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"This book offers insights into key research-based strategies that can help to alleviate global challenges faced by both individuals and groups in society. Focusing on conducting qualitative research, the chapters highlight an approach for understanding human thoughts and actions, and examining how things actually function in society. Explaining both the theoretical and practical aspects of doing qualitative research, the book uses examples from real-world research projects to emphasise how to conduct qualitative research in the social sciences. Pranee Liamputtong draws together contributions covering qualitative research in cultural and medical anthropology, sociology, gender studies, political science, criminology, demography, economic sciences, social work, and education. Each chapter discusses the essence of a discipline before examining the contribution of qualitative enquiry and then interrogating traditional qualitative research methods as well as emerging or innovative methods. This will be an invigorating read for students and scholars of the social sciences. Its combination of theoretical and practical insights will also be essential for qualitative researchers"--

Conducting cross-cultural research qualitatively in social science : setting the scene /Pranee Liamputtong --Part I:Theoretical and methodological frameworks --Grounded ontologies : Indigenous methodologies in qualitative cross-cultural research /Marnee Shay, Grace Sarra and Annette Woods --Doing decolonial and indigenist research : a reflection /Lieketseng Ned, Mpoe Johannah Keikelame and Leslie Swartz --Kaupapa Māori research /Fiona Cram and Anna Adcock --Cultural insider-outsider : reflecting on positionality in shared and differing identities /Sonya Corbin Dwyer and Jennifer L. Buckle --Cultural sensibility in accessing participants in cross-cultural research /Rinchen Pelzang and Alison M. Hutchinson --Researcher's refusals : ethical dilemmas, ethical practices in qualitative research : interviews on the Thailand-Myanmar border /Nisha Toomey --Part II:Qualitative cross-cultural research methods in social science --Cross-cultural interviewing /Gabriele Griffin --Critical narrative inquiry as psychosocial accompaniment with Aboriginal communities /Amy Quayle and Christopher Sonn --Cross-lingual focus groups in cross-cultural community-based participatory research /Maira Quintanilha and Maria Mayan --Life histories and life diagrams /Johanna Söderström --The walking interview in cross-cultural research /Nigel Hunt and Danila D'Errico --Intercultural research : aboriginal young people and the digital storytelling process as knowledge exchange /Fran Edmonds, Richard Chenhall and Emily Munro-Harrison --Body mapping : an empowering method for ethnoanatomical and ethnophysiological insights in qualitative research /Heather Julie Wallace --Ethnographic methods in cross-cultural research /Roseanne C. Schuster, Amber Wutich, Alexandra Brewis and Cindi SturtzSreetharan --Indigenising photovoice : infusing Māori cultural values into Western research methods /Glenis Mark and Amohia Boulton --Decolonising community-based participatory research : applying arts-based methods to transformative learning spaces /Carolyn M. Melro and Clifford T. Ballantyne --Cross-cultural community gardening as an indigenist methodology : a learning ceremonial journey from a colour settler perspective /Ranjan Datta --Transnational cross-cultural research : modern challenges and solutions for field access, data collection, and analysis /Anson Au.

Public Health: Local and Global Perspectives presents a comprehensive introduction to public health issues and concepts in the Australian and international contexts. It provides students with fundamental knowledge of the public health field, including frameworks, theories, key organisations and contemporary issues. The third edition features a new chapter on the public health workforce and the importance of advocacy in the profession and a thorough update that includes current research and case studies. Discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic and other contemporary public health issues offers students the opportunity to apply theory to familiar examples. Each chapter contextualises key concepts with spotlights and vignettes, reflective questions, tutorial exercises and suggestions for further reading. Written by an expert team of public health professionals, Public Health is an essential resource for public health students.

Part 1. Background to qualitative research -- 1. Methodological frameworks and sampling in qualitative research -- 2. Rigour and ethics in qualitative research -- Part 2. Types of qualitative research methods -- 3. The in-depth interviewing method -- 4. Focus groups -- 5. Unobtrusive methods -- 6. Narrative enquiry methodology : Life and oral history, life story, and biographical research -- 7. Memory-work -- 8. Ethnography -- 9. Participatory action research -- 10. Qualitative case study research -- 11. Grounded theory research -- Part 3. Managing qualitative research -- 12. Making sense of qualitative data : The analysis process -- 13. Writing a qualitative research proposal : Making a plan -- 14. Writing a qualitative research report : Telling the story -- Part 4. Applications of qualitative research -- 15. Researching the 'vulnerable' -- 16. Conducting cross-cultural research qualitatively -- 17. Going online : Doing qualitative research in cyberspace -- 18. Qualitative research : New directions.

"Social Determinants of Health introduces a range of topics related to health and well-being in the context of a conceptual framework of determinants of health. It provides an introduction to some of the important ideas that underlie the field of public health, aiming to give students an understanding of the causes of health, rather than just the effects of health status in society.By examining the social, cultural, economic and environmental determinants of health, students will gain a greater understanding of current issues in public health in terms of their causes and interrelationships. This book demonstrates how an understanding of social determinants will support students to become knowledgeable health professionals allowing them to practise effectively in the modern healthcare context." -- Provided by publisher

Research is defined by the Australian Research Council as "the creation of new knowledge and/or the use of existing knowledge in a new and creative way so as to generate new concepts, methodologies, inventions and understandings". Research is thus the foundation for knowledge. It produces evidence and informs actions that can provide wider benefit to a society. The knowledge that researchers cultivate from a piece of research can be adopted for social and health programs that can improve the health and well-being of the individuals, their communities and the societies in which they live. As we have witnessed in all corners of the globe, research has become an endeavor that most of us in the health and social sciences cannot avoid. This Handbook is conceived to provide the foundation to readers who wish to embark on a research project in order to form knowledge that they need. The Handbook comprises four main sections: Traditional research methods sciences; Innovative research methods; Doing cross-cultural research; and Sensitive research methodology and approach. This Handbook attests to the diversity and richness of research methods in the health and social sciences. It will benefit many readers, particularly students and researchers who undertake research in health and social science areas. It is also valuable for the training needs of postgraduate students who wish to undertake research in cross-cultural settings, with special groups of people, as it provides essential knowledge not only on the methods of data collection but also salient issues that they need to know if they wish to succeed in their research endeavors

Preface -- Part I – Emerging and Innovative Research Methods -- 1. Art-based research methods -- 2. Visual methods -- 3. Drawing method -- 4. Photovoice method -- 5. Photo elicitation method -- 6. Using automated cameras (ACs) as research tool -- 7. Participatory photomapping method -- 8. Digital story-telling method -- 9. Ethno-mimesis research methodology -- 10. Using vignettes in research -- 11. Using puppetry in research -- 12. Using cartography in research -- 13. Freelisting method -- 14. Card-based method -- 15. Diary method -- 16. Participant-guided mobile method -- 17. Music as research method -- 18. Film as research method -- 19. Online research -- 20. Skype interviewing method -- 21. Digital ethnography -- 22. Telephone interviewing -- 23. Dyadic interviewing method -- 24. Archival research -- 25. Covert research methods

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the Editor -- Chapter 1: Children, Young People and HIV/AIDS: A Cross-Cultural Perspective -- 1.1 Children, Young People and HIV/AIDS -- 1.2 Living with HIV/AIDS and Mental Health Issues -- 1.3 HIV/AIDS, Stigma and Discrimination -- 1.4 HIV/AIDS, Secrecy and Disclosure -- 1.5 Resilience and HIV-Positive Young People -- 1.6 Social Support, Interventions and Health Promotion Programs -- 1.7 Researching with Children and Young People Living with HIV/AIDS -- 1.8 About the Book -- 1.9 Conclusion -- References -- Part I: Children, Young People and Living with HIV/AIDS -- Chapter 2: Unpacking 'OVC': Locally Perceived Differences Between Orphaned, HIV-Positive and AIDS-Affected Children in Zimbabwe -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Theoretical Framework -- 2.3 The Study -- 2.4 Differences and Similarities Between Orphaned, HIV-­Positive and AIDS-Affected Children -- 2.4.1 Challenges and Difficulties -- 2.4.1.1 Poor Health -- 2.4.1.2 Barriers to Education -- 2.4.1.3 Difficult Living Situation -- 2.4.1.4 Maltreatment and Stigma -- 2.4.1.5 Psychosocial Challenges -- 2.4.2 Assets and Resources -- 2.4.2.1 Esteem -- 2.4.2.2 Social Actors -- 2.4.2.3 Knowledge and Skills -- 2.4.2.4 Community Resources -- 2.4.3 Solidarity -- 2.4.3.1 Community Support -- 2.4.3.2 Need for Kind Treatment -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Children's Experiences of Living with HIV-­Positive Parents Within the Family Context of Bangladesh -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Stigma and Discrimination -- 3.3 The Study -- 3.4 Children's Experiences of Social Stigma and Discrimination -- 3.5 Impacts of Stigma on Self -- 3.6 Impacts of Stigma on Parent-Child Relations -- 3.7 Impacts of Stigma on Social and Economic Welfare -- 3.8 Discussion and Conclusion -- References.

This volume examines contemporary Thailand. It captures aspects of Thai society that have changed dramatically over the past years and that have turned Thailand into a society that is different from what most people outside the country know and expect. The social transition of Thailand has been marked by economic growth, population restructuring, social and cultural development, political movements, and many reforms including the national health care system. The book covers the social, cultural, and economic changes as well as political situations. It discusses both historical contexts and emerging issues. It includes chapters on social and public health concerns, and on ethnicity, gender, sexuality and social class. Most chapters use information from empirical-based and historical research. They describe real life experiences of the contributors and Thai people who participated in the research.

There are about 34 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS. Half are women. There has been a dramatic global increase in the rates of women living with HIV/AIDS. Among young women, especially in developing countries, infection rates are rapidly increasing. Many of these women are also mothers with young infants. When a woman is labeled as having HIV, she is treated with suspicion and her morality is being questioned. Previous research has suggested that women living with HIV/AIDS can be affected by delay in diagnosis, inferior access to health care services, internalized stigma and a po

Up until now, many articles have been written to portray stigma and discrimination which occur with people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in many parts of the world. But this is the first book which attempts to put together results from empirical research relating to stigma, discrimination and living with HIV/AIDS. The focus of this book is on issues relevant to stigma and discrimination which have occurred to individuals and groups in different parts of the globe, as well as how these individuals and groups attempt to deal with HIV/AIDS. The book comprises chapters written by researchers who carry out their projects in different parts of the world and each chapter contains empirical information based on real life situations. This can be used as an evidence for health care providers to implement socially and culturally appropriate services to assist individuals and groups who are living with HIV/AIDS in many societies. The book is of interest to health care providers who have their interests in working with individuals and groups who are living with HIV/AIDS from a cross-cultural perspective. It will be useful for students and lecturers in courses such as anthropology, sociology, social work, nursing, public health and medicine. In particular, it will assist health workers in community health centres and hospitals in understanding issues related to HIV/AIDS and hence provide culturally sensitive health care to people living with HIV/AIDS from different social and cultural backgrounds. The book is useful for anyone who is interested in HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in diverse social and cultural settings.

Performing qualitative cross-cultural research : an introduction -- Moral and ethical perspectives -- The research participants : accessing and reciprocity -- Cultural sensitivity : a responsible researcher -- Insider/outsider perspectives and placing issues -- Cross-cultural communication and language issues -- Personal and collective testimony -- Local knowledge, local power and collective action -- Writing and disseminating in cross-cultural research.