Social Research Approaches

Health Sociology, Quantitative & Statistical Methods, Research Methods, Social Research Approaches
August 13, 2025
Network Analysis in Public Health
How network analysis is used in public health: social networks, organisational networks and disease transmission, with methods and applications.
Reading time: 3 minutes
Health Sociology, Social Research Approaches
August 13, 2025
Dietary Under-Reporting: Who, What, and Why
Who under-reports dietary intake, what is under-reported and why: detection methods, prevalence and implications for nutrition research.
Reading time: 4 minutes
Health Sociology, Research Methods, Social Research Approaches, Survey & Consensus Methods
August 13, 2025
Factorial Surveys: Sociology’s Study of Human Judgment
Twenty-five years of factorial survey research in sociology: a review of 106 articles on vignette designs, samples and analysis methods.
Reading time: 5 minutes
Health Sociology, Social Research Approaches
August 10, 2025
The Conundrum of Research Data Sharing
Why research data sharing remains a conundrum: incentives, barriers and practices across the sciences.
Reading time: 3 minutes
Health Sociology, Social Research Approaches
August 10, 2025
Storylines of Diffusion Research: A Meta-Narrative Review
Storylines of diffusion of innovations research: the meta-narrative review method and how it handles contradictory literatures.
Reading time: 3 minutes
Health Sociology, Social Research Approaches
August 7, 2025
Intersectionality in Quantitative Health Research: A Systematic Review
How intersectionality is used in quantitative health research: a systematic review of methods and practices.
Reading time: 2 minutes
Health Sociology, Social Research Approaches
August 6, 2025
Seven Warrants for Qualitative Health Sociology
Timmermans’ seven warrants for qualitative health sociology: why qualitative research matters for health.
Reading time: 3 minutes







