What are health identities and how may we study them?
This paper draws together findings from studies of health and identity to develop a model of health identities, based upon Deleuze and Guattari's approach to understanding the relationship between self, body and society. The model is used to inform a methodology for the empirical study of identities in relation to health and the body. Using a sample interview transcript, the methodology of analysis is demonstrated. The application of the model and the methodology for studying health identities are discussed.
University of Sheffield, Regent Court, Sheffield, UK. n.j.fox@shef.ac.uk
Nick J
NJ
Fox
Katie J
KJ
Ward
D001828:Body Image; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D019455:Self Psychology; D012933:Social Identification; D055815:Young Adult