This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on a family law, children's rights, and related social issues.
Background Information Sources
Available in the library's reference area:
| Encyclopedia of Sociology (5 volumes) |
REF HM425 .D5 2000 |
| Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family (2 volumes) |
REF HQ9 .E52 1995 |
| Handbook of Contemporary Families |
REF HQ536 .H3185 2004 |
| The Oxford Companion to American Law |
REF KF154 .O96 2002 |
| West’s Encyclopedia of American Law (multiple volumes) |
REF KF154 .W47 1998 |
| American Law in the Twentieth Century |
REF KF385 .A4 F7 2002 |
| Sexuality and the Law : an Encyclopedia of Major Legal Cases |
REF KF9325 .A7 L46 1993 |
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 the KF390-KF800 (U.S. Family & Property Law) and HQ (Family & Marriage) call number ranges.
- family law
- domestic relations
- sex and law
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- husband and wife
- parent and child
- family policy
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- family violence
- child support
- child welfare
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Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles
- InfoTrac: full suite of Gale databases
- Expanded Academic ASAP: full-text journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.
- CQ Researcher: reports on current, hot, and controversial topics, such as domestic violence.
- LexisNexis: current and archived newspaper articles, court cases and legal codes.
Internet Resources
Several internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; follow link for Law.