Critical Realism for Health and Illness Research

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Critical Realism for Health and Illness Research

A Practical Introduction

Public health and preventive medicine

Author: Priscilla Alderson

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Language: English

Published by: Policy Press

Published on: 11th February 2021

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 252 pages

ISBN: 9781447354598


Winner of the 2022 Cheryl Frank Memorial Prize.

Critical realism, as a toolkit of practical ideas, helps researchers to extend and clarify their analyses. It resolves problems arising from splits between different research approaches, builds on the strengths of different methods and overcomes their individual limitations.

This original text draws on international examples of health and illness research across the life course, from small studies to large trials, to show how versatile critical realism can be in validating research and connecting it to policy and practice.

To meet growing demand from students and researchers, this book is based on the course at UCL, first taught by Roy Bhaskar, the founder of critical realism.

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