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Background Resources

These encyclopedias are super sources! They often have a list of references on the topic that will keep you from having to do so much searching.

Wiley Online Library (formerly Blackwell Reference Online)
Contains the complete texts of almost 300 encyclopedies, dictionaries, handbooks, and other reference works from Blackwell Publishing, including the Blackwell Companions.

Encyclopedia of Social Work by Richard A. English (Editor)
ISBN: 9780871013538
Publication Date: 2003
Comprehensive and coherent with scholarly articles that are easily understandable, the Encyclopedia of Social Work puts the complete knowledge base of the profession, and an indispensable personal reference library, at a reader's fingertips.
Encyclopedia of Sociology by Edgar F. Borgatta, Rhonda J.V. Montgomery
ISBN: 0028648536
Publication Date: 2000
Online version of the five volume, 2nd edition (2000) of Macmillan's standard encyclopedia. It provides a scholarly introduction to the field.
The Encyclopedia of Sociology is in the Ready Reference Section, or use the linked title to access the full text online.
Encyclopedia of Gender and Society by Jodi A. O'Brien
ISBN: 1412909163
Publication Date: 2008
Covers the major theories, research, people, and issues in contemporary gender studies.