Human Development and Family Sciences

Reference works are generally referred to for particular pieces of information, rather than read cover to cover. The style used is informative and emphasize facts.They are useful for quick lookups, general overview, and may lead you to authors, concepts, and materials useful in your research.

Dictionaries & thesauri

The Dictionary of family psychology and family therapy / S. Richard Sauber ... [et al.]  RC488.5 .D525 1993

Key words in ethics, law, and aging : a guide to contemporary usage / Marshall B. Kapp  HQ1061 .K3525 1995

Dictionary of gerontology / Diana K. Harris  HQ1061 .H338 1988

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of early childhood education  LB1139.25 .E53 1992

Encyclopedia of marriage and the family / David Levinson, editor in chief HQ9 .E52 1995, 2 v.

Encyclopedia of family life / editor, Carl L. Bankston III ; project editor, R. Kent Rasmussen  HQ534 .E53 1999, 5 v.

The encyclopedia of aging : a comprehensive resource in gerontology and geriatrics / George L. Maddox, editor-in-chief  HQ1061 .E53 1995

Handbooks & directories

Handbook of Marriage and the Family  HQ518 .H154 1999

Statistical handbook on the American family / edited by Bruce A. Chadwick and Tim B. Heaton  HQ536 .S727 1999

Early childhood curriculum resource handbook: a practical guide for teaching early childhood (pre-K-3)  LB1139.4 .E175 1993

Geriatric programs and departments around the world / editors J.-P Michel, ... [et al.]  RC952 .G421 1998

Researching the family : a guide to survey and statistical data on U.S. families / edited by Nicholas Zill and Margaret Daly HQ503 .R55 1993

A guide to research in gerontology : strategies and resources / Dorothea R. Zito and George V. Zito  HQ1061 .Z51 1988

Bibliographies

Families and aging : a selected, annotated bibliography / compiled by Jean M. Coyle  HQ1061 .C61 1991

Inventory of marriage and family literature  Z7164.M2 I5

• Electronic reference works, useful when you are unable to get into the library.
• Encyclopedia of Education
  Intended to provide a comprehensive description of the enterprise of education both within the United States and throughout the world. Approximately 900 articles offer a view of the institutions, people, processes, and products found in educational practice.
  Coverage Dates: 2003
• Child Development
  Part of the Macmillan Psychology Reference Series, this title covers issues related to human development from conception through adolescence. Written for the general reader.
  Coverage Dates: 2002
• Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology
  This second edition covers the entire spectrum of psychology, including: notable people, theories and terms; landmark case studies and experiments; applications of psychology in advertising, medicine and sports; and career information.
  Coverage Dates: 2001
• Encyclopedia of Aging
  Covering a variety of disciplines -- biology, medicine, economics, law psychology, sociology and history -- the Encyclopedia of Aging also explores related issues such as religion, spirituality, and ethics. Also includes a topical outline, primary source documents, addresses, Web sites and an index.
  Coverage Dates: 2002
• eHRAF (Human Relations Area Files) World Cultures
  eHRAF™ WORLD CULTURES is a systematically organized collection of thousands of books and articles on cultures from all regions of the world. eHRAF WORLD CULTURES may be used to find information on particular cultures, ethnic groups, or immigrant groups, and it may be used to find information on beliefs, superstitions, or subjects such as political structure, architecture, kinship units, or settlement patterns. By using this collection you will find information on many topics in one or many of the cultures included. Two thesauri organize the collections. These thesauri are the OUTLINE OF WORLD CULTURES (OWC) and the OUTLINE OF CULTURAL MATERIALS (OCM). The thesaurus is a vocabulary ordered by regions and subregions of over 2,200 cultures around the world. HRAF uses the OWC thesaurus as the universe from which HRAF selects cultures to include in the eHRAF WORLD CULTURES collection. The OCM is a subject thesaurus with nearly 800 entries and over 10,000 index entries. Every paragraph in every document in the eHRAF Collection is indexed with OCM subjects.
  
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