Sociology’s engagements with public health are multiple, and they have responded to geo- graphical and historical variation in health promotion and population health practices. This chapter has provided a broad map of those engagements, highlighting some of the more influ- ential theories and approaches
Introducing original methods for integrating sociocultural and discourse studies into science and engineering education, this book provides a much-needed framework for how to conduct qualitative research in this field. The three dimensions of learning identified in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) create a need for research methods that examine the sociocultural components of scienc…