Core 110 (Jean Henscheid)  Sex and Culture: Cultural Gender Issues 

Fall 2006

research guide
Librarian: Diane Prorak
E-mail: prorak@uidaho.edu

UI Library Website: www.lib.uidaho.edu

If you need additional help with your research, try:
Reference Works
The reference section is located on the 1st floor of the library. Books are shelved using the Library of Congress classification scheme. Reference works (both print and electronic) can also be found by searching the library catalog. Remember to make your search terms general as reference works tend to have broad coverage. 
Selected Reference Works for Sex & Culture: Cultural Gender Issues

Title/Description

Call #
American Jewish Desk Reference Ref E184.35.A44 1999
The Asian American Encyclopedia Ref E184.O6A827
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History Ref E185.E54 1996
Encyclopedia of American Immigration Ref JV6465.E53 2001
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World Ref BP40.E525
Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism  Ref E184.A1 E58 1994
Encyclopedia of Religion  Ref BL31.E46
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: Men and Women in the World' Cultures Ref HQ16.E53 2004
Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience  Ref BL2525.E53 1988
Human Rights and the Major World Religions  Ref BL65.H78H8595 2005
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family Ref HQ9.E52 2003
Jewish American History and Culture: an Encyclopedia Ref E184.J5J48
The Latino Encyclopedia Ref E184.S75L357 1996
Reference Library of Black America Ref E185.R44 1997
Reference Library of Hispanic America Ref E184.S75R44 1993
Religions of the World  Ref BL80.3.R45 2002
Books
Books may contain a broad overview of a topic or an in-depth exploration of a topic. Books range from popular to scholarly and as with all sources, you should be aware of the author's credentials. 

Keep in Mind:

  • Books on a broad topic may contain chapters or essays on your topic. Often these are not indicated by the title. When searching, think both broadly and narrowly. 
  • Check the index of a book to find your subject.
  • The bibliography in a book can be a great place to find additional sources.
How To Find Books

To search for books in our library, type your search terms in the box below:

Books listed may be located at the UI Library, the UI Women's Center (in Memorial Gym) the UI Law Library, NIC (North Idaho College, Coeur d'Alene), and LCSC (Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston).  Books from libraries not on the Moscow campus can be ordered using the "request" button.

Some examples of keyword terms and phrases you might consider.  Mix and match these terms as well as add geographic or cultural names.

  • Aging Cross Cultural studies
  • Children sex role
  • Education Cross Cultural studies
  • Gender Cross cultural studies
  • Gender Identity
  • Gender roles
  • Family
  • Family policy
  • Feminism
  • Men Cross cultural studies
  • Men Sex role
  • Race Cross cultural studies
  • Sex Cross Cultural Studies
  • Sex differences
  • Sex role
  • Women Asia (or another geographic area) Social Conditions
  • Women Egypt (or another country)
  • Women Muslim (or another religious group)
  • Women social conditions
  • Women's rights
Articles
Articles are found in periodicals.  Examples of periodicals are magazines, journals, and newspapers. Scholarly (also called peer-reviewed or refereed) journals are one of the primary means of disseminating ideas in academic scholarship. 
How To Find Articles
Articles are located by searching for your topic in an article database (sometimes called an article index). First, select an appropriate database from the Library Find Articles page or choosing one of those listed below. After selecting a database to search, type in search terms. Articles are generally more specific than books and may require a narrower search.

IMPORTANT SEARCH TIP:  If you are not getting the results you want from your search:

  • Try different search terms or different combinations of terms (see terms listed under books above)
  • Try a different database

Example of an efficient search:

  • (gender or sex): the parentheses and OR allow you to include more terms in one search
  • The * is a wildcard, so you will find role or roles
  • AND requires that the concepts of gender/sex and roles and women and islam/muslim are ALL present in the resulting articles. 

Selected Article Indexes for Sex and Culture: Cultural Gender Issues

Recommended Article Database Titles and Descriptions
EbscoSearch  A good general database of both scholarly and popular articles in almost all subject areas, many full text or with links to full text.  An excellent starting place. You can limit your search to scholarly journals by checking a box under "Limit your results" called "Peer Reviewed (Scholarly Journals)".
Lexis Nexis A full text database with many newspaper articles and radio transcripts included (as well as legal and business information).  You can also search campus newspapers by choosing the tab "Guided News Search" then the pulldown "University News."
Lewiston Morning Tribune Archives Find full text of local news articles back to 1990. To access articles, enter the username "UIL" and password "1011738".
Proquest Newspapers Full text access to articles in 27 national newspapers including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.  Less regional coverage than Lexis-Nexis.
Argonaut See Archives link for older issues
CQ Researcher  An excellent and reliable source for overviews of many social and ethical topics.  Each week the publication explores a topic in depth.  Broaden your topic to see what is available.  Full text.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection  For mostly scholarly sources that deal with the psychology of gender issues.  Many full text articles.
Polling the Nations Gives questions and results of polls on various topics.  You may want to browse the list of topics and choose a broader aspect of your topic. 
Demographic, Cultural and Census Information
 

Title/Description

URL
American Factfinder (AF)

AF information for Moscow

http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/AdvSearchByPlacenameServlet?_
command=getResults&_keyword=moscow&_programYear=&_placename=
16000US1654550&_geoBucketId=50&_treeId=4001&_state=&_lang=en

AF Table for Moscow of Selected Social Characteristics including Language, Nativity and Ancestry (DP-2) http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=
16000US1654550&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_DP2&-ds_name=D&-_
lang=en&-redoLog=false
AF Table for Moscow including Race and Hispanic or Latino (QT-P3) http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_
bm=y&-geo_id=16000US1654550&-qr_name=
DEC_2000_SF1_U_QTP3&-ds_name=D&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false
AF Table for Moscow including Race Alone or in combination (QT-P5) http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_
bm=y&-geo_id=16000US1654550&-qr_name=
DEC_2000_SF1_U_QTP5&-ds_name=D&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false
AF Table for Moscow including Hispanic or Latino by type, country (QT-P9) http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_
bm=y&-geo_id=16000US1654550&-qr_name=
DEC_2000_SF1_U_QTP9&-ds_name=D&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false
AF Table for Moscow including nativity, citizenship, year of entry and region of birth (QT-P14) http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_
bm=y&-geo_id=16000US1654550&-qr_name=
DEC_2000_SF3_U_QTP14&-ds_name=D&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false
AF Table for Moscow including origin of foreign born population (QT-P15) http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_
bm=y&-geo_id=16000US1654550&-qr_name=
DEC_2000_SF3_U_QTP15&-ds_name=D&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false
AF Table for Moscow including language spoken at home (QT-P16) http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_
bm=y&-geo_id=16000US1654550&-qr_name=
DEC_2000_SF3_U_QTP16&-ds_name=D&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false
AF Table for Moscow including school enrollment (QT-P19) http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_
bm=y&-geo_id=16000US1654550&-qr_name=
DEC_2000_SF3_U_QTP19&-ds_name=D&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false
Country Studies http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/
Crime in Idaho http://www.isp.state.id.us/identification/ucr/crime_idaho.html
Cross Cultural Understanding (Peace Corps) http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/educators/lessonplans/section.cfm?sid=4
Hometown Locator   http://www.hometownlocator.com/
Idaho Community Profiles http://idahoworks.com/Default.aspx?tabid=451
Idaho County Profiles http://idahoworks.com/Default.aspx?tabid=451#countyProfiles
Migration Information Source: State data on foreign born http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/statemap.cfm#
Migration Information Source: Who's Where http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/whoswhere.cfm
Moscow City Web Site http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/
Moscow Neighborhood Profiles http://www.bestplaces.net/zip-code/83843
Moscow School District Website http://www.sd281.k12.id.us/
Northwest Area Foundation Indicator Website http://www.indicators.nwaf.org/
Religious Affilations 2000 (Latah County) http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/16057_2000.asp
Religious Movements: Profiles of Religious Groups http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/profiles/listalpha.htm
School Districts Demographics System http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/index.asp
UI Common Data Set 2006-07  http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/ipb/ir/cds.htm
UI Fact Book  http://www.ucm.uidaho.edu/uifacts/
UI Student Cultural Organizations http://www.students.uidaho.edu/default.aspx?pid=85932
Internet Resources
Information on the Internet ranges from the free web to electronic books, journals, etc. that the library pays for. The Internet is a wonderful source for many different types of information. It is important to remember that anyone can publish something on the web and it is critical to evaluate your source carefully. The library's Website Evaluation Criteria  or Applying the CRAAP Test can help you choose reliable information.

Besides doing searches on www.google.com or other search engines, you can use subject lists that have evaluated web sites before inclusion: Librarians' Index to the Internet, lii.org and the Internet Public Library at www.ipl.org
Citing Sources

You will need to properly cite your sources in  APA style.  Here are some links that may be helpful:

APA Style.org

UI Library's page of Electronic Style Guides