Multicultural Resources

"Focuses on cultures and countries around the world, specifically what is and is not shared culturally by the people who live in a particular country. Entries contain descriptive summaries of the country in question, including demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information."

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"essays on specific culture groups in the United States, emphasizing religions, holidays, customs, and languages in addition to providing information on historical background and settlement patterns. Also covers ethnoreligious groups such as Jews, Chaldeans, and Amish."

"The central aim of this encyclopedia is to give the reader a comparative perspective on issues involving conceptions of gender, gender differences, gender roles, relationships between the genders, and sexuality."

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v.1 - The Great Plains Region
v.2 - The Mid-Atlantic Region
v.3 - The Midwest
v.4 - New England
v.5 - The Pacific Region
v.6 - The Rocky Mountain Region
v.7 - The South
v.8 - The Southwest

- General Concepts & Perspectives
- Medical Systems
- Political, Economic & Social Issues
- Sexuality, Reproduction & the Life Cycle
- Health Conditions & Diseases
- Cultures

provides summaries of multicultural instruments regarding psychometrics, cultural competence, racial identify, ethnic identity, acculturation, racism & prejudice, gender, sexual orientation, and disability