Critical realism for health and illness research : a practical introduction /

Critical realism helps researchers to extend and clarify their analyses. This original text draws on international examples of health and illness research across the life course, from small studies to large trials, to show how versatile critical realism can be in validating research and connecting i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alderson, Priscilla (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Policy Press, 2021.
Temas:
Critical realism.
Health > Research.
Diseases > Research.
Medicine > Research > Philosophy.
Réalisme critique.
Santé > Recherche.
Maladies > Recherche.
Médecine > Recherche > Philosophie.
MEDICAL / Health Policy.
e-books.
Livres numériques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • List of figures and tables
  • List of examples
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. Rethinking theories: the basis of practical research and problems with paradigms
  • 2. Basic critical realist concepts
  • 3. Structure and agency: making connections
  • 4. Health and illness research: value-free or value-laden?
  • 5. Four planes of social being: more connections
  • 6. Researching transformative change over time
  • 7. The point is to change it: connecting research to policy and practice
  • ABCD
  • Articles, books, commentary and dictionary-glossary
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index of subjects
  • Index of names
  • Back cover

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