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Public health research and lay knowledge

J Popay1, G Williams

  • 1Public Health Research and Resource Centre, University of Salford, England.

Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|March 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

This study argues for integrating lay knowledge into social science and public health research. Recognizing and utilizing public insights can lead to more robust and holistic understandings of health and illness patterns.

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Area of Science:

  • Social sciences
  • Public health research
  • Sociology of health and illness

Background:

  • Extensive social science research exists on the social patterning of health and illness.
  • Lay knowledge about health and illness is a significant aspect of this research area.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To advocate for wider recognition of recent social science developments in understanding lay knowledge.
  • To argue for the incorporation of lay knowledge into public health research for more robust and holistic insights.
  • To propose a shift in research question construction, marginalizing conventional science-non-science distinctions.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical development and conceptual analysis of lay knowledge in social science.
  • Examination of public health research methodologies.
  • Exploration of interdisciplinary conflicts and debates.

Main Results:

  • Recent advancements in understanding lay knowledge require broader acknowledgment within social sciences.
  • Incorporating lay knowledge is crucial for enhancing the robustness and holism of public health research.
  • Marginalizing strict science-non-science distinctions in research questions is necessary.

Conclusions:

  • Public health research must actively integrate and develop insights from lay knowledge and lay people.
  • Rethinking research questions to de-emphasize traditional scientific boundaries is essential.
  • Interdisciplinary conflicts arising from this approach offer opportunities for critical debate on public health research's science and politics.

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