Research Resources: Class Guides

ANT 100: Social Anthropology

Reference Resources

Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology

REF GN25 .C65 1994

Contemporary Youth Culture: An International Encyclopedia

REF HQ796 .C8154 2006 vols 1-2

Cultural Anthropology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources

REF GN42 .Z4 J33 2007

Encyclopedia of Gender and Society

REF HQ1115 .E54 2009 vols 1-2

Girl Culture: An Encyclopedia

REF Q798 .G523 2008 vols 1-2

Material Culture in America: Understanding Everyday Life

REF GN560 .U6 M37 2008

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology

REF GN307 .R68 2010

Encyclopedia of Anthropology

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Indexes & Articles Collections

America: History and Life

Comprehensive bibliography of articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to present. Covers abstracts 1964 to the present.

Anthropology Plus

This resource is the combination of Anthropology Index and Anthropological Literature. Provides extensive worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies. Covers over 2500 journals, 19th century to the present. Updated quarterly.

Anthrosource

Developed by the American Anthropological Association (AAA), AnthroSource brings anthropological material online to scholars and the public.

JStor

A collection of abstracts and articles from over 100 scholarly journals, many dating from the nineteenth-century to the last 4 or 5 years.

Project Muse

Searchable access to scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, sciences and mathematics.

Social Science FT

Indexes over 300 English-language periodicals covering anthropology, economics, psychology, social work, sociology, and related fields. Covers 1983 to the present.

Sociological Abstracts

Full version comprehensive database of over 1500 journals covering sociology, social work, and other social sciences. Covers 1963 to the present.

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