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Poverty in America

A Subject Guide providing suggested resources and other information for beginning research on the topic Poverty in America.

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Recommended Multi-Subject Databases

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Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
(EBSCO) - Includes both scholarly and popular sources, updated daily.
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Recommended Discipline-Specific Databases

These databases, and others you might be interested in searching, can be found on the Find Articles Guide.

Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
(ProQuest) - Identifies articles, conference papers, books, and dissertations in sociology and related fields.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
(EBSCO) - Identifies articles in all areas of sociology including anthropology, criminology, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, politics, religion, rural sociology, social psychology, and urban studies.
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PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
(ProQuest) - Covers political, social, and public policy issues. Contains international information and some non-English sources.
America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
(EBSCO) - Articles from scholarly journals on American and Canadian history from prehistory to the present.
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Suggested Keywords

Try these keywords when searching for information about your topic.

Economic inequality
Food insecurity
Gentrification
Housing insecurity
Income inequality
Low income
Poor -- United States -- History -- 21st Century
Poverty
Poverty -- Public policy
Socioeconomic status