1st Edition

Social Research in Health and Illness Case-Based Approaches

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

Social Research in Health and Illness offers a theoretically informed guide to practising the key social research methods in investigating health and illness. Examining both methods and methodology, the authors explore the importance of selecting the appropriate research method for the project in question, demonstrating that researchers do not simply apply a set of neutral techniques to the... Read more

Introduction

Chapter 1. Literature Review: Experiencing Chronic Illness

Chapter 2. Social Survey: Diabetes Type I and Type II

Chapter 3. Qualitative Interviews: Thalassemia

Chapter 4. Focus Groups: Multiple Sclerosis

Chapter 5. Observation: Haemodialysis

Chapter 6. Longitudinal Study: Heart Disease

Chapter 7. Using the Internet: HIV / AIDS

Chapter 8. Secondary Data Research: Mental Illness

Chapter 9. Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods: Alzheimer’s Disease

Chapter 10. Ethics in Research: Breast Cancer

Biography

Constantinos N. Phellas is Professor and Vice Rector for Faculty and Research, University of Nicosia, Cyprus and editor of Researching Non-Heterosexual Sexualities.

Costas S. Constantinou is Assistant Professor and Lead for Medical Sociology at the University of Nicosia Medical School, Cyprus.