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Mittendrin statt nur dabei: Die ethnografische Erforschung von Gesundheit und Krankheit

From the sidelines to the center: ethnographic research on health and illness
[journal article]

Houben, Malin
Augst, Ann Kristin

Abstract

Der Artikel diskutiert die Potenziale und Herausforderungen von Ethnografie in Bezug auf den Forschungsgegenstand Gesundheit/Krankheit und verortet diese im Feld der multidisziplinären Gesundheitsforschung. Feldforschung und teilnehmende Beobachtung sind bewährte wie traditionsreiche Forschungsmetho... view more

Der Artikel diskutiert die Potenziale und Herausforderungen von Ethnografie in Bezug auf den Forschungsgegenstand Gesundheit/Krankheit und verortet diese im Feld der multidisziplinären Gesundheitsforschung. Feldforschung und teilnehmende Beobachtung sind bewährte wie traditionsreiche Forschungsmethoden und Erkenntnisinstrumente zur Untersuchung von Krankheit und Gesundheit, scheinen bislang in der deutschsprachigen Gesundheitsforschung als Methode jedoch wenig etabliert bzw. institutionalisiert. Anhand von klassischer und neuerer ethnografischer Literatur werden vier zentrale Forschungsthemen mit einem Schwerpunkt auf die Verschränkungen von Körper- und Sozialität vorgestellt. Herausforderungen betreffen forschungspraktische und forschungsethische Fragen ebenso wie disziplinspezifische Akzeptanz- und Rezeptionsbarrieren in Wissenschaft und Praxis.... view less


This article discusses the potentials and challenges of ethnography concerning the research subject of health and illness and locates this approach in the field of multidisciplinary health research. Fieldwork and participatory observation are reliable methods for the inquiry of various phenomena con... view more

This article discusses the potentials and challenges of ethnography concerning the research subject of health and illness and locates this approach in the field of multidisciplinary health research. Fieldwork and participatory observation are reliable methods for the inquiry of various phenomena concerning health issues. Despite its rich tradition, ethnography has not been fully established and institutionalized in current German health research. We present four significant themes which focus on conjunctions of the body and the social, based on classic and recent ethnographic literature. The challenges of ethnographic health research are concerned with practical issues and research ethics, as well as barriers towards reception and acceptance within scientific disciplines and practitioners.... view less

Keywords
ethnography; field research; health; illness; medical sociology; body; data collection method

Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods

Free Keywords
Gesundheitsforschung; health research

Document language
German

Publication Year
2022

Page/Pages
p. 148-161

Journal
Zeitschrift für Qualitative Forschung, 23 (2022) 2

Issue topic
Perspektiven und Chancen qualitativer Gesundheitsforschung

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3224/zqf.v23i2.02

ISSN
2196-2146

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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