As a part of your class, you will seek to understand some of the different cultural, national, or religious backgrounds of people in a community. Listed below are some resources (online and print) that may help you quickly understand more about cultures, ethnicities, or religions that may be different from your own. There are many more resources available in the library databases, depending on the focus of your research!
Library books and databases
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional CulturesCall Number: Ref. GT205 .S68 2004Publication Date: 2004Also available online through Credo Reference database.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily LifeCall Number: GN333 .W67 1998Publication Date: 1997
Encyclopedia of ReligionCall Number: Ref. BL31.E46 2005Publication Date: 200514 vols.
- Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new windowAn interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
Select websites
- CIA World Factbook"information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities."
- Countries of the World (Britannica)Encyclopedia Britannica's overviews of various countries.
- Culture Crossing Guide"a resource for cross-cultural etiquette and understanding"
- National Museum of African American History & CultureA recently opened Smithsonian museum, dedicated to preserving "a people's journey and a nation's story."
- BlackAmericaWeb.comA media presence focusing on African American consumers.
- Pew Research Center: Hispanic TrendsTrends, numbers, and facts about Latinos in the U.S.
- Univision (in English)An enormous media conglomerate focused on Latino / Hispanic consumers.
- Asian NationInformation on Asian-American history, demographics, and issues.
Search our reference sources
Additional resources on countries, cultures, identities, and religions may be found by searching our online reference collections. Search for your topic in the following databases - or search for books or other types of information in the library's Discovery System, below!:
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowCredo Reference provides access to the cross-searchable full text of approximately 700 different reference sources (encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographical sources, chronologies, etc.).
- Oxford Reference Online: Premium This link opens in a new window
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