Social Sciences
Welcome to the Social Sciences Research & Resources page. Here you can find resources both in and relating to subjects in the social sciences: such as psychology, political science, statistics and demographics, legislation, international relations, and many other topics. These resources will assist you in locating the research and data needed for your coursework.
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Psychology Research & Resources
Includes resources about the history and practice of psychology as well as current research, legal implications, and treatments. Article databases such as PsycInfo will help you conduct research on topics within psychology and related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, education, social work, law, criminology, social science, and organizational behavior.
Statistics and Demographics Research & Resources
Contains resources on for statistics or demographic information? The information in this guide will help you find both contemporary and historical statistics. Find information from the census and other resources by age, gender, race and ethnicity.
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RefWorks
This a popular bibliographic citation manager, RefWorks allows you to export your citations from the Library catalog and databases and store them for later. Once you have your own database of citations in RefWorks, you can create your bibliography with the click of a button. Contact a librarian for the Simmons login code and password.
Mass.gov
This the official website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a treasure trove of information. Though tricky to navigate, you can find bills and legislation in the State House as well as state government resources on the ratings of schools in Massachusetts and more.
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