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University Library

SOAN 228: RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS (Professor Novack)

Fall 2017
http://libguides.wlu.edu/soan228

Statistical Information

Statistical Abstract of the United States
Annual publication is the single most useful statistical collection.

ProQuest Statistical Insight
Searchable database of tens of thousands of data sources from the U.S. Federal Government, U.S. state governments, international intergovernmental organizations, and private sector groups, such as trade and professional associations.

U.S. Census
Probably the world's most authoritative source for demographic information. Use the new version of American Factfinder to find the most complete recent data.  These pages are just examples of some of the site's data on racial/ethnic groups: African American  |  HispanicAsian American

U.S. Federal Government

These are tools for finding information from the U.S. Federal Government.

Federal Government Watchdog Agencies

Congressional Research Service, Congressional Budget Office, etc.

ProQuest Congressional

Access to nearly every document created by Congress, including committee hearings.

GovInfo

Basic finding tool for publications from a wide range of agencies.

U.S. State and Local Governments

Official Government Sites

Here are collections of links to official U.S.

Please note that there also is one search engine which focuses exclusively on local government sites.

 

Professional Associations

Professional associations of top officials in state and local governments often collect information and present discussions of policy issues in more accessible ways than the governments themselves.

Here are collections of links to U.S.

  • local government professional associations
  • state government professional associations,

Each of the above collections has its own search engine at the top of the page.