Research Guides: Social Work 473: SOWK 473

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Suggested Search Terms

Try using these search terms within LOPERSearch (see above box) and Social Work-related article databases (see above tab). This list may help you get started, but is by no means complete!

poverty
antipoverty programs
food insecurity
food security
homelessness

bullying
schools AND violence
"school violence"

battered women
domestic violence
family violence
spouse abuse
stalking

child abuse
child neglect
child sexual abuse

premature infants
prenatal care

adoption
adopted children
adoptive parents

foster care
foster children
foster parent
surrogate parents

delinquency prevention
dropouts
juvenile delinquency
juvenile offenders
gangs AND membership
"gang membership"

substance abuse
alcohol abuse
alcoholism
drug abuse
treatment programs

Phrases in quotation marks are not official subject terms, but do appear frequently as phrases in database results. Using quotation marks around these words may improve the quality of your search results.

Background Information on Social Problems

Encyclopedia of Social Work
ONLINE

Opposing Viewpoints - Issues Listing
Browse an online A-Z list of major social and political issues to find background info, articles, statistics and viewpoints.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Keyword search across hundreds of encyclopedia titles.
CQ Researcher Online
Background reports on a variety of social problems.

Non-Governmental Reports & Websites

Brookings Institution: Research on Children & Families
Research and policy proposals from a "center-left" think tank.
Chapin Hall
Research on a variety of issues related to children, youth, and families.
Heritage Foundation: FamilyFacts.org
Research and policy proposals from a conservative think tank.
Urban Institute
Economic and social policy research related to children, youth, and families.