Let's get real (with a small 'r'): for a health psychology that prioritizes the concrete.
Depending on which kind of philosophy of science we espouse, health psychology can be a relatively concrete or relatively abstract activity. Estacio, I suggest, prioritizes the concrete, by foregrounding real social phenomena. I argue that prioritizing the concrete has two particular benefits: it increases the social relevance of health psychology, and it increases the validity of our analyses, by ensuring that they are close to reality. To further the pursuit of the concrete, I suggest that critical health psychology is in particular need of exemplars of critical health psychology in action, rather than reflexive commentary on critical health psychology itself.
Cornish
Flora
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School of Nursing, Midwifery & Community Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK. flora.cornish@gcal.ac.uk
D001524:Behavioral Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010684:Philosophy; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011585:Psychology, Applied; D012940:Social Problems / Q000523:psychology