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- SOC 2090: Race and Ethnicity
- Background Information
SOC 2090: Race and Ethnicity
This guide walks you through the sources you'll need as you prepare your final presentation for this class.
Background Information
Encyclopedias
Online Encyclopedia Collections
Gale Virtual Reference Library
GVRL contains electronic copies of several hundred encyclopedias.SAGE eReference
Online social science encyclopedias.
Recommended Encyclopedias
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Social History
Call Number: REF HN57 .O94 2012Publication Date: 2012Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
Publication Date: 2013The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics, Law, and Social Movements
Call Number: REF E184.S75 O968 2015Publication Date: 2015Africana: the Encyclopedia of the African and African-American Experience
Call Number: REF DT14 .A37435 2005Publication Date: 2005
Start Your Research with Reference Sources
Reference sources can help you jumpstart your research project by:
- providing a quick overview of a topic,
- identifying key questions that can shape your research,
- pointing you towards other sources on the topic.
Check the Bibliography
Reference articles typically end with a bibliography or works cited, which you can use to find key books and articles on the topic.