The first recorded instance of whole-body-mapping for research purposes is a comparison of
women's identity and the concept of the reproductive system in rural Jamaica and the UK. It …

Mixed methods research (MMR) has become increasingly popular in recent years. Yet,
methodological challenges of mixing qualitative and quantitative data remain …

How can we comprehend people who pay for an experience marketed as painful? On one
hand, consumers spend billions of dollars every year to alleviate different kinds of pain. On …

In terms of aims and structure, this fourth edition is similar to earlier editions. Our aim
remains that of producing a text that predominantly meets the needs of our postgraduate …

Making Data in Qualitative Research offers a generative alternative to outdated approaches
to data collection. By reimagining methods through a model of data engagement, qualitative …

Katie Beavan, graduated in 2019 from the University of the West of England. She is currently
working as affiliate faculty in the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, Emerson College …

The McGill pain questionnaire (MPQ) and its later derivative the short form-MPQ have been
used widely both in experimental and clinical pain studies. They have been of considerable …

Arts-based methods reduce reliance on verbal communication. This makes them particularly
useful for exploring sensitive and controversial topics, which can often be difficult to …

Narrative interviews are the methodological gold standard for biographical research. To
facilitate memory work in interviewees, qualitative researchers increasingly fuse interviewing …

Introduction: The purpose of this Canadian social work research was to explore the
healthcare experiences of men and women with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FM), a chronic …