Introduction : On method and methods in anthropology / H. Russell Bernard and Clarence C. Gravlee --
Epistemology : the nature and validation of knowledge / Michael Schnegg --
In search of meaningful methods / James W. Fernandez and Michael Herzfeld --
Research design and research strategies / Jeffey C. Johnson and Daniel J. Hruschka --
Ethics / Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban --
Feminist methods / Christine Ward Gailey --
Participatory methods and community-based collaborations / Stephen L. Schensul [and four others] --
Sampling and selecting participants in field research / Greg Guest --
Participant observation / Kathleen Musante (DeWalt) --
Behavioral observation / Raymond Hames and Michael Paolisso --
Person-centered interviewing and observation / Robert I. Levy and Douglas W. Hollan --
Structured interviewing and questionnaire construction / Susan C. Weller --
Discourse-centered methods / Brenda Farnell and Laura R. Graham --
Visual anthropology / Fadwa El Guindi --
Ethnography of online cultures / Jeffrey G. Snodgrass --
Social survey methods / William W. Dressler and Kathryn S. Oths --
Reasoning with numbers / W. Penn Handwerker and Stephen P. Borgatti --
Text analysis / Amber Wutich, Gery Ryan, and H. Russell Bernard --
Cross-cultural research / Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember, and Peter N. Peregrine --
Geospatial analysis / Eduardo S. Brondizio and Tracy Van Holt --
Social network analysis / Christopher McCarty and José Luis Molina --
Theories and methods in applied anthropology / Robert T. Trotter II, Jean J. Schensul, and Kristin M. Kostick --
Presenting anthropology to diverse audiences / Conrad Phillip Kottak --
Public anthropology / Thomas Hylland Eriksen.

The Handbook of Methods in Cultural Anthropology, now in its second edition, maintains a strong benchmark for understanding the scope of contemporary anthropological field methods. Avoiding divisive debates over science and humanism, the contributors draw upon both traditions to explore fieldwork in practice. The second edition also reflects major developments of the past decade, including: the rising prominence of mixed methods, the emergence of new technologies, and evolving views on ethnographic writing. Spanning the chain of research, from designing a project through methods of data collection and interpretive analysis, the Handbook features new chapters on ethnography of online communities, social survey research, and network and geospatial analysis. Considered discussion of ethics, epistemology, and the presentation of research results to diverse audiences round out the volume.