Citizenship: Cultural and Social Issues
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Wikipedia - use for definitions and references to books, articles and reports on your topic
- overviews of many social issues, with chronologies and pro/con statements by experts
articles, theses, and books from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. journal articles and book reviews online journals from Sage publisher
Statistical portrait of the United States : social conditions and trends.
Social issues in America : an encyclopedia. Armonk, NY : M.E. Sharpe, c2006. 8 volumes (Reference Room: 1st floor 300.5 C490)
Proquest Statistical Abstract of the United States statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States
U. S. Census Bureau. Poverty- basic facts, statistics, definitions, and data source. See the tab for "Publications".
U.S. Federal legislation.
Sage Handbook of Intercultural Competence. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2009. 2 volumes (Reference Room: 303.482 D347).
Social issues in America : an encyclopedia. Armonk, NY : M.E. Sharpe, c2006. 8 volumes (Reference Room: 1st floor 300.5 C490)
Encyclopedia of Community (Ref 307.03 C462) 4 vols. Thousand Oaks: Sage, c2003.
Encyclopedia of Ethics (Ref 170.3 B388a) New York: Routledge, 2001.
Encyclopedia of Family Life (Ref 306.85 B226) 5 vols. Pasadena: Salem Pr, c1999.
Encyclopedia Latina (Ref 305.86 St29 ) 2 vols. Danbury: Grolier Academic Reference, c2005
Poverty in America: a Handbook
Poverty in the United States : an encyclopedia of history, politics, and policy. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2004 2 volumes (Reference Room: 1st floor362.5 M665)
Rich and poor in America : a reference handbook. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2008. (Reference Room: 1st floor 339.2 G373)
Includes Child Poverty in America
Encyclopedia of World Poverty. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, c2006. 3 volumes. (Reference Room: 1st floor 362.5 Od2)
An atlas of poverty in America : one nation, pulling apart, 1960-2003. New York : Routledge, 2006 ( Reference Room: 1st floor 362.5 G463)
National Poverty Center -University of Michigan
Institute for Research on Poverty - University of Wisconsin-Madison
National Center for Children in Poverty - Columbia University. Basic facts and statistics, plus reports, demographics, and projects.
Changing Poverty Conference - May 2008. Scholarly presentations e.g. "What Does It Mean to Be Poor In A Rich Society?"
International Poverty Centre - United Nations Development Programme- publications, reports,analyses.
Encyclopedia of Community (Ref 307.03 C462) 4 vols. Thousand Oaks: Sage, c2003.
Encyclopedia of Family Life (Ref 306.85 B226) 5 vols. Pasadena: Salem Pr, c1999.
Encyclopedia of Adolescence [ebook]
Includes Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents and the Media
APA Style Guide The Publication Manual for the American Psychological Association is available in the library reference and reserves collection at Call # 150.149 Am35b. In addition, the library subscribes to the APA Style Guide to Electronic References for formatting rules that apply to resources not found in the print manual.
MLA Style Guide The Modern Languages Association
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