A Qualitative Analysis Essay

Health has always been an issue and in this contemporary era and people are taking it more seriously. There has been a strong relation between the practice of health and masculinities. Then, since people are getting more concern, many researches were conducted and many articles around health and masculinities were published. In relation, this essay will review the article of “Barrier to Healthy Eating Amongst Men” by Brendan Gough and Mark T. Conner. This article is made to evaluate men’s account of food and health using concepts pertaining to masculinity. It is a qualitative research that focused on understanding men’s ideas about healthy eating habits. The main questions used to guide the analysis were essential in encouraging the participants to talk about their experiences and …show more content…
They were asked 35 questions regarding the perception of dietary change, healthy eating habits, and food choices. However, the present study focused only on the questions that successfully persuaded the participants to express themselves freely regarding their eating habits and health. The sample of men was categorized into three age groups, each consisting of 8 participants. The first category included men from 35 years, the second one was individuals between 35 and 54 years, and the last was made up of individuals above 55 years. The male sample of 24 individuals was divided into two social classes which were blue collar and white collar and each comprising of 12 individuals. The researcher employed the snowball sampling method, whereby the initial participants suggested the names of other potential interviewees (Robson 1993). The participants were all white-skinned and were recruited from the Yorkshire region of the United Kingdom and they were asked a series of question about healthy eating and food