Locating Books

After getting a solid background of information on a topic, it is appropriate to search for books and articles. To look for books, search in the library catalog (Sage). The following are some suggested terms that can be searched by Subject (or Keyword) in SAGE (a Library of Congress subject heading must be used for a subject search, although the library catalog Sage will give suggestions in some instances of the appropriate term to use). The same "subject" may be listed more than once so be sure to search for all synonyms, for instance, "assisted suicide" and "euthanasia." If you have a topic from another area, consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings books or start with a Keyword search on Sage, and examine the "Subjects" listed under books that looks useful. Then do additional Subject or Keyword searches for those terms.

The following can be searched by Subject (or Keyword):

abused children services for	children nutrition	euthanasia
academic achievement	children of single parents	family violence
aging	children of divorced parents	family
AIDS disease	civil rights	foster home care
AIDS disease social aspects	day care centers	gender identity
alcoholism	divorce	homeless persons
assisted suicide	drug abuse	homelessness
child abuse	drug legalization	industries social aspects
child welfare	dual-career families	marriage
children	environmental policy	marriage United States
medical ethics	Mentally handicapped children	parenting
poor	poor children	poverty
public welfare	race relations	sexual harassment
smoking	social responsibility of business	social conditions U.S.
substance abuse	teenage pregnancy	teenage mothers
teenage parents	television broadcasting	social aspects
tobacco habit	women social conditions	work and family

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Content: Naomi Lederer