Research Question/ conceptual framework

Research Question as of today: What is the difference in access to health care by Muslim women and non-Muslim women?

After discussing our research question in front of the class I can see that there might need to be some reformulation of our question and of our methods. To many people this particular subject is touchy especially in our American culture but i am not as sure of its touchiness in other societies including Amsterdam. Further research will have to be done to decide which particular questions are appropriate and which ones are not. This in turn can change the shape our our research question as a whole.

Conceptual Approach:
Most of the conceptual approaches had to do with observation not interaction with people on an interview or focus group bases which will most likely occur for our research project. If I had to pick an approach that best fit our research project i believe it would be Bals because she discusses how a cultures beliefs can shape how something is perceived to other people. In this sense health care is not only shaped by the government but subcultural groups as well. What one group hears or knows about health care access could be completely different than another group because of its bias and cultural beliefs. So in this sense I believe it is important through Bals work to distinguish how much of the access to health care is being reached to differing groups and is this because of previous attitudes and beliefs. I also believe that Lauren and I will have to come up with another conceptual framework to help us talk about and research our social phenomenon in more accurate terms.