Key Resources
Background Information
Starting your research and looking for background information about a theory or an issue?
- International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd Edition (2015) This link opens in a new windowA source of social and behavioral sciences reference material that is broad, deep and scholarly. Comprehensive name and subject tagging, signed articles and references.
- International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest 2009 (Wiley) This link opens in a new windowScholarly signed and referenced articles on people and events in the history of protest and revolution over the past 500 years.
- Gale In Context: Global Issues This link opens in a new windowCourtesy of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Library System
Global Issues in Context offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. - CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowIn-depth, authoritative reports on political and social-policy issues extending back to 1923. Each report is footnoted and includes an overview, background section, chronology, bibliography and debate-style pro-con feature.
- Sage Encyclopedia of Trans Studies This link opens in a new windowAn interdisciplinary and intersectional approach to trans studies. Entries address broad concepts (e.g., the criminal justice system, activism, mental health), and specific subjects (e.g., the trans pride flag, the Informed Consent Model, voice therapy), key historical figures, events, and organizations (e.g., Lili Elbe, the Stonewall Riots, Black Lives Matter).
Key Resources
- Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowScholarly, peer-reviewed articles and professional association publications, Abstracts and links to full text, about half are peer reviewed, covering all academic subjects
- Policy Commons This link opens in a new windowReports, working papers, policy briefs, data sources, and media drawn from a directory of more than 21,000 IGOs, NGOs, think tanks, and research centers.
- Proquest Sociology This link opens in a new windowFull text articles about sociology and social work, including culture and social structure, history and theory of sociology, social psychology, substance abuse and more.
- SAGE Journals This link opens in a new windowJournals in full text published by Sage, emphasis on the social sciences.
- Social Sciences Premium Collection (Proquest) This link opens in a new windowScholarly and professional citations and abstracts with full text links in politics and public policy, sociology, social services, anthropology, criminology, linguistics, information sciences and education. Professional society databases included.
ASA Citation
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