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GWS 150B1: GENDER+CONTEMP SOCIETY
Mary M Speidelmspeidel@email.arizona.edu
Topic exploration & background information
You are given a broad topic area (religion, families, education, violence, science/health/illness, and law/politics or technology), but you need to narrow it down. Use the following resources to get background information on your topic, and explore different aspects your topic:
About this guide
This guide is to support your research for INDV102 - Gender and Contemporary Society.
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Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
This online encyclopedia focuses on significant gender scholarship within commonly recognized areas of social research. Topics include those related to popular culture, health, crime, economics, human rights, politics, public policy, social movements, race and ethnicity, marriage, sexuality, religion, science, education, and technology.
CQ Researcher Plus Archive
Basic source for current and controversial social, political and economic issues of the day with complete summaries, pros and cons and bibliographies.
International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities
This e-book is a guide to theoretical and empirical research about men, masculinities, and masculinity studies around the world. It reflects multidisciplinary perspectives in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences; includes such fields as popular culture, feminist, women's, gender, and sexuality studies.
This five volume set, available at the Main Library, covers women's movements, women and work, women and religion, women and human rights, and women's roles.
Films
Films Media Group - Films on Demand
The Film Media Group's Films on Demand web site specializes in streaming video. The Films On Demand Previews collection provides access to over 5000 streaming educational videos, covering a wide range of subject areas. You can browse by title or subject, or search for keywords in titles or descriptive text. Once you find a title, you can play it from beginning to end on the "View Video" screen or play selected segments from the video. Access to the collection requires authentication with a UA ID. All films have catalog records and are also available through the library's online catalog.
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