This research guide covers aspects of gender and was created in collaboration with Professor Rusu during the Winter 2022 semester. Each page addresses a specific topic and provides resources and varying perspectives on the ideas. The material provided is intended for academic research and discussion.
What is gender? According to Judith Lorber, “Gender is one of the most influential factors based on which our daily living is organized” (2006). Galatians 3:28 says, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus” (KJV).
Learn more about this important and often controversial topic by exploring the following pages. Definitions of addressed topics are provided on the next page.
Explore these ideas through scholarly materials in the following databases. Please note, Southern Adventist University username and password is required.
The Gender Studies Collection of journals aims to provide balanced coverage of this significant aspect of our culture, covering such topics as gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, and many more. You will find coverage of more than 233,000 articles.
Primary Sources Access-Foundation is a collection of ProQuest databases containing primary source content from newspapers, magazines, books, manuscripts, U.S. and UK Government Documents, and more. This collection includes collections on U.S. history, U.K. history, military & diplomatic history, gender studies, performing arts, religion, social work, government documents, global studies, newspapers, and cultural studies.
PsycARTICLES provides full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology.
Social Work Abstracts provides indexing and abstracts dealing with all aspects of the social work field. You will find extensive coverage of social work and human services journals dating back to 1965.
Gain deep insights into any location of interest through thousands of data variables and stunning visualizations. Explore hundreds of thousands of built-in data indicators related to demography, economy, health, politics, environment, crime, and more. Easily add your own data for further impact.
Statista provides quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets.. This database provides quantitative data and original source materials on thousands of statistical datapoints.