Doing health anthropology : research methods for community assessment and change /

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What is the relationship between health, human nature, and human needs?. The impact of social change on communities?. The processes by which communities confront and overcome their health problems?. How do we study these health questions in new communities and become advocates for change?. These are...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kiefer, Christie W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Springer, ©2007.
Subjects:
Medical anthropology > Research > Methodology.
Public health > Anthropological aspects > Research > Methodology.
Anthropology > methods
Community Health Services
Research Design
Santé publique > Aspect anthropologique > Recherche > Méthodologie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Medical anthropology > Research > Methodology
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Why anthropology?
  • Positivism : the laboratory theory of knowledge
  • The naturalistic theory of knowledge : anthropology
  • The study of real people in natural situations
  • Designing a research project
  • The researcher in and beyond the community
  • Collecting data
  • Analyzing data
  • The theory of needs
  • Community change : the theory of hope
  • Action anthropology
  • Teaching health anthropology
  • Professionalism in naturalistic social science.

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