HIST 329 – History of the American Family

Books

Encyclopedias & Reference Materials

NOTE: Reference materials generally do not circulate; in other words, they generally cannot be checked out. If you anticipate wanting to check these out, rather than using them briefly in the library, you’ll need special permission from Lisa Hoover (lhoover@clarkson.edu) or another library staff member.

  • The Family in America by Joseph M. Hawes (Editor); Elizabeth F. Shores (Editor) I
  • Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History by Jack Salzman (Editor); David L. Smith (Editor); Cornel West (Editor) 

On Course Reserve (Spring 2019)

  • Anxious Parents by Peter N. Stearns 
  • At Odds by Carl N. Degler 
  • The Color of Water by James McBride 
  • Doing Oral History by Donald A. Ritchie 
  • Domestic Revolutions by Steven Mintz; Susan M. Kellogg 
  • Fatherhood in America by Robert L. Griswold 
  • From Front Porch to Back Seat by Beth L. Bailey 
  • Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow by Jacqueline Jones 
  • Making History by Eric Marcus 

General Collection

NOTE: Some of these may need to be requested via Inter-library Loan.

  • Dating and Sexuality in America by Jeffrey S. Turner; Mildred Vasan (Editor) 
  • Documenting Intimate Matters by Thomas A. Foster (Editor); John D’Emilio (Foreword by); Estelle B. Freedman (Foreword by) 
  • Illicit Love by Ann McGrath 
  • Kinship by Design by Ellen Herman 
  • Life Events and Rites of Passage by Jeff Hill; Peggy Daniels
  • Macho Men and Modern Women by Claudia Roesch 
  • Marriage and Cohabitation by Arland Thornton; William Axinn; Yu Xie 
  • Memories of Belonging by Christa Wirth 
  • New Americans by Rifat Anjum Salam 
  • Russian Immigrants in the United States by Vera Kishinevsky
  • Second-Generation Korean Experiences in the United States and Canada. by Neha Ahmed, et al.

Newspapers

Databases

You can find many resources, including articles and books, through our homepage search box. However, this box does not search all of our databases, so you may also want to consult the individual databases listed below. For a list of the databases searched from the homepage, see our “What am I searching?” page.

History Databases

  • Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science) Leading arts and humanities journals with selected, relevant items from major science and social science journals. Art, music, literature, history. Citations only with links to full text where available. 1975 – present
  • General OneFile Periodical and news information on a diverse set of topics, including humanities, education, business, science, current events, art, politics, economics, social science, law, health care, computers, technology, environmental issues and general interest topics. Includes list of journals accessed.
  • Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective Citations to journal articles and book reviews covering a wide range of interdisciplinary fields from a broad array of humanities and social sciences journals. 1907 – 1984.
  • JSTOR Interdisciplinary archive of leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Includes images, letters, and other primary sources; begins with volume 1 of subscribed titles up to 3-5 years ago of publication. Current content not available. Clarkson journal collections include Arts & Sciences I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, Business III, & Life Sciences. Full text access may not be available for all articles found; limited to titles that Clarkson subscribes to.
  • Military Collection Full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications, and more.
  • Military Intelligence Database Scholarly journals, magazines, and reports covering all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs. Content in key subject areas including governmental policies, the socioeconomic effects of war, the structure of the armed forces, and more.
  • Pop Culture Collection Scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture. Useful information for researchers in social science, history, art or liberal arts courses.
  • U.S. History Collection Scholarly journals and magazines useful to both novice historians as well as advanced academic researchers. Balanced coverage of events in U.S. history and scholarly work being established in the field.
  • War & Terrorism Collection Academic journals and magazines of interest to analysts, risk management professionals, and students of military science, history, and social science. Balanced coverage of both historic and contemporary topics in the fields of war and terrorism.
  • World History Collection Scholarly journals and magazines useful to both novice historians as well as advanced academic researchers. Balanced coverage of events in world history and scholarly work being established in the field.

Sociology Databases

  • Academic OneFile Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from journals and reference sources, with extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature, and other subject. Also contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC.
  • Data Citation Index An array of research data, including data studies, data sets from a wide range of international data repositories. Coverage of social sciences, physical sciences, life sciences and arts and humanities. 1900 – present.
  • Expanded Academic ASAP Scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers across disciplines, including arts & humanities, social sciences, science & technology. Some full text. 1980 – present.
  • Gender Studies Collection The database offers access to scholarly journals and magazines covering topics including gender studies, family and marital issues, and more. Balanced coverage of this significant aspect of culture and society.
  • General OneFile Periodical and news information on a diverse set of topics, including humanities, education, business, science, current events, art, politics, economics, social science, law, health care, computers, technology, environmental issues and general interest topics. Includes list of journals accessed.
  • Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective Citations to journal articles and book reviews covering a wide range of interdisciplinary fields from a broad array of humanities and social sciences journals. 1907 – 1984.
  • Sage Journals Journals in business, humanities, social sciences, science, technology, and medicine. Full text access may not be available for all articles found; limited to titles that Clarkson subscribes to. Volume 1 to present for subscribed titles.
  • Social Science Citation Index Leading journal content in over 50 social science disciplines. Citations only with links to full text where available. 1970 – present.
  • Social Science Database (ProQuest) Indexing and full text for hundreds of academic journals, providing extensive coverage across a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work and sociology.
  • Sociology International literature of sociology and social work, including culture and social structure, history and theory of sociology, social psychology, substance abuse and addiction and more. This collection provides full-text coverage of many core titles included in Sociological Abstracts and Social Services Abstracts.
  • Web of Science Core Collection Citations and abstract results to scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities as well as proceedings of international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions. Ability for cited reference searching and author finder. Links out to full text if available through another database. 1970 – present.

Statistics

  • Statista This database, Statista, provides over 1.5 million statistics in 500+ subject areas. These statistics cover worldwide markets and industries as well as societal topics. Data is presented in easy to use and understand charts, tables, graphs and other infographics. This information can then be downloaded in PNG, PDF, Excel and PowerPoint formats.
  • Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (ProQuest) The ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political and economic conditions of the United States.
  • Google Dataset Search Dataset Search enables users to find datasets stored across the Web through a simple keyword search. The tool surfaces information about datasets hosted in thousands of repositories across the Web, making these datasets universally accessible and useful.

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