ANTH 301 Culture and Medicine (Marion)

The purpose of this guide is to support the research project for this course.
 

• Academic research
• Investigating Cultural Groups
• Finding Books
• Finding Articles
• Citing sources

 

Investigating Cultural Groups

Background information

• Guide to culturally competent health care
• Encyclopedia of medical anthropology: health and illness in the world's cultures
• Cross-cultural medicine
• Refugee and immigrant health: a handbook for health professionals
• Cultural diversity in health & illness

Recommended resources for researching various cultural groups

• African-American History, Culture, and Black Studies Resources
• AHRQ Health Care: Minority Health
• DiversityRx
• Ethnomed
• Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
• Latin American Network Information Center
• Multicultural Resources for Health Information
• Office of Minority Health
• Peoples of the World Foundation
• Population Groups Health

Ethnic groups from the Census 2000 briefs

• American Indian/Alaska Native

• Asian

• Arab

• Black
• Foreign-Born
• Hispanic

• Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

Statistical information

• California Department of Health Services: Statistical Resources
• Center for Disease Control: Data and Statistics
• County of San Diego: Community Health Statistics
• Health Statistics: a guide from San Diego State University Libraries
• National Center for Health Statistics
• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

 

Finding Books

Find a book on Amazon then get it for free from The Circuit (Searches our library and local libraries. Delivers books to our check out desk in 1-2 days)

 

Finding Articles

Research databases search hundreds of journals, magazines, and newspapers-- both scholarly and non-scholarly articles.

See an article you want in one of these databases?

1. Look for "Full Text" in PDF, HTML, Linked or  
2. Fill out an Interlibrary Loan article request form. You'll get it within 5-10 days for FREE.
3. Any time you need help, ask a librarian.

Search for a specific article.

 

Citing Sources

Every time you use a direct quote or someone else's idea (even if you explain the idea in your own words) you must give credit to the source. To give credit, you need both in-text citations and a bibliography.

When you use your own words:

• As Brown (2001) shows blah blah blah.
• Blah blah blah (Brown 2001).

When you use a direct quote:

• According to Smith (1998, 14), "direct quote."
• "Direct quote" (Smith 1998, 14).

To format your bibliography:

American Anthropological Association (AAA) style guide Note-- AAA "style" is essentially Chicago Style Chicago manual of style quick summary KnightCite: Free citation formatting-- review the results for accuracy. Academic Honesty -- University Catalog

 

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