LibGuides: FYSW 102A: Power of Collective Behavior: Background Information

Reference Databases

Start with these tools to find background information and gather multiple perspectives before diving in to more detailed information on the Articles and Books pages of this guide.

Opposing Viewpoints In Context
A collection of content for exploration into social issues from all perspectives. Providing pro/con viewpoint essays, topic overviews, biographies of social activists and reformers, court-case overviews, podcasts, primary source documents, and more.

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Gale E-Books
Collection of reference works in all subjects including multivolume encyclopedias, biographical directories, dictionaries, etc.

Encyclopedia of American Activism: 1960 to the Present by Margaret DiCanio
Publication Date: 2016
Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice by Gary Anderson (Editor); Kathryn G. Herr (Editor)
Call Number: HM671 .E53 2007

Publication Date: 2007

Also available as an eBook
Encyclopedia of Social Problems by Vincent N. Parrillo (Editor)
Call Number: HN28 .E55 2008

Publication Date: 2008