The essential role of social theory in qualitative public health research

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 438-443

  Willis, Karen ^a   Daly, Jeanne ^b   Kealy, Michelle ^b   Small, Rhonda ^b   Koutroulis, Glenda ^f   Green, Julie ^c   Gibbs, Lisa ^d   Thomas, Samantha ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Evidence; Generalisability; Qualitative research; Social theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFLICT; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EXPERIENCE; FEMINISM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIAL THEORY; SOCIOLOGY; SYMBOLISM; THEORY;

EID: 84947648743     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2007.00115.x     Document Type: Article

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