Body mapping : An empowering method for ethnoanatomical and ethnophysiological insights in qualitative research

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Wallace, Heather Julie. (2022). Body mapping : An empowering method for ethnoanatomical and ethnophysiological insights in qualitative research. In In Liamputtong, Pranee (Ed.). Handbook of qualitative cross-cultural research methods : A social science perspective pp. 256-272 Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800376625.00024
AuthorsWallace, Heather Julie
EditorsLiamputtong, Pranee
Abstract

Body mapping is an effective, flexible, adaptable and respectful qualitative research method which may be used to gain insight and understanding into other ways of knowing about one's body. How one perceives their body to look and function, that is, one's ethnoanatomical and ethnophysiological beliefs, may impact and influence how one engages with health services and education. Through the identification of these emic beliefs and perceptions, and subsequent consideration, health service provision and education may then be able to be more appropriately designed making it more accessible and acceptable for communities to engage with. Body mapping allows the traversing of culture, language, context and educational status, giving a voice to participants and empowering them to share their thoughts and beliefs. This chapter will provide a brief history of two of the distinct streams of body mapping, before discussing in depth the application of a body mapping approach into qualitative research.

Page range256-272
Year2022
Book titleHandbook of qualitative cross-cultural research methods : A social science perspective
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing Limited
Place of publicationCheltenham, United Kingdom
ISBN9781800376618
9781800376625
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800376625.00024
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Print2022
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