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Behavioral Sciences

Databases

Accessible from home Alcohol, Tobacco, and Illicit Drugs
Offers a compilation of current and historical statistics and their analysis of addictive substances.

Accessible from home American Men & Women of Science: A Biographical Directory of Today's Leaders in Physical, Biological, and Related Sciences   
Contains biographical information on over 135,000 living scientists of note.

Accessible from home Animal Rights
Discusses the moral and social issues dealing with the rights of animals.

Accessible from home Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Offers biographies of mathematicians and natural scientists from all countries and from all historical periods.

Accessible from home Crime, Prisons, and Jails 
Examines the social issues involved in criminal activity, crime prevention and the treatment of offenders and in the United States.

Accessible from home Diversity Studies Collection
Explore cultural differences, contributions and influences in the global community with articles from over 150 journals.

Accessible from home Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior 
Explores the social, medical, legal and political issues related to substance abuse, and examines developments in the field of addiction studies.

Accessible from home Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
Offers a historic overview of racism and explores its social, economic and political consequences.

Accessible from home Genetics and Genetic Engineering
Examines the ethics of biotechnology and the controversial issues surrounding genetic engineering.

Accessible from home Growing Up: Issues Affecting America’s Youth 
Explores issues such as gangs, teen sexuality and juvenile delinquency.

Accessible from home Immigration and Illegal Aliens: Burdens or Blessing? 
Addresses the controversy arising from our historical acceptance of immigrants from diverse cultures.

Accessible from home International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences   
Offers a wide-ranging exploration of such global topics as censorship, foreign aid, health care systems, terrorism, sexual violence, aging, political correctness and white collar crime.

Accessible from home Lands and Peoples
 Research information on different countries, regions, and culture using encyclopedia articles, maps, games and more.

Accessible from home Psychology Collection
Research all fields of psychology with this database of full-text articles from many psychology journals.

Accessible from home Scientific Thought: In Context
This is a comprehensive guide to the history of science and contains essays from experts in their fields and primary sources that explore the relationship of science and society.

Accessible from home Social Welfare: Fighting Poverty and Homelessness 
Offers statistics and discussions of the current status of poverty and homelessness in the United States and current government policy for dealing with them.

Accessible from home Student Resources in Context
Aimed at middle school and high school students, this source has information on many topics including history, literature, science and social studies from articles and reference books.

Accessible from home Water: No Longer Taken for Granted 
Examines the threatened drinking water supply, ground water pollution, conservation of the wetlands and optimization of the ocean’s resources.

Philosophy

Websites
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Psychology

Websites
Encyclopedia of Psychology
Lots of links, a good place to begin your research.

Psych Central

Psych Wurld
Includes a mega search engine and many useful links.

Psychology WWW Virtual Library
A portal to the entire academic field of psychology. All links have been evaluated.

Social Issues, Pro and Con

Databases
Accessible from home Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues Collection
Coverage of topics such as gender studies, family and marital issues, and gay and lesbian rights from journal articles.

Accessible from home GreenFILE
Search for information on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines, such as agriculture, law, health and technology. Contains indexing and abstracts of general interest, government and scholarly titles, plus some full-text articles.

Accessible from home Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Pro and con articles from magazines, academic journals and newspapers covering many of the hottest social issues.

Accessible from home Points of View Reference Center
Contains essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Get an overview, point and counterpoint on topics such as cloning, immigration, separation of church and state, stem cell research, and more.

Accessible from home War and Terrorism Collection
Articles on conflicts, their causes, impact and perception on a global scale for researchers of history, social science and current events.

Websites
Multnomah Public Library Homework Help

ProCon
Offers unbiased discussions of 39 controversial issues.

Sociology

Databases
Accessible from home Lands and Peoples
 Research information on different countries, regions, and culture using encyclopedia articles, maps, games and more.