Subject
Research Guides
Sociology:
Prejudice & Discrimination
This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on the topics of prejudice and discrimination. Please also see guide for Stereotypes.
Background Information Sources
Available in the library's reference area:
| Homosexuality and Religion | REF BL 65 .H64 H63 2007 |
| Antisemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Persecution (2 volumes) | REF DS 146 .E8 A58 2005 |
| Civil Rights in the United States (2 volumes) | REF E 184 .A1 C47 2000 |
| Encyclopedia of Racism (3 volumes) | REF E 184 .A1 E773 2005 |
| Encyclopedia of Sociology (see Race, Gender, Alternative Lifestyles, Prejudice, Discrimination, Sexual Orientation) | REF HM 425 .E5 2000 |
| Encyclopedia of American Social History (see Racism under Social Problems, v.3 pt. XII) | REF HN 57 .E58 1993 v. 3 |
| Reader’s Guide to Lesbian and Gay Studies | REF HQ 75.15 .R43 2000 |
| Same Sex Marriage | REF HQ 1033 .P47 2006 |
| Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women | REF HQ 1115 .R69 2000 |
| Hate Crimes: A Reference Handbook | REF HV 6773.52 .A47 2005 |
| Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues Since 1945 | REF JC 571 .L2747 1999 |
| Boundaries of Her Body: Troubling History of Women’s Rights in America | REF KF 478 .R69 2004 |
Books
Search the library catalog for books on your subject using words or word combinations below, or visit the library’s 2nd floor and browse call numbers HM (General Sociology), HN (Social History and Conditions; Social Problems), and HQ (Women’s Studies).
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Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles
- Expanded Academic ASAP/InfoTrac: full-text journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.
- CQ Researcher: in-depth reports on current, hot, and controversial topics, such as affirmative action.
- LexisNexis: large database of current and archived newspaper articles.
- General Reference Center/InfoTrac: full-text journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.
- PsycINFO: psychology articles and studies
Internet Resources
Several internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; follow link for Sociology.
- Social Psychology Network
http://www.socialpsychology.org/social.htm
provides resource links related to prejudice and discrimination - St. Ambrose Univ./Best Info on the Net
http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/hotindex.htm
resource links on topics such as gender issues, hate crimes and racism (under Misc.)