The essential role of social theory in qualitative public health research Willis, Karen, Daly, Jeanne, Kealy, Michelle, Small, Rhonda, Koutroulis, Glenda, Green, Julie, Gibbs, Lisa and Thomas, Samantha 2007, The essential role of social theory in qualitative public health research, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 438-443, doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2007.00115.x. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The essential role of social theory in qualitative public health research Author(s) Willis, Karen Daly, Jeanne Kealy, Michelle Small, Rhonda Koutroulis, Glenda Green, Julie Gibbs, Lisa Thomas, Samantha Journal name Australian and New Zealand journal of public health Volume number 31 Issue number 5 Start page 438 End page 443 Total pages 6 Publisher Wiley Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2007-10 ISSN 1326-0200 Keyword(s) Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Public, Environmental & Occupational Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SCI PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SSCI social theory generalisability evidence SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS Summary OBJECTIVE: To define the role of social theory and examine how research studies using qualitative methods can use social theory to generalize their results beyond the setting of the study or to other social groups. APPROACH: The assumptions underlying public health research using qualitative methods derive from a range of social theories that include conflict theory, structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism, the sociology of knowledge and feminism. Depending on the research problem, these and other social theories provide conceptual tools and models for constructing a suitable research framework, and for collecting and analysing data. In combination with the substantive health literature, the theoretical literature provides the conceptual bridge that links the conclusions of the study to other social groups and settings. CONCLUSION: While descriptive studies using qualitative research methods can generate important insights into social experience, the use of social theory in the construction and conduct of research enables researchers to extrapolate their findings to settings and groups broader than the ones in which the research was conducted. Language eng DOI 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2007.00115.x Field of Research 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 929999 Health not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2007, The Authors Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30079617 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Health and Social Development Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 18 Nov 2015, 09:28:26 EST Thu, 19 Nov 2015, 04:00:28 EST Thu, 19 Nov 2015, 05:10:23 EST Mon, 29 Feb 2016, 11:49:03 EST Mon, 29 Feb 2016, 11:51:27 EST Mon, 24 Apr 2017, 11:00:09 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 29 times in TR Web of Science Cited 31 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 93 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 18 Nov 2015, 09:28:26 EST

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