Library: ANTH 2202: Peoples and Cultures: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology: Find Articles

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General Databases

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Contains articles from scholarly journals such as Annual Review of Anthropology, Anthropological Quarterly, Anthropology Today, Archaeology, World Archaeology and many more. Database also includes newspaper and magazine articles. Most articles are full text.
Electronic Journal Center (EJC) (OhioLink)
Contains articles from scholarly journals such as American Anthropologist, Cultural Anthropology, American Ethnologist, Ethnicities, and Museum Anthropology to name a few. All articles are full-text.
Nexis Uni
Full text news, business, legal, medical, and reference information.
CQ Researcher Online
Weekly online publication on current events, controversial issues.

SIRS Issues Researcher
Covering the leading issues most studied and debated by students.
Using SIRS Issues Researcher (YouTube)

Selected Online Journals

American Anthropologist
American Anthropologist is the flagship journal of the American Anthropological Association. The journal advances the Association's mission through publishing articles that add to, integrate, synthesize, and interpret anthropological knowledge.
Cultural Anthropology
Journal of the Society for Cultural Anthropology, it publishes articles that represent anthropological research, critical analysis, and academic writing in the field of Cultural Anthropology.
International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology
The International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology (IJSA) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes articles in areas such as socialization, post-colonialism, kinship and descent, culture, ethnography etc.
Journal of Political Ecology
JPE is a peer-reviewed journal which encourages research into the linkages between political economy and human environmental impacts across different locations and academic disciplines.
Society
The journal, Society, publishes new ideas and research findings drawn from all the social sciences, and is presented in a readable and useful manner. It is aimed at decision makers and others concerned with trends in modern society.
Society for Historical Archaeology - Technical Briefs
Historical archaeology is the study of the material remains of past societies that also left behind some other form of historical evidence.

Spotlight on eHRAF World Cultures Database

eHRAF World Cultures
eHRAF (Human Relations Area Files) World Cultures is an online cross-cultural database that contains information on all aspects of cultural and social life. The eHRAF database is unique in that the information is organized into cultures and ethnic groups and contains a variety of source documents (books, articles, and dissertations) on each group.

Social Science Databases

Bibliography of Native North Americans
Citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents covering native North American culture, history, and life.
Ethnic Newswatch
Research your topic in ethnic, minority & native press.
Oxford African American Studies Center
The most comprehensive collection of scholarship available online to focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture.

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During your search, you may encounter times when the full text (PDF or HTML) of an article is not available in the database. Follow these steps to see how you may locate an electronic or print version of your article:

If PDF and HTML full text are unavailable, click in certain databases to locate print copies in Columbus State's library or electronic copies in another database, such as the Electronic Journal Center.
If you know the name of the journal in which the article appears, search the eResource Lookup to see if the journal is available online in one of the research databases.
If the article is not available at Columbus State's library or electronically through the research databases, search the OhioLINK catalog for print holdings at nearby college or university libraries.