Research Guide for Marriage and Family

Scope

This guide will help the user locate Moraine Park Library resources such as books, videos, journal/newspaper articles and Internet sites related to the study of marriage and families. For additional assistance, please ask a Librarian or call: 920-924-3108 or 262-335-5760 or 920-887-4406.

Books, e-books and Audiovisual Resources
Use the MPTC Catalog to locate books, e-books, and audiovisual materials on topics related to the study of marriage and the family (see suggested keywords below).

Suggested keyword searches for MPTC Catalog:
            marriage
            intimacy (psychology)
            family
            same-sex marriage
            interpersonal relations
            interracial marriage

Periodical Articles:
Use the databases listed below to find on-line full-text articles from journals, magazines and newspapers.
EBSCOhost
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
WilsonWeb
Facts on File

The West Bend campus library has print copies of the following titles.

Family Relations

Fathering

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Journal of Family Studies

Journal of Family Welfare

Journal of Marriage and Family

Motherverse
Back issues of these publications can be checked-out for three days.

Internet Sites

Center for Family Policy and Practice

http://www.cffpp.org

This organization’s focus is on never married low-income fathers and their families. Numerous full-text publications are available on the site.

Childstats.gov
http://www.childstats.gov/

This site offers easy access to state and federal statistics and reports concerning children and their families. The organization has published an annual report on the well-being of children in the U.S. beginning in 1997.

Family Pride

http://www.familypride.org

Family Pride is a “national non-profit organization committed to securing family equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer parents, guardians and allies.” The site contains full-text publications covering a variety of topics.

Family Research Council
http://www.frc.org

The Family Research Council “shapes public debate and formulates public policy that values human life and upholds the institutions of marriage and the family.” Visitors to the site can find press releases, legislative updates, and a list of FRC publications.

Institute for Women’s Policy Research

http://www.iwpr.org/

The IWPR is an organization that “is dedicated to advising on public policy issues that are important to women and their families.” The site includes full-text reports on a variety of topics related to families.

MediaWise

http://www.mediafamily.org/

This organization helps parents and communities “watch what our kids watch”. The organization does not condone censorship and believes that a certain amount of media can be a positive influence.

National Marriage Project

http://marriage.rutgers.edu/

The National Marriage Project provides “research and analysis on the state of marriage in America and to educate the public on the social, economic and cultural conditions affecting marital success and child wellbeing.” The NMP is located at Rutgers University.

National Vital Statistics Report

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/nvsr/nvsr.htm

Visitors to this site will find statistics covering birth, death, marriage, and divorce in the United States.

Policy Institute for Family Impact Seminars

http://www.familyimpactseminars.org/

Designed for policy makers and researchers this is a good site for statistics related to the study of families in the United States.

Updated 9/2009

Electronic Resources

Research Guide for Marriage and Family