the venue of choice for many anthropologists because it has consistently recognized and welcomed the contributions of ethnographic research. Further, the journal has provided a forum for critical engagement between anthropology and demography, publishing research findings that illustrate the benefits of this engagement as well as commentaries that acknowledge, examine, and assess the sometimes‐difficult relationship between the two disciplines. To showcase the possibilities anthropology offers for understanding puzzles central to demographic inquiry, I draw special attention to research and scholarship focused on Africa's fertility transition.

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关于人类学对理解人口过程的价值的思考


在这篇评论中——为了庆祝，同时也在评估，人类学和人口学之间的关系，在该杂志创刊 50 周年之际——我专注于在人口研究中应用人类学理论和利用民族志方法所获得的见解和带来的挑战。《人口与发展评论》一直是许多人类学家的首选场所，因为它一直认可并欢迎人种学研究的贡献。此外，该杂志为人类学和人口学之间的批判性参与提供了一个论坛，发表了说明这种参与的好处的研究结果，以及承认、检查和评估这两个学科之间有时困难的关系的评论。为了展示人类学为理解人口学研究核心谜题提供的可能性，我特别关注以非洲生育率转型为重点的研究和学术研究。