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Sobo, Elisa Janine, 1963-

Title Culture and meaning in health services research : a practical field guide / Elisa J. Sobo.

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Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, ©2009.

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Location	Call No.	Status
University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Reference Material	PHARM W 84.3 S677C 2009	Check Shelf

Description	335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-318) and index.
Contents	The value of meaning. The journey ahead : aims and means -- Why focus on stories? -- The lay of the land. Medical anthropology : an agenda -- Anthropology in and of health services -- Health services : an insider's guide -- The culture concept, cultural competence, and the dangers of "Anthro lite" -- Methodological theroy and practice. Doing science and other systematic things -- Epistemology and evidence : how do we know what we know? -- The realities of research : where and how to begin.
	Specific methods. Refocusing group data collection and analysis -- Making the most of one-time interviews -- Collecting data as care happens, or: The importance of being there -- Making rapid improvements -- Power dynamics : the politics of research. Institutional and other sociocultural challenges to doing good work -- Framing our message : telling our stories, making action -- Afterword / by Ronnie Frankenberg.
Subject	Medical anthropology.
	Medical care -- Research.
	Health Services Research.
	Cultural Competency.
	Delivery of Health Care.
	Research Design.
	Social Values.
	Medical anthropology. (OCoLC)fst01013693
	Medical care -- Research. (OCoLC)fst01013845
ISBN	9781598741360 (hardback : alk. paper)
	1598741365 (hardback : alk. paper)
	9781598741377 (pbk. : alk. paper)
	1598741373 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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