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Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. They conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research.
Census Data
Census Bureau statistics for the U. S. population are organized by themes and topics.
CIA World Factbook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. From the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency.

Add the keywords culture or cultural or social or identity or values to your search to find ethnographic source material

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary index to peer-reviewed journal and magazine articles. SEARCH TIPS - See the video demo at the bottom of this page!
OmniFile Select This link opens in a new window
Subject: Academic Journals for all subjects Some full-text to multidisciplinary journals and magazines from 1994-current.
MasterFILE Premier This link opens in a new window
Particularly helpful for biographical information
Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
Subject: Social Sciences, History, Business, Health, Law, Politics.Analysis of current social issues from different points of view. Often includes overviews of the history and controversies around a topic.

To find information on the customs and practices of a culture or subculture, use the keywords culture or life and customs in your search.

For example:

Ute and life and customs

"New age" and culture

freemasonry and culture

Introduction to Academic Search Complete Video Demo