Varieties of World Culture
(ANTHRO - 100) section 2, Dr. James White
Of course please stop by the reference desk on the third floor (reference desk hours) if you are working in the library and have questions.
Reference Resources
Look in the HQ call number range on the third floor to find reference sources on marriage and the family, childhood, parenthood etc. For background information and suggestions for further reading, consult:
Countries and Their Cultures REF GN 307 C68 2001
Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology REF GN 307 .E52 1996
Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities REF GN 495.4 .E63 2005
Encyclopedia of World Cultures REF GN 550 .E53 1991
Books
Cofrin
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Online Databases for Secondary Sources:
Articles
To connect to these resources from off campus, when prompted you will need to enter your campus network username and password for each database. This is the same one you use to log onto the campus network or to check your UW-Green Bay web account from off campus.
JSTOR
Description: JSTOR is unique because the contains complete backfiles of core scholarly journals in PDF full text format. Many journals reach back to the 1800s.
Coverage: varies from title to title, but approximately from the 1800s to 2000.
Social Sciences Full Text
Description: Indexes and abstracts over 400 English language periodicals. Topics include social work and public welfare, sociology, urban studies, women's studies, and related subjects.
Coverage: 1983 -
Sociological Abstracts
Description: The Sociological Abstracts database is a primary resource for accessing the latest research sponsored in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
Coverage: 1963 -
HRAF - Ethnography (eHRAF)
Description: eHRAF is an acronym for Human Relations Area Files, which is a cross-cultural collection that indexes etnographic information by culture and subject. Using a systematic listing of the cultures of the world search for information on hundreds of cultures worldwide. NOTE: Some of the collection is ONLY on microfiche--ask at the Reference Desk.
Coverage: varies
Academic Search Premier from EbscoHostDescription : Gain access to information from a wide range of academic areas including literature and language.
Coverage: varies from title to title, but approximately 1990 to the present.
America: History and Life
Description : Indexes publications devoted to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Coverage: 1964 -
Historical Abstracts
Description: Indexes publications devoted to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life). Some materials in a foreign language
Coverage: 1954-
Project Muse
Description: Project Muse provides the full text of scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
Coverage: 1995 -
CWI (Contemporary Women's Issues)
Description : Indexes a variety of sources covering topics related to women including journals, newsletters, research reports, government and international agencies. Information on women in over 150 countries is compiled in a single collection bringing together such disciplines as sociology, psychology, health, education and human rights. Lexis Nexis provides access to part of the database but in Full-Text; FirstSearch provides access to all of the database, but in abstract format.
Coverage: 1992 -
Ethnic NewsWatch
Description : Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. A rich collection of articles, editorials, columns, reviews, etc. provide a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints -- the other sides of the stories. The database is searchable in both English and Spanish, with publications in each language and more than 125,000 articles in Spanish.
Coverage: 1991 - present, with archival material back to 1985.
GenderWatch
Description: GenderWatch is a full-text collection of international journals, magazines, newsletters, regional publications, special reports and conference proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues. The database provides in-depth coverage of the subjects that are uniquely central to women's daily lives, including family, childbirth, birth control, daycare, domestic abuse, work and the workplace, sexual harassment, aging, aging parents, body image, eating disorders and social and societal roles.
Coverage: Mid 1970 -
Humanities Full Text
Description: Provides indexing and abstracting of English- language periodicals on disciplines including literature and language.
Coverage: varies from title to title, but approximately 1990 to the present.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Description: WPSA provides citations, abstracts and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, public administration, and public policy.
Coverage: 1975 -
Historical New York Times
Description: Historical Newspapers-The New York Times has full text and full image articles from the New York Times dating back to the 19th century.
Coverage: 1851-2001; more recent articles can be found in ProQuest Newspapers.
Print Indexes
Abstracts in Anthropology Coverage: 1970 to date; REFERENCE INDEX AREA