Sociology 2246A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Seasonal Affective Disorder, Light Therapy, Electronic Body Music
15 May 2020
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2246 chapter 3 researching health: methodological traditions and. Quantitative research and positivist tradition: positivist research methodologies: attempt to study people in the same way that physical scientists study the natural world by focusing on quantifiable/directly observable events, ex. Double-blind study conducted over 3 winters to study the effectiveness of light therapy compared to antidepressants to treat seasonal affective disorder. The health status of aboriginal women in canada : fail to examine why and how , quantitative data gives different explanations compared to qualitative date, not everything can be quantified. Intersectionality theory is incorporated into this epidemiological research, but does not consider subjective qualitative components just race and sex: provides a more precise identification of inequalities and helps to ensure that. Evaluating the quality of qualitative research: validity: accurately reflects what is being studied, reliability: repeatable and verifiable, rigour: describes trustworthy research that carefully scrutinizes and describes the meanings/interpretations given by participants.
