Rebecca
Some of the critical realists have taken on class and gender, but they're
almost a different species. Comments, anyone?
Trisha Greenhalgh
Professor of Primary Health Care and Director, Healthcare Innovation and
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New MSc programe in international health from Sept 2012 (click for details):
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Morning all,
Thanks everyone for the feedback, most illuminating!! I've got some time
today during a v. long train journey to start applying it to my project - so
am sure I'll be posting again later to let you know how I got on.
Also really good to know I'm not alone!! So helpful to have found this
group to share my ponderings with...
The other thing I'm working on understanding/explaining is whether/how the
realist approach can be useful in challenging inequalities - the women,
prison, health triad is known for not only being about improving health, but
is also about challenging geneder inequalities in society more broadly.
I am wondering how far the philosophy behind realist approaches aids an
equality agenda, or indeed, any kind of 'agenda' - I have modest
expectations of what my review will uncover, but I'd like to know to what
extent you think a realist approach can contribute to broad "social justice"
aims? If indeed it does...
Maybe the realist approach helps to explain/illuminate the context and
mechanisms of inequalities? Think that might be a bit too much for my
'umble dissertation to discuss! But would be interested to know your
thoughts though...
Thanks again,
Rebecca
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