Employing critical realism within and beyond social studies of health: tenets, applications, possible future research and action DOI Creative Commons
Lee F. Monaghan

Journal of Critical Realism, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 23(3), P. 274 - 291

Published: May 21, 2024

Critical realism provides an alternative to positivism and interpretivism. It foregrounds ontology evaluative approach knowledge, while promoting eclectic reasoning, transdisciplinarity, ethical research across the quantitative/qualitative, macro/micro other divides. Health researchers have usefully employed critical realism, though it has also been dismissed as strange, a source of self-deception hubris. Furthermore, accused dehumanizing many people. Responding these charges, this article makes case for carefully employing within beyond social studies health. first outlines some basic realist tenets before summarizing two exemplars sociology health, illness medical work. The discussion section, observing principle hermeticism, engages with criticisms offering prolegomenon on COVID-19 pandemic response. In conclusion, 'radical' proposal is ventured possible transformative action so that society less hierarchical, more equal salutogenic.

Language: Английский

Employing critical realism within and beyond social studies of health: tenets, applications, possible future research and action DOI Creative Commons
Lee F. Monaghan

Journal of Critical Realism, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 23(3), P. 274 - 291

Published: May 21, 2024

Critical realism provides an alternative to positivism and interpretivism. It foregrounds ontology evaluative approach knowledge, while promoting eclectic reasoning, transdisciplinarity, ethical research across the quantitative/qualitative, macro/micro other divides. Health researchers have usefully employed critical realism, though it has also been dismissed as strange, a source of self-deception hubris. Furthermore, accused dehumanizing many people. Responding these charges, this article makes case for carefully employing within beyond social studies health. first outlines some basic realist tenets before summarizing two exemplars sociology health, illness medical work. The discussion section, observing principle hermeticism, engages with criticisms offering prolegomenon on COVID-19 pandemic response. In conclusion, 'radical' proposal is ventured possible transformative action so that society less hierarchical, more equal salutogenic.

Language: Английский

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