Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of figures and tables iv
4. List of examples v
5. Acknowledgements vi
6. Introduction 1
7. Rethinking theories: the basis of practical research and problems with paradigms 11
8. Basic critical realist concepts 41
9. Structure and agency: making connections 65
10. Health and illness research: value-free or value-laden? 95
11. Four planes of social being: more connections 127
12. Researching transformative change over time 145
13. The point is to change it: connecting research to policy and practice 167
14. ABCD – Articles, books, commentary and dictionary-glossary 181
15. Notes 187
16. References 207
17. Index of subjects 237
18. Index of names 243