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Issues & Controversies (Infobase Learning) This link opens in a new window Good starting point for gathering background information (including pro and con perspectives) on current hot topics; helpful source of research topic ideas.
Points of View Reference Center (EBSCOhost / JerseyClicks) (NJSL) This link opens in a new window Provides essays that present opposing viewpoints on a variety of current topics. This is a great tool for researching the pros and cons of controversial issues.

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Encyclopedia of Human Development

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Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development

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Handbook for Working With Children and Youth

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Handbook of Adoption

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Handbook of Contemporary Families

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Handbook of Families & Poverty

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Handbook of Family Theories

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Handbook of Feminist Family Studies

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Handbook of Parenting

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Handbook of World Families

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Handbook of Youth Mentoring

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An Introduction to GLBT Family Studies

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Contemporary Issues in Family Studies

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Social Explorer This link opens in a new window Provides easy access to maps and reports of U.S. Census data from 1790 to the present; the Religious Congregations and Membership Study from 1980 to 2010; population, health and social care, and labor market data from the 2011 United Kingdom Census; U.S. crime data from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps; European demographic data from Eurostat; population data from the 2011 Canadian census; and demographic and socioeconomic data from World Development Indicators (World Bank).
PolicyMap This link opens in a new window Features an online GIS mapping tool that allows users to create interactive maps and plot data by geographical location. Data indicators provided include demographics, education, income, housing, employment, health, crime, and much more.
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Do you need a research topic?

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Related Research Guides

Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Human Development

Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development

Handbook for Working With Children and Youth

Handbook of Adoption

Handbook of Contemporary Families

Handbook of Families & Poverty

Handbook of Family Theories

Handbook of Feminist Family Studies

Handbook of Parenting

Handbook of World Families

Handbook of Youth Mentoring

An Introduction to GLBT Family Studies

Contemporary Issues in Family Studies

Recommended Online Encyclopedia Databases

Recommended Multimedia Databases

Recommended Statistics Databases

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