Publications:
A selected list of publications:
Browner, C. H. & Sargent, C. F.
Reproduction and the State. In, S. Han and C. Tomori, eds,
The Routledge Handbook of Anthropology and Reproduction,
2022;
87-105.
Browner. C. H.
Review of Caring for the People of the Clouds: Aging and Dementia in Oaxaca by Jonathan Yahalom,
The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology,
2020; 25(1):
168-170.
Browner, C.H.
Moving Beyond Neoliberal Models of Health Care. Review essay Health Care Under the Knife Waitzkin: Moving Beyond Capitalism for Our Health. H. and the Working Group on Health Beyond Capitalism,
Medical Anthropology ,
2019; 38(5):
455-458.
Browner, C.H.
Review of The Anthropology of the Fetus: Biology, Culture, and Society. Sallie Han, Tracy K. Betsinger & Amy B. Scott, eds,
Journal of the Royal Anthropology Institute (JRAI) (N.S.) ,
2019; 25(4):
830-831.
Browner, C.H.
Review of The Logics of Gender Justice: State Action on Women’s Rights Around the World by Mala Htun and S. Laurel Weldon,
Politics & Gender,
2019; 15(2):
11-14.
Withers, M., Browner, C. H. & Adinata, I.N.A.
The Role of Balinese Culture in Explaining Inconsistencies Between Fertility Intentions and Reproductive Outcomes. In, S. Choudhury, J. T. Erausquin, and M. Withers, eds,
Global Perspectives on Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Across the Lifecourse,
2018;
127-140.
Browner, C. H. and Root, R
Cultural Contexts of Reproductive Health,
International Encyclopedia of Public Health, Second Edition,
2017;
87-190.
Browner, C. H.
Reproduction: From Rights to Justice. In, L.J. Disch and M. Hawkesworth, eds,
Oxford Handbook of Feminist Theory,
2016;
803-831.
Browner, C. H. and Root, R
Cultural Contexts of Reproductive Health,
Elsevier Reference in Biomedical Sciences,
2015;
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Browner, C. H. and Withers, M.
Reproduction. In, P. Whelehan and A. Bolin, eds. ,
International Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality, First Edition,
2015;
Vol 3.
Flaherty, D., Preloran, H. M. and Browner. C. H.
Is It “Disclosure?” Rethinking Tellings of Genetic Diagnoses. In, M. Davis and L. Manderson, eds,
Disclosure in Health and Illness,
2014;
89-103.
Withers, M., Browner, C. H. and Aghaloo, T.
Promoting Volunteerism in Global Health: Lessons from a Medical Mission in Northern Mexico,
Journal of Community Health,
2013; 38(2):
374-384.
Browner, C.H.
Review of God’s Laboratory: Assisted Reproduction in the Andes by Elizabeth F. S. Roberts,
American Ethnologist,
2013; 40(2):
414-415.
Fogel, B., Vickrey, B., Walton-Wetzel, J., Lieber, E. and Browner, C. H.
Utilization of Genetic Testing Prior to Subspecialist Referral for Cerebellar Ataxia,
Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers,
2013; 17(8):
588-594.
Browner, C. H. and Sargent, C. F.
Dando um Genero a Antropologia Médica. In, Francine Saillant e Serge Genest,
Antropologia Médica: Ancoagens Locais, Desafios Globais,
2012;
351-374.
Browner, C. H., & Carolyn F, S., eds.
Reproduction, Globalization, and the State: New Theoretical and Ethnographic Perspectives,
Reproductive Health Matters,
2012; 22(43):
204-207.
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Root, R. and Browner, C. H.
Cultural Contexts of Reproductive Health, In, Paul F.A. Van Look, H. Kristian Heggenhougen and Stella R. Quah, eds,
Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Public Health Perspective,
2011; 4:
314-318.
Browner, C. H. and Sargent, C. F.
Introduction,
Reproduction, Globalization, and the State: New Theoretical and Ethnographic Perspectives,
2011;
1-17.
Browner, C. H.
Lost In Translation: Lessons from California on the Implementation of State-Mandated Fetal Diagnosis in the Context of Globalization,
Reproduction, Globalization, and the State: New Theoretical and Ethnographic Perspectives,
2011;
204-223.
Browner, C. H. and Preloran H. M.
Neurogenetic Diagnoses, the Power of Hope, and the Limits of Today’s Medicine, London: Routledge,
Neurogenetic Diagnoses,
2011;
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Browner C. H. and Sargent, C. F.
Reproduction, Globalization, and the State: New Theoretical and Ethnographic Perspectives,
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2011;
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Withers, M. and Browner, C. H.
The changing contexts of fertility outcomes: Case studies from a remote village in Bali, Indonesia,
Culture, Health and Sexuality,
2011; 13(10):
1-14.
Browner, C. H. & Preloran, H.M.
Neurogenetic Diagnoses: The Power of Hope and the Limits of Today’s Medicine,
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2010;
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Browner, C.H.
Review of Biosocialities, Genetics, and the Social Sciences: Making Biologies and Identities edited by Sahra Gibbon and Carlos Novas,
Transcultural Psychiatry,
2010; 47(1):
193-196.
Browner, C.H.
Review of Matters of Choice: Puerto Rican Women’s Struggle for Reproductive Freedom by Iris López,
Medical Anthropology Quarterly,
2010; 24(1):
127-129.
Browner, C.H.
A Payoff Out of Poverty?,
The New York Times Magazine,
2009;
6.
Hess, P., Preloran, H. M., and Browner, C. H.
Diagnostic Genetic Testing for a Fatal Illness: The Experience of Patients with Movement Disorders,
New Genetics and Society,
2009; 28(1):
3-18.
Root, R. and Browner, C. H.
Cultural Contexts of Reproductive Health, In, H. Kris Heggenhougen and Stella Quah, eds,
International Encyclopedia of Public Health,
2008; 2:
44-48.
Browner, C. H.
Does ‘Gender Equity’ in Reproductive Programs and Policies Unintentionally Reinforce Male Authority?,
In, Marcia Inhorn, ed. Reproductive Disruption: Gender, Technology and Biopolitics in the New Millenium,
2007;
147-164.
Browner, C. H. and Sargent, C. F.
“Engendering Medical Anthropology.” In, Serge Genest and Francine Saillant, eds,
Medical Anthropology: Regional Perspectives and Shared Concerns,
2007;
pp. 233-251.
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Browner, C. H. and Preloran, H. M.
"Culture and Communication in the Realm of Fetal Diagnosis. Unique Considerations for Latino Patients.” In, Neil F. Sharpe and Ronald F. Carter, eds. Genetic Testing: Current Practices, Ethical Concerns,
Legal Considerations,
2006;
31-44.
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Browner, C. H., & Preloran, H. M.
Entering the Field: Recruiting Latinos for Ethnographic Research,
The sage handbook of fieldwork,
2006;
93-106.
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Browner, C. H. and Sargent, C. F.
Donner un genre à l’anthropologie médicale (Engendering Medical Anthropology),
Francine Saillant and Serge Genest, eds. Anthropologie médicale: Ancrages locaux, défis globaux,
2005;
358-381.
Preloran, H. M., Browner, C. H. & Lieber, E.
Filtro: El efecto de la comunicación mediada a través de traductores en el uso de las pruebas genéticas,
Revista de Investigaciones Folclóricas,
2005; 20:
46-75.
Preloran, H. M., Browner, C. H., and Lieber, E.
Impact of Interpreters’ Approach on Latinas’ Use of Amniocentesis,
Health Education & Behavior,
2005; 32(5):
599-612.
Browner. C. H.
Some Unexpected Consequences of Implementing Gender “Neutral” Reproductive Programs and Policies,
Women in International Development Publication Series,
2005;
284.
Gelberg, L., Browner, C. H., Lejano, E. and Arangua, L.
Access to Women’s Health Care: A Qualitative Study of Barriers Perceived by Homeless Women,
Women and Health,
2004; 40(2):
87-100.
Browner, C. H. Preloran, H. M., Casado, M. C., Bass, H. and Walker, A.
Genetic Counseling Gone Awry: Some Consequences of Miscommunication between Prenatal Genetic Service Providers and Latina Clients,
Social Science and Medicine,
2003; 56(9):
1933-1946.
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Frank, G., Blackhall, L.J., Murphy, S. T., Michel, V., Azen, S. P., Preloran, H.P. and Browner, C. H.
Ambiguity and Hope: Disclosure Preferences of Less Acculturated Elderly Mexican Americans Concerning Terminal Cancer: A Case Story,
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics,
2002; 11:
117-126.
Rubel, A. J. and Browner, C. H.
Curing and Healing,
Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures: The Civilizations of Mexico and Central America,
2001; 1:
300-304.
Root, R. and Browner, C. H.
Practices of the Pregnant Self: Compliance with and Resistance to Biomedical Prenatal Norms,
Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry,
2001; 25(3):
195-223.
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Preloran, H. M, Browner, C. H., & Lieber, E.
Strategies for Motivating Latino Couples’ Participation in Qualitative Health Research,
American Journal of Public Health,
2001; 91(11):
1832-1841.
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Preloran, H. M, Browner, C. H. and Lieber, E.
Strategies for Motivating Latino Couples’ Participation in Qualitative Health Research,
American Journal of Public Health,
2001; 91(11):
1832-1841.
Gelberg, L., Leake, B.D., Lu, M. C., Andersen, R.M., Wenzel, S. L., Morgenstern, H., Koegel, P. Browner, C. H.
Use of Contraceptive Methods among Homeless Women for Protection against Unwanted Pregnancies and STDs: Prior Use and Willingness to Use in the Future,
Contraception,
2001; 63:
277-281.
Browner, C. H. and Preloran, H. M.
Para sacarse la espina (To Get Rid of the Doubt): Mexican Immigrant Women’s Amniocentesis Decisions,
Ann R. Sætnan, Nelly Oudshoorn, and Marta Kirejczyk, eds. Bodies of Technology: Women’s Involvement with Reproductive Medicine,
2000;
368-383.
Rubel, A. J. and Browner, C. H.
La antropología de salud en Oaxaca,
Alternidades, año 9, núm,
1999; 17:
85-94.
Browner, C. H.
On the Medicalization of Medical Anthropology,
Medical Anthropology Quarterly,
1999; 13(2):
135-140.
Markens, S., Browner, C. H., and Press, N.
“Because of the Risks”: How U. S. Pregnant Women Account for Refusing Prenatal Screening,
Social Science and Medicine,
1999; 49(3):
359-369.
Press, N.A. and Browner, C. H.
Characteristics of Women Who Refuse an Offer of Prenatal Diagnosis: Data from the California MSAFP Experience,
American Journal of Medical Genetics ,
1998; 78:
433-445.
Press, N., Browner, C. H., Tran, D., Morton, C., and LeMaster, B.
Provisional Normalcy and 'Perfect Babies': Pregnant Women's Attitudes Toward Disability in the Context of Prenatal Testing,
S. Franklin and H. Ragoné, eds. Reproducing Reproduction,
1998;
46-65.
Abel, E. K. and Browner, C. H.
Selective Compliance with Biomedical Authority and the Uses of Experiential Knowledge,
M. Lock and P. Kaufert, eds. Pragmatic Women and Body Politics,
1998;
310-326.
Markens, S., Browner, C. H., and Press, N.
Feeding the Fetus: On Interrogating The Notion of Maternal-Fetal Conflict,
Feminist Studies,
1997; 23(2):
351-372.
Press, N. and Browner, C. H.
Why Women Say Yes to Prenatal Testing,
Social Science and Medicine,
1997; 45(7):
979-989.
Browner, C. H. and Sargent, C. F.
Anthropology and Studies of Human Reproduction,
C. F. Sargent and T. Johnson, eds. Medical Anthropology: Contemporary Theory & Method,
1996;
219-234.
Browner, C. H., Preloran, H. M., and Press, N.
The Effects of Ethnicity, Education, and an Informational Video on Pregnant Women's Knowledge and Decisions about a Prenatal Diagnostic Screening Test,
Patient Education and Counseling,
1996; 27(2):
135-142.
Browner, C. H. and Press, N. A
The Production of Authoritative Knowledge in American Prenatal Care,
Medical Anthropology Quarterly,
1996; 10(2):
141-156.
Morgan, L. M. and Browner, C. H.
Letter to the Editor on editorial by G. Gillett, "Why Worry About Embryos?",
Social Science and Medicine,
1995; 40(7):
1015.
Press, N. and Browner, C. H.
Risk, Autonomy, and Responsibility: Informed Consent for Prenatal Testing. Special Supplement,
Hastings Center Report,
1995; 25(3):
S9-12.
Browner, C. H. and Rubel, A. J.
The Chinantec,
D. Levinson, ed. Encyclopedia of World Cultures,
1995; 8:
52-55.
Browner, C. H. and Leslie, J.
Women, Work, and Household Health in the Context of Development,
C. Sargent and C. Brettell, eds. Gender and Health,
1995;
260-277.
Press, N. and Browner, C. H.
Collective Silences and Collective Fictions: How Prenatal Diagnostic Testing Became Part of Routine Prenatal Care,
K. H. Rothenberg and E. J. Thomson, eds. Women & Prenatal Testing: Facing The Challenges of Genetic Technology,
1994;
201-218.
Browner, C. H.
Review of The Health of Women: A Global Perspective edited by Marge Koblinsky, Judith Timyan and Jill Gay,
Women and Health,
1994; 22(2):
74-77.
Press, N. and Browner, C. H.
Collective Fictions": Similarities in Reasons for Accepting MSAFP Screening Among Women of Diverse Ethnic and Social Class Backgrounds,
Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 8 (suppl 1),
1993;
97-106.
Browner, C. H.
New Feminist Scholarship on Reproduction and Women's Health,
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society,
1993; 18(2):
698-703.
Browner, C. H., Ortiz de Montellano, B. R., Rubel, A. J.
El analisis comparativo de los sistemas médicos,
In, P. Sesia, ed. Medicina tradicional, herbolaria y salud comunitaria en Oaxaca, México,
1992;
223-263.
Browner, C. H.
Gender Politics in the Distribution of Therapeutic Herbal Knowledge,
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, new series,
1991; 5(2):
99-132.
Browner, C. H.
The Paradoxical Control of American Clerks,
Organization Studies,
1991; 12(2):
99-132.
Browner, C. H.
Women and Economic Change in Rural Mexico,
Peasant Studies,
1991; 19(1):
5-20.
Browner, C. H. and Sargent, C. F.
Anthropology and Human Reproduction In, T. Johnson and C. F. Sargent, eds. ,
Medical Anthropology:A Handbook of Theory & Research,
1990;
215-29.
Lundgren, R. and Browner, C. H.
Caring for the Institutionalized Mentally Retarded: Work Culture and Work-Based Social Support In, E. K. Abel and M. K. Nelson, eds. ,
Circles of Care: Work and Identity in Women's Lives,
1990;
150-72.
Hunt, L. M., Browner, C. H., Jordan, B.
Hypoglycemia: Portrait of an Illness Construct in Everyday Use,
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, new series,
1990; 4(2):
191-210.
Browner, C. H.
Review of From Menarche to Menopause: Reproductive Lives of Peasant Women in Two Cultures by Y. Beyene,
American Ethnologist,
1990; 17(3):
569-70.
Browner, C. H.
The Management of Reproduction in an Egalitarian Society In, C. McClain, ed. ,
Women as Healers: Cross-Cultural Perspectives,
1989;
58-71.
Hunt, L. M., Jordan, B., Irwin, S., Browner, C. H.
Compliance and the Patient's Perspective: Controlling Symptoms in Everyday Life,
Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry,
1989; 13(3):
315-334.
Browner, C. H. and Ortiz de Montellano, B. R.
Enseñanzas que derivan del uso de yerbas medicinales en Oaxaca, México In, E. Reichel Dolmatoff, ed. ,
Patrones Cognitivos: Rituales y Fiestas de las Americas,
1988;
358-67.
Browner, C. H., Ortiz de Montellano, B. R., Rubel, A. J.
A Methodology for Cross-Cultural Ethnomedical Research,
Current Anthropology,
1988; 29(5):
681-701.
Browner, C. H. and Ortiz de Montellano, B. R.
"Herbal Emmenagogues Used by Women in Colombia and Mexico" In, N. Etkin, ed,
Plants in Indigenous Medicine & Diet: Biobehavioral Approaches,
1986;
32-47.
Browner, C. H.
"Traditional Techniques for Diagnosis, Treatment and Control of Pregnancy in Cali, Colombia" In, L. Newman, ed. ,
Women's Medicine: Cross-Cultural Studies of Indigenous Fertility Regulation,
1985;
100-23.
Ortiz de Montellano, B. R. and C. H. Browner
Chemical Bases for Medicinal Plant Use in Oaxaca, Mexico,
Journal of Ethnopharmacology,
1985; 13:
57-88.
Browner, C. H.
Criteria for Selecting Herbal Remedies,
Ethnology,
1985; 24(1):
13-32.
Browner, C. H
Plants Used for Reproductive Health in Oaxaca, Mexico,
Economic Botany,
1985; 39(4):
482-504.
Browner, C. H. and Rubel, A. J.
"Pressure and Counter-Pressure: Interaction Between Local and State Levels in Highland Mexico" In, J. Lynch, ed. ,
Past and Present in the Americas. A Compendium of Recent Studies,
1984;
222-25.
Browner, C. H.
Women's Understandings about Reproductive Physiology and Their Choice of Herbal Medicines in Cali, Colombia In, M. Aguwa, ed,
Women, Health and International Development,
1983;
91-103.
Browner, C. H.
The Outpatient Department as Social System: Structure, Ideology & Behavior,
Kroeber Anthropological Society Papers,
1983; 61:
52-68.
Browner, C. H.
Induced Abortion: The Risks and The Myths In, G. C. Hongladarom, R. McCorkle, and N. F. Woods, eds,
The Complete Book of Women's Health,
1982;
208-20.
Hill, J. and Browner, C. H.
Gender Ambiguity and Class Stereotyping in the Mexican Fotonovela,
Studies in Latin American Popular Culture,
1982; 1(1):
43-64.
Browner, C. H.
The Social Formation of Childbirth: A Review of Recent Research,
Medical Anthropology Newsletter,
1982; 14(1):
6-13.
Browner, C. H.
Abortion as a Life Crisis,
Kroeber Anthropological Society Papers,
1975; 47:
86-115.
