Library Research Guides: SOC 307: Learning by Giving: Home

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Welcome to the Soc 307 Learning by Giving Guide.

On the Home tab, you will find resources for searching for books, articles and reports from organizations.
On the Suggested Readings tab, you will find links to books and white papers related to the topics of homelessness, criminalization and public spaces and architectures.
On the Ordinances tab, you will find links to enable you to search for ordinances in cities and towns across the United States.

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Organizations as Resources

Homeless Resource Center
View current statistics on the prevalence and characteristics of homelessness in the United States
National Coalition for the Homeless Publications
Reports, fact sheets and manuals about homelessness
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty Publications
Advocacy organization supporting legal rights of the homeless and economically vulnerable.

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Looking for articles?

Try some of the same search terms as above on the following platforms:

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Collection of key scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences & natural sciences, starting from the first issue but typically not the most recent 3-5 years.
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Indexes international scholarly literature in sociology, 1952 to present.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Interdisciplinary subject searching of scholarly articles in the social sciences (1898-present) physical & life sciences (1899 to present), and arts & humanities (1975 to present). Search for articles that cite known journal articles or books.

Search the Library Catalog

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In the results page, you can filter using the options on the right-hand side. Filter by language, publication date, topic, and more.

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