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Social Justice
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SocIndex with Full Text
SocINDEX contains over 2 million records from more than 1,200 core journals (some dating as far back as 1895), plus another selected group of over 3,200 journals, as well as monographs and conference papers. The database includes full text from 766 journals, some back to 1908, more than 820 monographs, and 13,900 conference papers. Also included are over 25,000 biographical and bibliographic Author Profiles.
Journal, Magazine and Newspaper Resources
Contains journal articles, monographs, and conference papers on sociology-related topics.
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LexisNexis Academic
Academic Universe provides access to nearly 5,000 publications on a wide range of topics: news, business, legal, and reference information. In Business, it includes company financials, SEC Filings and reports, directories, accounting journals & more
Journal, Magazine and Newspaper Resources
Useful for search either news stories or court cases. Choose which to search from the bar on the left.
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Genderwatch
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.
Journal, Magazine and Newspaper Resources
Searches journals in subjects relating to women's lives, including family, daycare, domestic abuse, work and the workplace, sexual harassment, aging, and societal roles.
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Social Justice journals owned by Polk Library
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Credo Reference
Credo is an easy-to-use tool for research projects and homework. Search in hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and subject-specific titles, as well as 200,000+ images and audio files, and nearly 100 videos.
Reference and Background Resources
Search in hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and subject-specific titles, as well as 200,000+ images and audio files, and nearly 100 videos.
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CQ Researcher
The CQ Researcher explores a single hot issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. There are 44 reports produced each year including four expanded reports.
Reference and Background Resources
Find overview articles on topics such as health, social trends, politics, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.
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Points of View Reference Center
Points of View Reference Center is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database offers 255 topics, each with an overview, two opposing points of view, and critical thinking guide. The contents include 1,143 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, TV and radio news transcripts, primary source documents, reference books, and the Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century. Topics covered include affirmative action, cloning, AIDS, immigration, and tax cuts.
Reference and Background Resources
Designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects, students can use Points of View as a guide to debate, developing arguments, writing position papers, and for development of critical thinking skills.
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Criminal Justice Periodicals Index
ProQuest Criminal Justice Periodicals IndexT is a comprehensive database of U.S. and international criminal justice journals. The database provides research support for students interested in careers in criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, and industrial security. The database includes abstract and indexing for 245 titles, with more than?90 available in full-text. ProQuest Criminal Justice Periodicals Index titles include American Journal of Criminal Justice, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Journal of Forensic Sciences, and Women Police.
Journal, Magazine and Newspaper Resources
A comprehensive database supporting research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends.
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