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May 29, 2008

Material Culture In America

ABC-Clio.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
This 2007 volume contains nearly 200 signed entries on American material culture -- "objects, images, spaces technology, production, and consumption, and what it reveals about historical and contemporary life in the United States."
Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.

May 18, 2008

Cultural Sociology

British Sociological Association / Sage.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
W&L now subscribes to the online journal Cultural Sociology, described in one review as "a groundbreaking journal merging the fields of sociology and cultural studies into a specialized venue for the first time." As with other University Library subscriptions, students and faculty have online access both while on campus and from most off-campus locations.
A link will be maintained within Annie, the W&L library catalog.

May 7, 2008

Gender And Education: An Encyclopedia

Praeger / Greenwood.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Two-volume set (2007), containing about 100 essays on the "intersection of gender and education," is presented in two separate e-books.
Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.

May 5, 2008

Encyclopedia Of Race, Ethnicity And Society

Sage.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Three-volume set (2008) offers nearly 600 signed entries on racial and ethnic groups, issues of inequality, historical perspectives, statistics, and more.
Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.

Encyclopedia Of Social Psychology

Sage.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Two-volume set (2007) contains more than 600 signed entries on such topics as Aggression, Attitudes, Prejudice, Values, and Self.
Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.

Girl Culture: An Encyclopedia

Greenwood.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Two-volume set (2007) contains about 250 entries on topics concerning girls' and womens' lives, such as advertising, mass media, body image, sexuality, music, literature, etc.
Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.