Resources for Pacific Seminar II

Reference Books

The library has a number of reference books of potential use for research in this area. For example:

• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders :DSM-IV-TR: official manual of  recognized psychiatric disorders
  REF RC455.2.C4 D54 2000
• The Oxford Companions to the Body: how the body works with easy, but comprehensive definitions
  REF QM7 .O96 2001
• Health Care Policy and Politics A to Z:  issues dealing with social policy in public health
  REF RA395 .A3 R685 2003

Books

In PacifiCat, try a keyword search on body image AND _________ (your topics)

Articles

In addition to Academic Search Complete, try the following:

• JSTOR Sociology:  scholarly journals in the social sciences with an extensive back files of articles
• PsycInfo: Psychological concepts and outcomes
• Social Services Abstracts:  articles on social policy and community development
• Stat!Ref:  medical textbooks in electronic format, searchable by keyword

Reliable Websites

Web sources you can trust!

• Bodies of Cultures: A World Tour of Body Modification
  Features historical examples of body modification from an exhibit at University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
• Mirror, Mirror:
  A summary of research findings on body image
• About: Performance Enhancing Drugs
  Lists and discusses various drugs used in sports to increase performance.