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Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Feminist Theory

Background:

  • Interpretive interactionism, as defined by Denzin, is valuable for studying interactive processes, particularly at life-altering junctures.
  • Incorporating a critical post-structural lens is beneficial for examining power dynamics.
  • The research highlighted the necessity of integrating feminist principles into the methodology when studying midwife-woman interactions during critical decision-making points in labor.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To adapt interpretive interactionism to incorporate feminist values and principles.
  • To demonstrate the application of post-structural feminist interpretive interactionism in a healthcare research context.
  • To enhance the methodological robustness of qualitative research in healthcare.

Main Methods:

  • Critique of the philosophical foundations of interpretive interactionism.
  • Modification of interpretive interactionism to integrate post-structural and feminist ideologies.
  • Application of the adapted methodology in a PhD project involving interviews with 26 Australian midwives.

Main Results:

  • The study successfully adapted interpretive interactionism to a post-structural feminist framework.
  • The adapted methodology was applied to analyze decision-making interactions between midwives and women during labor.
  • The research provides a model for robust qualitative findings in healthcare.

Conclusions:

  • Interpretive interactionism is a valuable methodology for examining interactional processes and meaning-making, especially during critical life events.
  • The methodology can be significantly improved by incorporating considerations of power, feminism, and post-structural values.
  • Post-structural feminist interpretive interactionism offers healthcare researchers a powerful tool for developing methodologically sound findings and understanding complex socio-political contexts.