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For this section, you'll need to use academic databases to find scholarly journals, books and encyclopedia articles. As you search broadly for your topic, you'll likely find specific areas that you want to focus on more than others. Use these focus areas as search terms to get better results.
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CQ ResearcherUse this database for your general overview and to help identify specific issues.
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Credo ReferenceUse Credo Reference to find encyclopedia articles. This is a great place to find background information for your overview section.
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Family and Society Studies WorldwideUse this database to find scholarly articles on a wide variety of family and social issues. Try out this database once you've identified specific areas of your topic you'd like to address.
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PsycINFOThis database focuses mainly on psychology related issues like mental health, or the psychological aspects of many social issues. This is another good choice for after you've identified focus areas.
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Sociological AbstractsThis database focuses specifically on sociology issues. This is another good choice after you've identified specific focus areas.
When starting to look for laws surrounding your topic, background research is key! Take some time to google "laws about ____" This will give you the name of a few laws or cases that you can look up in the legal databases for more information.
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PAIS IndexUse this database to find articles about legal issues and government programs.
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HeinOnline AcademicUse this database to look up actual cases and legal decisions.
Googling is a great way to look for local organizations. If that doesn't get you what you need, you could also try these services:
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Delaware 211Delaware partners with United Way to provide a human services database called Delaware 211
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GuidestarGuidestar is a complete source of information about U.S. charities and other nonprofit organizations.