Hours  |  Services  |  UA Libraries Catalog  |  Reserves Requests  |  Help  |  UL Home

Specialized Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia of Adolescence. New York: Garland Pub., 1991. Bierce Reference HQ796 .E58 1991
• Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family. New York: Macmillan Library Reference, 1995. Bierce Reference HQ9 .E52 1995
• The Encyclopedia of Marriage, Divorce, and the Family. New York, N.Y.: Facts on File, 1989. Bierce Reference HQ9 .D38 1989
• The Family Encyclopedia of Child Psychology and Development. New York: Wiley, c1992. Bierce Reference BF721 .B7157 1992
• The Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence. Detroit: Gale Research, 1998. Bierce Reference HQ772 .G27 1997

Back to Top

Handbooks and Guides

• Resources for Early Childhood: A Handbook. New York: Garland Pub., 1994. Bierce HQ767.9 .N8 1994
• Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences. San Diego: Academic Press, 2001. Bierce HQ1061 .H336 2001
• Handbook of Aging and the Family. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1995. Bierce HQ1061 .H3353 1995
• Handbook of Family Diversity. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. Bierce HQ518 .H1538 2000
• Handbook of Marriage and the Family. New York: Plenum Press, 1999. Bierce HQ518 .H154 1999

Back to Top

Periodical Indexes and Databases

• Academic Search Premier [database]
  Citations, abstracts, & full-text of scholarly articles in all disciplines.
• Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography [print & online] Bierce Index HQ750.A1 C47
• ERIC [database]
  Citations & abstracts of articles and other research in education.
• InfoTrac [database]
  Citations, abstracts, and full-text of articles covering a broad range of disciplines.
• PsycInfo [database]
  Citations and abstracts of articles, book chapters, and dissertations in psychology and the behavioral sciences.
• Sage Family Studies Abstracts Bierce Index HQ1 .S3x 
  Abstracts of journal articles on marriage, gender, child care, life cycles, etc.
• Social Work Abstracts [print and online] Bierce Index HM1 .A2312
  Citations and abstracts of articles, book chapters, and dissertations in social work.
• Sociological Abstracts [print and online] Bierce Index HM1 .S67
  Citations and abstracts of articles, book chapter, and dissertations in sociology.

Back to Top

General Studies

• African American Family Life: Its Structural and Ecological Aspects. Ed., Melvin N. Wilson. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1995. Bierce E185.86 .A3343 1995
• Barnett, Ola W. Family Violence Across the Lifespan: An Introduction. Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London: Sage Publications, c1997. Bierce HV6626 .B315 1997
• Battered Women and Their Families: Intervention Strategies and Treatment Programs. Ed., Albert R. Roberts. New York: Springer Pub. Co., c1998. Bierce HV699 .B37 1998
• Brannen, Julia. Children in Families: Research and Policy. London ; Washington, D.C.: Falmer Press, 1996. Bierce HQ767.9 .B73 1996
• Bernardes, Jon. Family Studies: An Introduction. London ; New York : Routledge, 1997. Bierce HQ515 .B47 1997
• The Dynamics of Resilient Families. Ed., Hamilton I. McCubbin, et. al, Thousand Oaks [Calif.]: Sage Publications, [c1999]. Bierce HQ728 .D95 1999
• Fredriksen-Goldsen, Karen I. Families and Work: New Directions in the Twenty-first Century. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. Bierce HD4904.25 .F74 2001
• Klein, David M. Family Theories: An Introduction. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, c1996. Bierce HQ728 .K545 1996
• Parents, Children, and Communication: Frontiers of Theory and Research. Ed., Thomas J. Socha. Mahwah, N.J.: L. Erlbaum, 1995. Bierce HQ755.85 .P373 1995
• Redefining Families: Implications for Children's Development. Ed., Adele Eskeles Gottfried, Allen W. Gottfried. New York: Plenum Press, c1994. Bierce HQ536 .R4335 1994
• Shehan, Constance L. Marriages and Families: Reflections of a Gendered Society. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, c1997. Bierce HQ536 .S482 1997
• Stress, Coping, and Resiliency in Children and Families. Ed., E. Mavis Hetherington. Mahwah, N.J.: L. Erlbaum Associates, 1996. Bierce HQ518 .S75 1996
• Understanding Differences Between Divorced and Intact Families: Stress, Interaction, and Child Outcomes. Ed., Ronald L. Simons and Associates. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, c1996. Bierce HQ536 .U49 1996
• Vuchinich, Samuel. Problem Solving in Families: Research and Practice. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, c1999. Bierce HQ728 .V83 1999

Back to Top

Internet Resources

• Ohio State University Human Development & Family Life Education Resource Center
• Children, Youth & Families Education & Research Network
• Indiana University Adolescence Directory On-Line
• Families and Work Institute
• National Council on Family Relations
• National Parent Information Network
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
• Brain Development Links
• Zero to Three

Back to Top

Updated: 26 Jan 2003
Maintained by: Websquad
©2003, The University of Akron.