Anthropology is needed in health research

Findings from qualitative research have been deemed "thin," "trite," and "banal." Lambert and McKevitt (p 210) explain that the problems lie not in methods but in the misguided separation of method from theory. They advocate the greater involvement of anthroplogy, which views the familiar afresh and tries to make the strange comprehensible. The authors explain that this discipline has a lot to contribute to qualitative research; it can foster true multidisciplinary research by offering relevant conceptual frameworks, substantive knowledge, and methodological insights.

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