Guides: SOC 3480 Globalization and Social Change : Find Research

Newspaper Databases

Wall Street Journal
Subjects: multidisciplinary
Content: Wall Street Journal 1984 - present
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune newspaper full-text from 1985 - present.
Newspaper Source
Subjects: multidisciplinary
Content: newspapers, television news transcripts
Publication dates: 1995 - present
Regional Business News
Subjects: accounting, business, finance marketing, organizational management, professional selling
Content: magazines, newspapers
Publication dates: 1990 – present

SocINDEX with Full Text
Subjects: criminal justice, gender studies, latino studies, political science, psychology, social work, sociology
Content: journals, magazines, books, conference proceedings
Publication dates: 1908 – present
PsycINFO
Subjects: business, criminal justice, marketing, education, nursing, parks and recreation, psychology, social work
Content: journals, books
Publication dates: 1880 – present
Academic Search Complete
Subjects: multidisciplinary
Content: journals, magazines, newspapers, books
Publication dates: 1887 - present
JSTOR
Subjects: applied behavior analysis, biology, biotechnology, chemistry, english, environmental science, mathematics, sustainability, theater
Content: journals, primary sources, books
Dates of publication: 1923 - present

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