Reference sources and scholarly books can provide a good overview of a topic. Look for literature review chapters and/or bibliographies that can point you to other books and articles that specifically address your research question.
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A Companion to the Anthropology of Reproductive Medicine and Technology
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Provides fresh perspectives on the past, present and future-facing contributions of the anthropology of reproduction. A Companion to the Anthropology of Reproductive Medicine and Technology provides a timely and comprehensive overview of the anthropological study of reproductive practices, technologies, and interventions in a global context. Exploring the medical and technological management of human reproduction through a sociocultural lens, this groundbreaking volume reviews past and current research, discusses contemporary debates and recent theoretical developments, introduces key themes and trends, examines ongoing issues of equity, inclusivity, and reproductive justice around the world, and more. The Companion brings together essays by multidisciplinary scholars in fields including sociocultural anthropology, medical anthropology, reproductive health, global public health, Science and Technology Studies (STS), gender and sexuality studies, critical race studies, and environmental studies, to list but a few. Five thematically organized sections address reproductive practitioners and paradigms, global reproductive health and interventions, reproductive justice, the life-course approach to the study of reproductive health, and the future of reproductive technology and medicine. Using clear, jargon-free language, the authors investigate pregnancy and childbirth; fertility treatments; birth control, contraception and abortion; COVID-19 and reproduction; reproductive cancers; epigenetics; social discrimination; gender and sexualities and reproduction for LGBTQIA+ communities; race and reproduction; migration and reproduction; reproduction and war; reproductive health financing; reproduction and disabilities, reproduction and the environment; and other important contemporary topics. A cutting-edge guide to the modern study of reproduction, this groundbreaking volume: Provides an overview of the links between anthropological study and progressive work in medicine, healthcare, and technology Addresses both the challenges and opportunities facing researchers in the field Identifies gaps in current scholarship and offers recommendations for future research topics and methodologies Highlights the importance of ethnographic research combined with critical engagements with other disciplines for the anthropology of reproduction Explores the impact of socioeconomic conditions, environmental challenges, public policy, and legislation on reproductive health outcomes Traces the history of the field and demonstrates how anthropologists have engaged with issues of reproductive justice Part of the acclaimed Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology series, A Companion to the Anthropology of Reproductive Medicine and Technology is an essential resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and scholars in medical anthropology, science technology and society, cultural anthropology, ethnology, and gender studies, as well as medical practitioners, policymakers, and activists involved in global and public health and reproductive justice.
The Routledge International Handbook of Sensory Ethnography
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The Routledge International Handbook of Sensory Ethnography reviews and expands the field and scope of sensory ethnography by fostering new links among sensory, affective, more-than-human, non-representational, and multimodal sensory research traditions and composition styles. From writing and film to performance and sonic documentation, the handbook reimagines the boundaries of sensory ethnography and posits new possibilities for scholarship conducted through the senses and for the senses. Sensory ethnography is a transdisciplinary research methodology focused on the significance of all the senses in perceiving, creating, and conveying meaning. Drawing from a wide variety of strategies that involve the senses as a means of inquiry, objects of study, and forms of expression, sensory ethnography has played a fundamental role in the contemporary evolution of ethnography writ large as a reflexive, embodied, situated, and multimodal form of scholarship. The handbook dwells on subjects like the genealogy of sensory ethnography, the implications of race in ethnographic inquiry, opening up ethnographic practice to simulate the future, using participatory sensory ethnography for disability studies, the untapped potential of digital touch, and much more. This is the most definitive reference text available on the market and is intended for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers in anthropology, sociology, and the social sciences, and will serve as a state-of-the-art resource for sensory ethnographers worldwide.
The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Anthropology
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The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Anthropology encompasses major specialities as well as key interdisciplinary themes relevant to the field.
Some additional handbooks you can find in Tripod are:
Bloomsbury handbook of the anthropology of sound
Brill's companion to classics and early anthropology
Cambridge handbook for the anthropology of ethics
Cambridge handbook for the anthropology of gender and sexuality
Cambridge handbook of kinship
Cambridge handbook of material culture studies
Companion to anthropological genetics
Companion to dental anthropology
Companion to medical anthropology
Companion to the anthropology of Africa
Companion to the anthropology of death
Companion to the anthropology of environmental health
Companion to the anthropology of reproductive medicine and technology
Companion to the anthropology of the Middle East
Companion to urban anthropology
Ethnography and virtual worlds : a handbook of method
Handbook of food and anthropology
Handbook of sociocultural anthropology
Oxford handbook of archaeological ceramic analysis
Oxford handbook of Egyptology
Oxford handbook of the archaeology and anthropology of body modification
Oxford handbook of the archaeology and anthropology of rock art
Palgrave handbook of autoethnographic and self-study education research methods
Palgrave handbook of institutional ethnography
Palgrave handbook of the anthropology of technology
Palgrave handbook of urban ethnography
Routledge companion to anthropology and business
Routledge companion to contemporary anthropology
Routledge companion to digital ethnography
Routledge companion to media anthropology
Routledge companion to the anthropology of performance
Routledge handbook of anthropology and global health
Routledge handbook of anthropology and reproduction
Routledge handbook of anthropology and the city
Routledge handbook of anthropology and global health
Routledge handbook of environmental anthropology
Routledge handbook of the anthropology of labor
Routledge international handbook of police ethnography
SAGE handbook of cultural anthropology
Wiley handbook of ethnography of education
