When you have completed these questions, please attach as an email to your professorby Friday of the week in which it was assigned.
1. Where in the library (i.e. floor and call number) would you find the American Journal of Sociology and the American Sociological Review for 1990?
2. What is the color of the census book and on what page(s) would you find the census tract number(s) for CSUN? How would you access this information using the WWW?
3. What is the location of, and procedure for accessing the call number for, a book called The Tearoom Trade in the Oviatt Library?
4. Find the URL for my article on "Virtual Teaching in Higher Education".
5. Use your knowledge of research sources discussed in class to resolve one of the following issues. Please answer the question as well as identifying your source and procedure:a. President Obama has recently suffered from a lack of support for his potential universal health care program, leading some to believe he is abandoning key components of the bill. What is the percentage of people in the U.S. that supported Obama's position on health care before his inauguration vs. this week.
b. A number of colleges support of affirmitive action. Yet the wording of that position seems in conflict with the 1964 Civil Rights Act. What proportion of colleges engage in affirmitive action admission procedures?
c. It is said that approximately 53,000 people die each year from secondhand smoke. What is the source of this statement and why is it potentially misleading?
d. It has been stated that more women are entering the labor force, yet the income gap between men and women's income is wider than ever. Is this discrimination or is there a more subtle process going on in the job market?