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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Hundreds of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
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SAGE Knowledge
More than 300 encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
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Oxford African American Studies Center
A
collection of reference works focusing on the lives and events which
have shaped African American and African history and culture.
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Encyclopedia of Sociology
5 volumes
This
classic reference has been updated to reflect the many changes in
society and in the field of sociology in recent years. Articles
covering core issues such as race, poverty, violence, economics,
pregnancy and abortion have been updated and expanded, and completely
new articles have been written on topics such as the Internet, privacy,
and epidemiology.
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Call Number:
Ref HM425 .E5 2000
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice
4 volumes
Covers
legal, sociological, psychological, historical, and economic aspects of
crime and justice worldwide. Entries cover civil and criminal issues,
from domestic violence to terrorism. Entries cite pertinent legal cases
as well as publications for further information. Also includes a
glossary of related terms
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Call Number:
Ref HV6017 .E52 2002
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology
A user's guide to sociological language.
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Call Number:
Ref HM425 .J64 2000
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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Encyclopedia of Abortion in the United States
Covers
the broad range of abortion-related topics in the United States.
Includes entries on both pro-life and pro-choice abortion viewpoints.
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Call Number:
Ref HQ767.5 U5 P35 2002
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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Encyclopedia of American Social History
3 volumes
Includes
essays on the major issues that have dominated historical writing
during the past generation. The encyclopedia is divided into 14
sections: Periods of Social Change; Methods and Concepts; The
Construction of Social Identity; Processes of Social Change; Ethnic and
Racial Subcultures; Regionalism and Regional Subcultures; Space and
Place; Patterns of Everyday Life; Work and Labor; Popular Culture and
Recreation; Family History; Social Problems, Social Control, and Social
Protest; Science, Medicine, and Technology; Education and Literacy.
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Call Number:
Ref HN57 .E58 1993
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor;
Sacramento Regional Library
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Encyclopedia of Modern American Social Issues
Handy
reference for basic information of widespread problems and
controversies that have faced—and continue to face—the United States.
Topics include social welfare and reform, civil rights, drug testing,
privacy, death penalty, and genetic engineering.
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Call Number:
Ref HN57 .K73 1997
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict
3 volumes
Provides
entries on concepts and theories of violence, peace, and conflict, as
well as entries on contemporary issues such as ethnic conflict, hate
crimes, drug control policies, and child abuse.
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Call Number:
Ref HM291 .E625 1999
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
26 volumes
This
encyclopedia is the first attempt in a generation to map the social and
behavioral sciences on a grand scale. It is the largest reference work
ever published for the social and behavioral sciences, containing
nearly four thousand articles.
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Call Number:
Ref H41 .I58 2001
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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Boyhood in America
2 volumes
This
encyclopedia focuses on issues related to the stage of boyhood, from
birth through the teenage years until about the age of twenty. In
addition to articles on adult attitudes toward boys, it also includes
entries on behavior and perceptions of boys themselves in work, play,
and their interactions with friends and family.
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Call Number:
Ref HQ775 .B635 2001
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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Girlhood in America
2 volumes
Examines
the history of American girls from all cultural backgrounds. The works
aims to provide a way of understanding girls who have been an
unrecognized part of the nation’s past. Topics covered include the
history of girls’ work, religious beliefs and faith-based institutions,
girls’ formal education, handbooks and “texts” used to socialize girls,
and the role of consumption and financial autonomy in the lives of
girls and adolescents.
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Call Number:
Ref HQ777 .G5745 2001
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor;
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Parenthood in America
2 volumes
With
more than 200 A-Z entries, this encyclopedia includes references to
everything that pertains to the subject of parenthood including
psychological transition to parenthood, bereavement and loss, adoption,
home schooling, assisted reproduction, stages of parenthood, and
grandparents.
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Call Number:
Ref HQ755.8 .P3783 2000
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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