Research Guides: Diversity and Oppression: Target Populations

Ethnic Groups

Want to find information on different ethnic groups? Try a subject keyword search:

Some relevant subject keywords that you can use in the Library Catalog include:

African Americans Social Conditions

Discrimination in Employment United States History

Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980.: Charles A. Murray. New York, Basic Books, 1984. Available?

"African Americans with Disabilities and the Social Security Administration's Return-to-Work Incentives,": Reginald J. Alston. Journal of Disability Policy Studies 14(4), Spring 2004, 216-221.; Review of SSCI policies and the cultural variables specific to African Americans that may negate return-to-work incentives.; Off-Campus Access Restricted Access

" Race and American Social Policy,": Jill Quadagno. National Forum 76(3), Summer 1996, 35-38.; Off-Campus Access Restricted Access

"Social Sources of Racial Disparities in Health,": David R. Williams and Pamela Braboy Jackson. Health Affairs 24(2), March/April 2005, 325-334.; Off-Campus Access Rutgers-restricted Access

Latino Encyclopedia.: Richard and Rafael Chabran, editors. New York, Marshall Cavendish, 1996. 6 vols.; More than 1900 entries ranging from several paragraphs to signed full-length articles with annotated bibliographies relating to the Latino experience in the United States.; Dana Call Number: Ref. E184 .S75L57 1996.

Chicano Database: c. 1960- . Index to some 130 journals, as well as books, book chapters, popular magazines, and newspapers relating to Chicanos/Chicanas and Mexican Americans. From 1992 forward, includes records for material on the broader Latino experience, including Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants.; Off-Campus Access Restricted Access

"Latino Interests in Education, Health, and Criminal Justice Policy,": Valerie Martinez-Ebers et at. PS: Political Science and Politics 33(3), September 2000, 547-554.; Off-Campus Access Restricted Access

The Social Security Program and Reform: A Latino Perspective. June 2005: From the National Council of La Raza.

"Reflections on Latino Advocacy and Welfare Reform in New Jersey,": Maria Josefa Canino-Arroyo. Centro Journal 15(1), Spring 2003, 176-195.

To find books on immigrants in the United States search The Library Catalog. Some relevant subject keywords include:

"Immigrant Policy: Issues for Social Work Practice,": Yolanda C. Padilla. Social Work 42(6), November 1997, 595-606.; Off-Campus Access Rutgers-restricted Access

Executive Summary: U.S. Immigration: A Legislative History: "Highlights the history of U.S. immigration legislation and the parallel rise and fall in numbers and changing ethnic makeup." From the Population Resource Center.

Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 1850 to 1990: 22 Detailed tables.

Immigration Debate: Politics, Ideologies of Anti-Immigration Forces.: Tom Barry. June 17, 2005.; An Interhemispheric Resource Center (IRC) Americas Program Special Report.

Queer (In)justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States: Joey L. Mogul, Andrea J. Ritchie, and Kay Whitlock. Boston, Beacon Press, 2011. Available?

Crisis: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal, Social, and Religious Pain and Trauma of Growing Up Gay in America.: Edited by Mitchell Gold. Austin, TX., Greenleaf Book Group Press, 2008. Available?

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues: Links from the National Association of Social Workers.

To find books on the treatment of the mentally ill search the Rutgers Catalog Some relevant subject keywords include:

"History of Mental Health Services,": IN Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, Md., National Institute of Mental Health, 1999. Chapter 2, pp. 75; 78-80.

"The Transformation of the Mental Hospital in the United States,": Gerald N. Grob. American Behavioral Scientist 28(5), May/June 1985, 639-654.; Off-Campus Link Restricted Access.

To find books on the treatment of the mentally disabled search the Rutgers Catalog. Some relevant subject keywords include:

"A Short History of the Treatment of Persons With Mental Retardation,": David Goode. IN "And Now Let's Build a Better World": The Story of the Association for the Help of Retarded Children, New York City 1948-1998. New York, AHRC, 1998. Chapter 1, pp.6-17.

Disability Harassment: Mark C. Weber. New York, New York University Press, 2007. Available?

Disabled Rights: American Disability Policy and the Fight for Equality.: Washington, D.C., Georgetown University Press, 2003. Available?

"Living Stigma: The Impact of Labeling, Stereotyping, Separation, Status Loss, and Discrimination in the Lives of Individuals with Disabilities and Their Families,": Sara Green et.al. Sociological Inquiry 75(2), May 2005, 197-215.; "We examine the direct and vicarious impact of the social processes of felt and enacted stigma and their impact on the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families."; Off-Campus AccessRutgers-restricted Access

"Bias, Discrimination, and Obesity.": Rebecca Puhl and Kelly D. Brownell. Obesity Research 9(12), December, 2001.; "Reviews information on discriminatory attitudes and behaviors against obese individuals...Clear and consistent stigmatization, and in some cases discrimination, can be documented in three important areas of living: employment, education, and health care."