Citation

Maycock B. Asia Pac. J. Public Health 2014; 27(1): 24-28.

Affiliation

School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia b.maycock@curtin.edu.au.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1010539514561086

PMID

25475083

Abstract

Public health has typically investigated health issues using methods from the positivistic paradigm. Yet these approaches, although they are able to quantify the problem, may not be able to explain the social reasons of why the problem exists or the impact on those affected. This article will provide a brief overview of a sociological theory that provides methods and a theoretical framework that has proven useful in understanding public health problems and developing interventions.

Language: en