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Studies, African
American Studies, Asian
American Studies, Chicano/Latino
Studies, Native
American Studies, Family
Studies and Bioethics,
plus the Feminist
Studies Collections Web site.
Encyclopedias and handbooks can provide useful descriptions,
overviews, and lists of references.
Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 3rd. ed. (Green Library
Information Center QH332.E52 2004) has essays on abortion, fertility
control and many related topics. See the "Topic Outlines"
at the beginning of volume 1.
Encyclopedia of Birth Control. ABC-CLIO (Green Library Information
Center HQ766 .E52 2001)
The Moral Imagination: Confronting the Ethical Issues of
Our Day (Green Library Information Center BJ1031.T57 1995)
pp. 11-62 cover abortion, while other chapters look at suicide and
euthanasia.
Abortion: A Reference Handbook, 2nd ed. (Green Library
Information Center HQ767.5.U5 C67 1996) includes a chronology of
opinion, biographical sketches, laws and cases, statistics, organizations,
glossary, index, and a select bibliography.
Abortion: Choice and Conflict (Green Library Information
Center, SAL, & Stacks HQ767.5.N7 A26 1993) a collection of editorial
columns and political cartoons concerning abortion, with subject
and author access.
Abortion Decisions of the Supreme Court, 1973-1989
(Green Library Information Center KF3771.A7 D78 1990). For new decisions
see Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court
(Green Library Information Center KF4549.F56 2003)
Abortion: Opposing Viewpoints (Green Library Information
Center HQ767.5.U5A266 1997)
The Abortion Debate in the United States and Canada: A Sourcebook
(Green Library Information Center HQ767.5.U5M85 1991) "From the
extensive and diverse literature, this book draws a collection of
relevant materials primarily representing aspects of the sociological,
philosophical, religious and legal aspects of the abortion issue."
Abortion Policies: A Global Review United Nations (Green
Library International Government Documents ST/ESA/SER.A/2001-2002)
Historical and Multicultural Encyclopedia of Women's Reproductive
Rights in the United States (Green Library Information Center
HQ766.5.U5H57 2002)
Reproductive Technologies Current Controversies (Green Library
Information Center RG133.5 .R467 1996)
Related Topics
Encyclopedia of American Social History (Green Library
Information Center HN57.E58 1992) Vol. 3, Part XI (pp. 1923-2070)
on "Family History" has lengthy articles written by some of the
leading scholars in the field, plus good bibliographies.
Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics (Green Library Information
Center BJ63.E53 1998) Start with the index at the end of vol. 4
to identify family-related topics. Essays are long with selected
bibliographies.
Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology (Green Library
Information Center GN307.E52 1996) includes an essay on "Family
and Household Structure," plus related topics.
Encyclopedia of Ethics (Green Library Information Center
BJ63.E45 2001)
Encyclopedia of Human Behavior (Green Library Information
Center BF31.E5 1994) Start with the index at the end of vol. 4 to
identify family-related topics.
Encyclopedia of Population (Green Library Social Sciences
Resource Center HB871.E538 2003) articles on induced abortion,
infanticide, birth control and fertility control as well as feminist
perspectives on population issues with bibliographies.
Encyclopedia of Psychology, APA (Green Library Information
Center BF31 .E52 2000) contains articles of varying length.
Intermational
Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family 
International Encyclopedia of Psychology (Green Library
Information Center BF31.I58 1996) Start with the index at the end
of vol. 2 to identify family-related topics.
International
Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
(Green Library SSRC H41 .I58 2001) articles reflecting not
only the canonical social sciences, but also "the biological
and cultural 'co-construction' of behavior and society."
The Encyclopedia of Religion (Green Library Information
Center BL31.E46 1987) has a long essay (with bibliography) on the
"Family" (v. 5, pp. 276-282) and its connections to religion.
Encyclopedia of Social Work, 19th ed. 1995 (Green
Library Information Center HV35.E5) contains lengthy articles and
bibliographies on topics such as "Families," "Family Change," "Domestic
Violence," and "Child Sexual Abuse."
Encyclopedia of Sociology (Green Library Information
Center HM17.E5 1992) has articles on a number of topics related
to the families. Essays tend to be long with good bibliographies.
Encyclopedia of European Social History from 1350 to 2000
(Green Library Information Center HN373.E63 2001) especially vol.
4 which includes a section on the Family.
Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women : Global Women's
Issues and Knowledge (Green Library Information Center HQ1115
.R69 2000) articles vary in length and include suggestions for further
reading
Women's Studies Encyclopedia, revised and expanded
edition. (Green Library Information Center HQ1115 W645 1999) "contains
information about women from all fields and disciplines of study."
Articles vary in length and include references.
Indexes (in paper and electronic formats) can help you identify
articles in magazines, newspapers, scholarly journals and other
resources. Those restricted to the Stanford community are marked
with the icon. Choose the after
a database name to see it's help. For other indexes see the
Databases A-Z.
Family
& Society Studies Worldwide
(1970+) - part of BiblioLine. indexes and abstracts over a thousand
journals, books, conference papers, government reports, etc., and
includes all the records once published in the comprehensive Inventory
of Marriage and Family Literature.
Sage Family Studies Abstracts (1981-2003 Green Library
Information Center HQ546.S23; 1999+ on
the Web )
Women Studies Abstracts (1972+ shelved at Green Library
Information Center Z7962/W65; 1984+ also in
Women's Studies International
on the Web ) indexes feminist and scholarly books and periodicals.
Women's Studies Index (1989-2002 shelved at Green
Library Information Center HQ1180.W68; also on Web as Women's
Studies on Disc
SUNet ID required) indexes a wide range of periodicals.
Contemporary Women's
Issues
(1992+, full-text via the Web) reports, articles, and newsletters
on issues affecting women.
Gender
Watch
(1982+) fulltext articles, newsletters, reports focused on gender
and women's issues.
ATLA Religion Database
(1949+) includes some fulltext (ATLAS)
LexisNexis
Academic
- selected Lexis-Nexis files especially good for fulltext news,
business, and law information. Limited to Stanford students,
faculty, and staff.
Alternative
Press Index
(1991+ available on the Web ; 1969-71; 1974+ shelved at Green Library
Information Center Z7164.S66A5) indexes periodicals devoted to social
change, including some gay/lesbian periodicals.
Alt-PressWatch
provides fulltext of "a collection of newspapers, magazines
and journals of the alternative and independent press."
America: History and
Life
(1964+) covers U.S. and Canadian history. Includes abstracts
Anthropology Plus
(1984+)
Black Studies on
Disc
SUNet ID required. (1988+ ) contains the Catalog
of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and 1988+
of the Index to Black Periodicals
(see information on print holdings below.) Contains information
on materials by and about African Americans, Africa and peoples
of African ancestry.
Chicano Database
(1967+) includes some citations for earlier years. A comprehensive
bibliographic information resource about the Mexican American experience
identifying the Chicano body of literature, including the broad
Latino experience of Puerto Rican, Cuban and Central American immigrants.
CQ.com
full-text information on Congress and American politics.
Expanded
Academic ASAP
general index to a wide variety of journals and magazines with some
fulltext.
Historical Abstracts
(1954+) covers world history except U.S. & Canada.
Humanities Index (1974 +; abstracts beginning in 1994
Green Library Information Center AI3.H8) Author/subject index to
periodicals in fields such as area studies, folklore, history, language,
literature, philosophy, religion & theology.
Index to Black Periodicals (1984+
Green Library Information Center Z1361.N39I55; also 1988+ on Black
Studies on Disc )
(Formerly: Index to Periodical Articles by and about Blacks
1950-69; 1971-83). Indexes African-American periodicals
of general and scholarly interest.
LexisNexis
Congressional
(1970+) full-text of U.S. legislative information.
PAIS International,
1972+ ; 1915+ volumes are shelved at Green Library Information Center
Z7163.P9) indexes selected books, government documents, and periodical
articles on contemporary public issues and the making of public
policy.
PsycArticles
Fulltext Search
fulltext of articles in journals published by the American Psychological
Association.
Psycinfo
(1887+) indexes and abstracts books, periodicals and other literature
in psychology. Also Available from
OVID.
Social
Science Module
from ProQuest - fulltext of journals in the social sciences.
Social Sciences and Humanities Index (formerly International
Index to Periodicals) 1907-1974. (Green Library Information
Center AI3.S6)
Social Sciences Index, 1974+ (Green Library Information
Center AI3S62; abstracts beginning in 1994) Author/subject index
to periodicals in fields such as anthropology, economics, family
studies, geography, international relations, law and criminology,
political science, policy studies, psychology, social work, sociology,
and urban studies.
Sociological
Abstracts
(1963+) Indexes articles concerned spectrum of social behavior (individuals,
small groups, large organizations, communities, institutions, and
societies). Covers sociology and related disciplines such as anthropology,
criminology, law, social psychology, urban studies, race relations,
demography, and education.
Statistical
Handbook of the American Family
(Law Library HQ536 .S727 1999) combines "previously unpublished
materials along with the compilation of family data from a wide
array of published material." Index.
America's
families and living arrangements (U.S. Census Bureau)
Statistical Abstract of the United States (Green Library
Information Center Ready Reference HA202.A483) published
annually, it gathers together a wealth of statistical information
from a variety of governmental and non-governmental sources.
ChildStats.gov: Forum on Child
and Family Statistics
In addition to the resources in Green, you may well want to use
the resources of other libraries on campus, especially:
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