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Abstract：
Although sleep is crucial for mental and physical health, insufficient sleep is a growing problem in our modern society. In general, adults need approximately eight hours of sleep per night, but this is often unfeasible nowadays. This sleep restriction has been observed, and it has worsened, throughout the past two centuries; therefore, it is more attributed to socioeconomic changes than to biological adaptations. The most important factors to contribute to this sleep restriction were the popularization of artificial light and industrialization. The present manuscript briefly overviews, from a socioanthropological perspective, the reasons why sleep has been impacted, disclosing its effects on individuals and on society.
摘要：
虽然睡眠对身心健康至关重要，睡眠不足是一个日益严重的问题在我们的现代社会。总的来说,成年人每晚需要大约八小时的睡眠，但现在这往往是不可行的。已经观察到这种睡眠限制，而且情况恶化了,在过去的两个世纪里，它更多地归因于社会经济变化，而不是生物适应。造成这种睡眠限制的最重要因素是人造光的普及和工业化。本手稿简要概述，从社会人类学的角度来看，睡眠受到影响的原因，披露其对个人和社会的影响。
