New for Sociology and Anthropology

Sage / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
2006 volume focuses "on the developmental process of religion and spirituality across the human life span." Alphabetically-arranged entries, with an interdisciplinary scope, cover such topics as leading religious and spiritual figures, traditions, texts, places, religious and spiritual practices and concepts, and more.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

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U.S. Congressional Research Service.
Available online.
"The troubled state of the economy has revived the long- standing debate concerning whether economic factors can be linked to increases in the nation's crime rates. This report examines the available research on how selected economic variables may or may not be related to crime rates."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

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