2020
The Feminist Ethnography of Untested Assumptions: Traveling with Assisted Reproductive Technologies Across the Muslim Middle East
Inhorn M. The Feminist Ethnography of Untested Assumptions: Traveling with Assisted Reproductive Technologies Across the Muslim Middle East. Genders And Sexualities In The Social Sciences 2020, 297-332. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-48501-6_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMuslim Middle EastFirst test-tube babyWorld’s first test-tube babyFeminist ethnographyFeminist anthropologyFeminist ethnographersMiddle EastTest-tube babyEthnographic approachWatershed momentAnthropologyGenderEthnographyEthnographersEastMythLouise BrownReadersReproductive technologiesArtMisunderstandingUnwarranted assumptionsCommon questionsWorldUntested assumptions
2018
Islam, Sex, and Sin: IVF Ethnography as Muslim Men's Confessional
Inhorn M. Islam, Sex, and Sin: IVF Ethnography as Muslim Men's Confessional. Anthropological Quarterly 2018, 91: 25-51. DOI: 10.1353/anq.2018.0001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndividual confessionIslamic jurisprudenceIllicit sexualityIslamic religious traditionReligious formsReligious traditionsMuslim clericsEvangelical denominationsMuslim menIntimate realmCathartic reliefPast indiscretionsPrivate clinic settingsPastoral roleConfessionWrongful actsConfessionalMarital sexMale sexualityExcessive masturbationSafe spaceExtramarital sexWrongful behaviorSexual secretsEthnography
2015
Medical Anthropology in the Middle East and North Africa
Newman J, Inhorn M. Medical Anthropology in the Middle East and North Africa. 2015, 205-232. DOI: 10.1002/9781118475683.ch11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical anthropologyMiddle EastAnthropology of reproductionMENA nationsCultural anthropologyMedical ethnographyAnthropologyMENA regionReproductive healthNorth AfricaScholarshipSignificant bodyVibrant fieldEastEthnographyAnthropologistsSexualityNationsChapterLebanonPalestineMore researchApaceAfricaIsrael
2014
Roads Less Traveled in Middle East Anthropology—And New Paths in Gender Ethnography
Inhorn M. Roads Less Traveled in Middle East Anthropology—And New Paths in Gender Ethnography. Journal Of Middle East Women's Studies 2014, 10: 62-86. DOI: 10.2979/jmiddeastwomstud.10.3.62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiddle East sectionMiddle EastAnthropology of genderAmerican Anthropological AssociationDistinguished LectureEthnographic accountMedical anthropologyAnthropological AssociationLives of menDifferent discoursesDistinguished Scholar AwardAnthropologyCommitted workWomen's studiesSenior scholarsBroader theoryNew pathEthnographyDifferent institutionsMentoring of studentsValuable contributionScholarly publicationsScholarsEastJunior faculty
2013
The Anthropology of Infectious Disease, International Health Perspectives
Brown P, Inhorn M. The Anthropology of Infectious Disease, International Health Perspectives. 2013 DOI: 10.4324/9781315078366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEra of AIDSPolitical ecologyAnthropological contributionsPolitical factorsCultural constructionCultural traitsEthical dilemmasHealth-seeking behaviourCoevolution of genesHealth perspectiveEthnographyAnthropologyScholarshipDisease eradication programsAdaptive strategiesDilemmaPerspectiveInfectious disease programsEraProgramBookChapterWidespread interestConcernWay
2006
Defining Women's Health: A Dozen Messages from More than 150 Ethnographies
Inhorn M. Defining Women's Health: A Dozen Messages from More than 150 Ethnographies. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 2006, 20: 345-378. PMID: 16937621, DOI: 10.1525/maq.2006.20.3.345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth research agendaWomen's healthWomen's health research agendaPerspectives of womenWomen's health concernsAnthropology's contributionQualitative traditionKnowledge productionEthnographic literatureResearch agendaWestern biomedicineEthnographyHealth concernPublic healthArticleAnthropologistsPrimary exampleAnthropologyAgendaMajor messageHealthTraditionPerspectiveMessagesLiterature
1994
Ethnography, epidemiology and infertility in Egypt
Inhorn M, Buss K. Ethnography, epidemiology and infertility in Egypt. Social Science & Medicine 1994, 39: 671-686. PMID: 7973866, DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(94)90023-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolitical-economic contextRisk of infertilityInternational health problemEpidemiological research designsInterpretive insightsHealth problemsResearch designInfertilityEpidemiological inquiryEgyptian menEgyptian settingEthnographyData collectionInquiryContextEpidemiologyFactorsImproved understanding