Health Sciences 2801A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Disinformation, Emic And Etic, Knowledge Acquisition
9 Apr 2020
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Begins with indicators and tries to determine constructs that fit. Begins with formal constructs and tries to develop empirical indicators. Variance questions focus on differences and correlations. Process questions focus on how things happen. Attention to the context in which events occur and have meaning. Emphasis on understanding the social world from the participant"s point of view. Data collection techniques may be modified in the field . Concern is primarily with discovery and description. Hypotheses are usually developed during the research rather than before the research. Analyses tend to be narrative, rather than numerical. Sociological determinants of health and disease studies: Knowledge acquisition, food, water, and shelter access. The nestle formula scandal, and creating a need where none existed . Impact of socio-economics on neonatal health and maternal exposure to risk. Socio-economic risk of type 2 diabetes development. Combating misinformation and disinformation in health care. Where/when/what you eat and questions of food access and scarcity.
