Selected Reference Sources

• Encyclopedia of women and gender : sex similarities and differences and the impact of society on gender Green Info Center HQ1115 .E52 2001B
• Battleground : women, gender, and sexuality Green Info Center HQ1115 .B38 2008
• Psychology of women : a handbook of issues and theories Green Info Center HQ1206 .P747 2008
• Encyclopedia of gay and lesbian popular culture Green Info Center HQ75.13 .P76 2008
• Girl culture: An encyclopedia Green Info Center HQ798 .G523 2008

Selected Subject searches in Searchworks Hint: Look at Topics in the left-hand menu. Select "more" to see all the topics. Select a given topic for a list of books on that topic.

• Gender identity in mass media
• Mass media and sex
• Men in mass media
• Sex differences in mass media
• Sex role in mass media
• Sexism in mass media
• Women in mass media

Gender-related Databases

• Contemporary women's issues Contains full text of reports, articles, and newsletters on issues affecting women.
• Gender Watch Full text collection of journals, magazines, newsletters, regional publications, books, booklets and pamphlets, conference proceedings and governmental NGO and special reports devoted to women's and gender issues.
• Women's Resources International Indexes the core disciplines in Women's Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research.
• LGBT Life with full text "A resource for literature regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues. Contains indexing and abstracts for more than 80 GLBT-specific core periodicals."
• PsycINFO Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines.
• Sociological Abstracts Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
• MLA International Bibliography includes articles on film

Other Resources

• Feminist Studies - select from the tabs to find more resources on Diversity, Sexuality, Society, etc.
• Gender Ads
• Library Guide for PWR2: You Go Girl

Selected Reference Sources

• Gender and racial images/stereotypes in the mass media : a bibliography
• Encyclopedia of women and gender : sex similarities and differences and the impact of society on gender
• Psychology of women : a handbook of issues and theories

Selected Subject searches in Searchworks

Hint: at the left side of the searchworks results page, take a look at the Topics (click on the arrow that says Topics, and then click on the link that says "more") for great topic ideas. Link to the topic for a list of books on that topic.

• Women in Politics
• Body Image
• Feminism in Literature
• Gender Identity - Cross-cultural Studies
• Feminism
• Gender Identity - Political Aspects
• Homosexuality
• Sex - Psychology
• Sex Differences (Psychology)
• Sexuality
• Women in Mass Media

Gender-related Databases

• Annual Reviews Social Sciences: Annual Reviews in Psychology and Sociology. Articles provide overviews of current scholarship on key topics.
• Contemporary women's issues
• Family & Society Studies Worldwide
• Gender Watch
• Women's Studies International

Other Resources

• Feminist Studies - select from the tabs to find more resources on Diversity, Sexuality, Society, etc.
• Gender Ads

Selected Reference Resources

• Violence in the media : a reference handbook
• Battleground: the media v.1-2
• Keywords for American cultural studies
• Contemporary youth culture : an international encyclopedia

Suggested SearchWorks Subject Searches

• Popular Culture
• Mass media and culture
• Violence in Mass Media
• Reality television programs
• Television broadcasting Social aspects

Suggested Databases

• ComAbstracts: Database contains abstracts of articles published in the primary professional literature of the communications field.
• Communication studies: Searchable full-text of 16 journals on Journalism, Public Opinion, Political Communication, Mass Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Cultural Studies / Intercultural Communication, Television / Film Studies, Media Studies, Business Communication, Organizational / Management Communication, Written Communication, Rhetoric, and Literacy Studies.
• The International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television (IZI)Literature Database: open access database containing over 22.000 international references and online documents focusing on children’s, youth and educational television.

Selected Films

• Barbie nation: an unauthorized tour
• The killing screens : media and the culture of violence

To find reality television programs, look up the title in Searchworks but remember to limit to Format: Video.

Websites of Interest

• The history of pop culture, Open Directory Project
• Blinkx TV: watch Full Episodes of TV Shows Online
• Moving Image Archive (from the Internet Archive): This library contains thousands of digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download.
• San Francisco Bay Area Television Archive: Established in 1982, the TV Archive preserves over 4000 hours of newsfilm, documentaries and other programs produced locally in the Bay Area and Northern California between 1939-2005. It is part of SF State Library’s Department of Special Collections.