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SOC 2100: Modern Social Problems
Controversial Issues/Pro Con Sources
- CQ Electronic LibraryCQ Electronic Library is a reference resource for research in American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs. The suite includes CQ Almanac, CQ Researcher Plus Archive, CQ Magazine, and Politics in America.
- Opposing Viewpoints in Context
More than 14,000 pro/con viewpoint essays, 5,000+ topic overviews, 300+ primary source documents, 300+ biographies of social activists and reformers, more than 775 court-case overviews, 5 million periodical articles, nearly 6,000 statistical tables, charts and graphs, nearly 70,000 images and a link to Google Image Search, thousands of podcasts, including weekly presidential addresses, premier NPR programs and more.
Why Use Encyclopedias
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Specialized encyclopedias contain background information on a topic and can give you ideas for narrowing your topic.
- Blackwell Encyclopedia of SociologyThis eleven-volume set contains over 1,786 essays on topics in the field of Sociology, in addition to cross-references and suggestions for further reading.
- Credo General ReferenceFull text online from over 400 encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books. Search a topic, build a concept map or browse information sources organized by subject. Find text, images, sound files, sortable data tables and more.
- Gale Virtual Reference LibraryOnline reference books in business, education, law, medicine, religion and social science.