Recommended Multi-Subject Databases
These databases, and others you might be interested in searching, can be found on the Find Articles Guide.
- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window(EBSCO) - Includes both scholarly and popular sources, updated daily.
Recommended Discipline-Specific Databases
These databases, and others you might be interested in searching, can be found on the Find Articles Guide.
- GenderWatch This link opens in a new window(ProQuest) - Includes articles about gender issues from a wide variety of subject areas, including adoption.
- 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.
- PsycInfo This link opens in a new window(ProQuest) - Indexes scholarly Psychology journals and other publications and contains information on adoption from a variety of perspectives.
- SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window(EBSCO) - Identifies articles in all areas of sociology and includes information about adoption.
Suggested Keywords
Try these keywords when searching for information about your topic.
- Adoptees
- Adopted children
- Adoption
- Adoptive parents
- Birthparents
- Child welfare
- Closed adoption
- Family preservation
- Foster care
- International adoption
- Open adoption
- Parental rights