Table of Contents

OverviewSection 1: Introduction
Introduction to social research
Science and social science
Framing a research question
Research design Section 2: Qualitative methods
Introduction to qualitative methods
Qualitative interviewing
Focus groups and other group methods
Analysing qualitative data
Practical: using qualitative methodsSection 3: Quantitative methods
Measurement in the social sciences
Questionnaire design
Survey design
Practical: designing a questionnaireSection 4: Social science disciplines in public health
Introduction to applied medical anthropology
Introduction to history in health
Multi-method and multi-disciplinary approaches Glossary
Index

About the Author

Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Lecturer in Outcome Assessment at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine