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by Elisa J. Sobo (Author)
Culture and Meaning in Health Services Research is a practical guide to applying interpretive qualitative methods to pressing healthcare delivery problems. A leading medical anthropologist who has spent many years working in applied healthcare settings, Sobo combines sophisticated theoretical insights and methodological rigor with authentic, real-world examples and applications. In addition to clearly explaining the nuanced practice of ethnography and guiding the reader through specific methods that can be used in focus groups or interviewing to yield useful findings, Sobo considers the social relationships and power dynamics that influence field entry, data ownership, research deliverables, and authorship decisions. Crafted to communicate the importance of culture and meaning across the many disciplines engaged in health services research, this book is ideal for courses in such fields as public health and health administration, nursing, anthropology, health psychology, and sociology.
Author Biography
Elisa J. Sobo is an associate professor of anthropology at San Diego State University and a clinical associate professor in the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. She also has nearly ten years of full-time work experience in applied medical research settings, including five years at Children's Hospital San Diego. Sobo is author, co-author, or co-editor of nine other books, including Using Methods in the Field: a Practical Introduction and Casebook (AltaMira Press) and Child Health Services Research: Applications, Innovations, and Insights (Jossey-Bass), as well as two ethnologically inspired works on HIV/AIDS (U Pennsylvania & Routledge), and a traditional ethnographic monograph regarding health and healing practices in rural Jamaica (SUNY). She also publishes extensively in major social science, healthcare, and medical journals.
