INDV 102 - Gender and Contemporary Society
Spring 2008 - Sections 67 & 68 (Speidel)
Finding academic resources
Popular vs. Scholarly Articles Tutorial
This page will teach you about the differences between popular articles and scholarly articles, to help you identify scholarly, or academic, resources for your research project.
Background Sources
Reference books are good sources of background information and for overviews of topics. Here are some reference sources you may want to consult:
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: Men and Women in the World's Cultures - call # HQ16 .E53 2003 Main Reference
Encyclopedia of Women and Gender: Sex Similarities and Differences and the Impact of Society on Gender - call# HQ1115 .E52 2001 Main Reference and online
Handbook of Gender, Culture, and Health - call# RA418 .H27 2000 Science-Engineering Library
Handbook of the Sociology of Gender (includes articles on gender and: religion, sports, politics, health, science, education, families, work, violence, social roles, and more)
Finding Articles
Academic Search Complete
Covers a broad range of disciplines including general academic, business, social sciences, humanities, general sciences, education, and multi-cultural topics. Offers full text coverage for thousands of journals. Includes scholarly and popular sources.
Multidisciplinary database of scholarly and popular sources, with full text of over 6,000 titles.
Includes citations and abstracts to articles from an international collection of journal titles as well as abstracts to dissertations, conference proceedings, book reviews, books and book chapters. Subject focus includes sociology, family studies, women's studies, sociolinguistics and related fields.
Index with some links to full text which combines Women's Studies International, Men's Studies and sexual diversity studies. Source documents include professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, government reports, discussion and working papers and theses and dissertations.
A full text database of information from journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, special reports.
Depending on your topics, you may want to consult other databases, listed by subject area.
Citing Sources
It is very important to cite your sources of information to acknowledge and give credit to someone else's words or ideas and to allow a reader to consult the sources you used in your research. The UA Library's Citation Guide provides examples of how to cite books, articles, Web sites, and other sources using different citation styles like MLA, APA, and Chicago.
Research Assistance
If you have questions or need assistance with your research:
- Go to the Information Commons Reference Desk in the Information Commons of the Main Library. The reference desk is staffed all hours that the Main Library is open!
- Call the Information Commons Reference Desk at 520-621-6442.
- Use Ask-a-Librarian Chat Reference service online
If you need more in-depth research assistance, make an appointment with Mary Feeney, the Librarian for Sociology & Women's Studies.