Social Work
Most comprehensive guide to resources for social work research at the University of Michigan.
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Getting Started
- Community Change
- Global Social Work Practice
- Interpersonal Practice in Integrated Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse
- Management & Leadership
- Policy & Political Social Work
- Program Evaluation and Applied Research
- Social Work Practice with Older Adults and Families from a Lifespan Perspective
- Welfare of Children & Families
- Article Databases
- Finding Electronic Materials
- Tips for Searching Library Resources
- Statistics for Social Work
- Data for Social Work
- Anti-racist & Decolonized Social Work
- APA Style, 7th Edition
- Reference Works
- How To's for Students
Open Resources
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AARP Public Policy InstitutePorvides public policy research, analysis, and development information. Includes data by topic and location.
Research Databases
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AgeLine (EBSCO)Indexes aging-related content from the health sciences, psychology, sociology, social work, economics, and public policy.
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Abstracts in Social GerontologyProvides bibliographic records covering aging, elder abuse, society and the elderly, and other key areas of relevance to gerontology.
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Family & Society Studies Worldwide (EBSCO)A comprehensive resource of research, policy and practice literature in the fields of family science, human ecology and development, and social welfare.
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Family Studies AbstractsJournal and magazine index of areas related to family studies, including marriage, divorce and family therapy.
Selected Handbooks and Encyclopedias in the Library
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Handbook on Ageing with Disability by Michelle Putnam & Christine Bigby, Editors
ISBN: 9780429465352Publication Date: 2021The Handbook on Ageing with Disability provides a broad look at scholarship in this developing field and across different groups of people with disability in order to form a better understanding of commonalities across groups and identify unique facets of ageing within specific groups. -
The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Aging by Ayanna K. Thomas & Angela Gutchess, eds.
Call Number: Available onlineISBN: 9781108428347Publication Date: 2020The goal of this book is to examine cognitive aging through the lens of a life course perspective. -
Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging by Danan Gu & Matthew Dupre, eds.
ISBN: 3030220095Publication Date: 2021Includes concise explanations of key concepts in aging and gerontology written by leading scholars in the field. -
Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development
ISBN: 9780028661629Publication Date: 2008Examines three key life stages from a sociological perspective, exploring how enduring experiences, as well as transitions and events such as childcare, education, stress, marriage, career, addiction, friendship, parenthood, disease, spirituality, and retirement influence the individual's life course. -
The Sage encyclopedia of lifespan human development
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Marc Bornstein, Martha Arterberry, Karen Fingerman, & Jennifer Lansford, eds.
ISBN: 9781506307633Publication Date: 2018In approximately 800 signed articles by experts from a range of fields, this volume explores individual and situational factors related to human development across the lifespan. -
The Wiley Handbook on the Aging Mind and Brain by Matthew Rizzo, Steven Anderson, & Bernd Fritzsch, eds.
Call Number: Available onlineISBN: 9781118771778Publication Date: 2018Discusses brain functions and behavior across the lifespan, brain disease and dysfunction,optimizing brain function in health and disease, and legal and ethical issues.
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