Research Guides: ANT 388A Social Issues in Human Genetics: Getting started

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References - a jumping point of your research

References usually are encyclopedias and handbooks, which provide a quick access to background information about a concept or social issue and major research literature of a research topic. Using references can help you quickly understand a social issue or concept to develop your research topic.

A core reference

International Encyclopedia of Public Health

Reference collections

Gale Virtual Reference Library
A number of specialized encyclopedias and other types of references, which provide background information about a variety of topics across disciplines. Some articles include statistical information.

Issues and Controversies This link opens in a new window
Issues & Controversies is an online collection of articles that written by Facts On File’s own expert writers and editors. Each article includes supporting materials and helps researchers understand today’s crucial issues. Some articles include statistical information.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale) This link opens in a new window
is an online resource covering social issues including more than 14,000 pro/con viewpoint essays, 5 million articles, nearly 6,000 statistical tables, charts and graphs, 70,000 images, and other multimedia.

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Ethics, sexual orientation, and choices about children
Publication Date: 2012
Fundamentals of the stem cell debate : the scientific, religious, ethical, and political issues
Publication Date: 2008
Biomedical ethics : opposing viewpoints
Publication Date: 2008
Stem cells: ethical issues
Publication Date: 2009
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The Ethics of cloning
Publication Date: 2008
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