TY - JOUR
T1 - Qualitative Research with an Understudied Population
T2 - In-Depth Interviews with Women of Mexican Descent
AU - Sherraden, Margaret Sherrard
AU - Barrera, Rossana E.
PY - 1995/11
Y1 - 1995/11
N2 - Community-based qualitative research offers advantages for study of populations that are understudied and not well understood, but qualitative methodology presents major challenges. This article examines some of these challenges, illustrated by a study of pregnancy and childbearing among women of Mexican descent. Issues addressed in this article include culture and gender relevance, access to the population, representativeness, skilled interviewers, trust with research informants, effective in-depth interviews, and data analysis. Practical applications and implications for theory building are discussed.
AB - Community-based qualitative research offers advantages for study of populations that are understudied and not well understood, but qualitative methodology presents major challenges. This article examines some of these challenges, illustrated by a study of pregnancy and childbearing among women of Mexican descent. Issues addressed in this article include culture and gender relevance, access to the population, representativeness, skilled interviewers, trust with research informants, effective in-depth interviews, and data analysis. Practical applications and implications for theory building are discussed.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84965634101
U2 - 10.1177/07399863950174003
DO - 10.1177/07399863950174003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84965634101
SN - 0739-9863
VL - 17
SP - 452
EP - 470
JO - Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
JF - Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
IS - 4
ER -