Health and Agriculture - SOCSC 105 - Global Women's Studies - Mo - Research Guides at Modesto Junior College Library

Key Search Words

Use the words below to search for useful information in books including eBooks and articles at the MJC Library.

women--health and hygiene
Health--sex differences
Sexism in medicine
women in agriculture
women in agriculture--developing countries
women agricultural laborers

To access eBooks if you're off campus, you'll need to log in using your MJC student ID (without the W) and your six-digit birth date.

Start Here: Background Reading

Doing some background reading at the beginning of your research helps you understand your topic right from the start. You'll be able to put your topic in context and create research questions that will drive your search for information to support the points you want to make. In addition, when you begin hunting and gathering information, you’ll know if what you’re finding is relevant and useful.

The list of sources for background reading below provide broad topic overviews to help you understand and place your topic in context.

All of these resources are free for MJC students, faculty, & staff.

If you're working from off campus, you'll need to sign in just like you do for your email or Canvas.

Databases to Get You Started:

Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Use this database for preliminary reading as you start your research. You'll learn about your topic by reading authoritative topic overviews on a wide variety of subjects.
Gale In Context: Global Issues This link opens in a new window
Use this database when you want to explore your topic from a global perspective or to analyze and understand the most important issues of the modern world with a global awareness. You'll find news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more.
CQ Researcher Online This link opens in a new window
This is the resource for finding original, comprehensive reporting and analysis to get background information on issues in the news. It provides overviews of topics related to health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy in America.

Check out these eBooks @ MJC

Human and Civil Rights
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Women's Rights Are Human Rights
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The Health of Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Engendering International Health: The Challenge of Equity
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Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook
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Find focused information in library databases

Now that you've completed your background reading and have an idea of the points you want to make, you'll use the resources below to help you explore your topic further and to answer your research questions.

All of these resources are free for MJC students, faculty, & staff.

If you're working from off campus, you'll need to sign in just like you do for your email or Canvas.

Gale Databases This link opens in a new window
Search over 35 databases simultaneously that cover almost any topic you need to research at MJC. Gale databases include articles previously published in journals, magazines, newspapers, books, and other media outlets.
EBSCOhost Databases This link opens in a new window
Search 22 databases simultaneously that cover almost any topic you need to research at MJC. EBSCO databases include articles previously published in journals, magazines, newspapers, books, and other media outlets.
Issues & Controversies in History This link opens in a new window
Use this database when you want topical, in-depth coverage of world history from antiquity to the present. Read about the background, outcomes, and contemporary points of view for the major topics in history from every region of the world. This is a great database for finding primary sources.
Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new window
This is a great database to use when you want to explore different viewpoints on controversial or hot-button issues. It includes reports on more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture. Use the search or browse topics by subject or A to Z.
World News Digest This link opens in a new window
Brings together and enhances nearly seven decades of news from the Facts On File World News Digest in print. This archival record of domestic and international news covers all major political, social, and economic events since November 1940 to the present and is updated weekly
Access World News This link opens in a new window
Search the full-text of editions of record for local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources. This is your source for The Modesto Bee from January 1989 to the present. Also includes in-depth special reports and hot topics from around the country.
To access The Modesto Bee, limit your search to that publication.
Watch this short video to learn how to find The Modesto Bee.

Featured Web Sites

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In addition, search Google Scholar to find scholarly information on the Web.

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Films & Video @MJC

These videos come from an MJC Library Database named, Films on Demand. Once you click the image, you'll need to login just like you do for all of our other databases.

Why Women Count: Africa, Middle East, South Asia

Specifically, view the segment entitled, South Africa—Finding Grace

Health Issues Facing Women:

An international group of high school aged girls begins a 4-week exploration of the meaning of health in their lives. Each woman suggests health issues that affect them.

Women's Roles in Africa:

The situation for women in Africa varies from country to country. In Kenya, women are responsible for everything from farming to cooking to building their homes.