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TE 280: Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Resources for researching demographic groups

Here are some resources to help you research a marginalized social identity group for your cultural competency poster. 

The US Census Bureau has lots of statistics from each census that can be of help. Data profiles on the country as well as as each state can be found here. You can create dynamic tables using whatever location and demographic data you'd like here. Quickfacts gives a snapshot of pre-selected data and can be found here

 

Suggested databases (please go to our databases page to access them:

General

  • American: History and Life
  • Statistical Abstracts of America

African Americans

  • African American Experience
  • African American Studies Center
  • Black Freedom
  • Civil Rights and Social Justice
  • NAACP Papers

Caribbeans

  • Caribbean Search

Immigrants

  • Country Studies

LGBTQ+.

  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Non-western Europe

  • Central and Eastern European Academic Source

Religious minorities

  • Jewish Studies Source

 

For questions or problems concerning access to the library's online resources, please contact Beth Johns. or Matthew Anderson.