@article{ref1,
title="Towards a critical health equity research stance: why epistemology and methodology matter more than qualitative methods",
journal="Health education and behavior",
year="2017",
author="Bowleg, Lisa",
volume="44",
number="5",
pages="677-684",
abstract="Qualitative methods are not intrinsically progressive. <br><br>METHODS are simply tools to conduct research. Epistemology, the justification of knowledge, shapes methodology and methods, and thus is a vital starting point for a critical health equity research stance, regardless of whether the methods are qualitative, quantitative, or mixed. In line with this premise, I address four themes in this commentary. First, I criticize the ubiquitous and uncritical use of the term health disparities in U.S. public health. Next, I advocate for the increased use of qualitative methodologies-namely, photovoice and critical ethnography-that, pursuant to critical approaches, prioritize dismantling social-structural inequities as a prerequisite to health equity. Thereafter, I discuss epistemological stance and its influence on all aspects of the research process. Finally, I highlight my critical discourse analysis HIV prevention research based on individual interviews and focus groups with Black men, as an example of a critical health equity research approach.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1090-1981",
doi="10.1177/1090198117728760",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1090198117728760"
}