Chapter 4: Qualitative methods in medical anthropology
Richard Chenhall
and
Kate Senior
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Chapter
Published:
17 Jan 2023
Page Range:
55–73
Collection:
Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800376199.00010
Keywords:
Ethnography; Participant observation; Collaborative anthropology; Autoethnography; Arts-based methods
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Medical anthropology draws on a wide range of perspectives and approaches to understand human health and well-being and their interactions with medical systems. This chapter begins with an exploration of traditional methods in medical and anthropology, using specific examples to show how we as anthropologists engage with people in a range of health settings. The second part of the chapter explores emergent methods, which may add to the information gained through participant observation or be used when there is not sufficient time to conduct long term ethnographic research.

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Cover How to Conduct Qualitative Research in Social Science
How to Conduct Qualitative Research in Social Science
Edited by
Pranee Liamputtong https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0673-4497
Monograph Book
Published:
17 Jan 2023
Print ISBN:
9781800376182
eISBN:
9781800376199
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800376199
Pages:
246
Collection:
Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2023
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