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Gender Differences
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Reference books are a good place to start...
Encyclopedia of American Social History REF. HN57 .E58 1992 Vol. 1
The Encyclopedia of the Brain and Brain Disorders REF QP 376 .T87 2002
See entry on "gender differences"
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family REF. HQ 9 .E52 2003 Vol. 2
Marshall Cavendish Encyclopedia of Personal Relationships REF. BF 121 .M37 1990
Vol. 3 Childhood: Girls & Boys
Vol. 4 Adulthood: Men & Women
Oxford Companion to the Mind REF. BF 31 .094 2004
Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Human Sexuality REF. HN 5 .T35 H86 2008
See Issue 9, "Do Schools Perpetuate a Gender Bias"
Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Gender REF. HN 5 .T35 G46 2007
To search for books...
Library catalog: UNICORN
Suggested subject terms: sex differences, sex role, gender identity, same-sex marriage (must include hyphen)Full text books online: eBooks
Use subject term sex difference
A good eBook title for this assignment is Gender, Nature, and Nurture
Online Encyclopedias
To search for journal, magazine and newspaper articles...
Note - Off campus users should access using the
A-Z database list
Gale Database(journal, magazine and newspaper articles)
Academic Search Premier (journal, magazine and newspaper articles)
Issues and Controversies (magazine articles, charts)Psychology Today has good cluster of articles on gender, grouped under the title "The Opposite Sex." To search in the Gale Databasedatabase select Gale Databases, type "opposite sex" in the key word field, check the box to limit to full text and enter "Psychology Today" in the publication title field.
Additional articles can be found in Gale Databases by using the keyword search term "sex differences."
Internet Searching and the Argument Paper
There is plenty of information about controversial issues available on the Internet. But remember the information may be biased. Think about the issue of gun control and the goal of the NRA Home Page...You'll find good information but it will be biased towards those who support the right to bear arms.
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