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Books
Chapter
Nathan, Peter E. and Raymond S. Niaura. 2015. "Prevention of Alcohol Problems." Pp. 333-354 in Treatment and Prevention of Alcohol Problems: A Resource Manual, edited by W.M. Cox. Orlando, FL: Academic Press, Inc.
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Manual of Style. 2010. 16th ed. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Bursik, Robert J. 2016. Neighborhoods and Crime: The Dimensions of Effective Community Control. New York: Lexington Books.
Dissertations
Valencia, Albert. 2012. "An Examination of Selected Characteristics of Mexican-American Battered Women and Implications for Service Providers." Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Education, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA. Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database, 304956178.
eBook
Butler, Ian and Gwenda Roberts. 2011. Social Work with Children and Families: Getting into Practice A Critical Appraisal. New York: Kingsley. Retrieved September 14, 2016 (https:/site.ebrary.com/lib/anthsoctitles/docDetail.action?docID=10459900).
Journal Articles
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Robinson, Eagle H. 2015. "Infringing Sovereignty: Should Federal Courts Protect Patents and Copyrights from Tribal Infringement?" American Indian Law Review 32(1):233-256. Retrieved June 10, 2017 (https://www.jstor.org/stable/20070816).
Exum, William H., Robert J. Menges, Bari Watkins, and Patricia Berglund. 2013. "Making It at the Top: Women and Minority Faculty in the Academic Labor Market." American Behavioral Scientist 27(3):301-324.
Web
Smith, Herman W. and Takako Nomi. 2014. "Is Amae the Key to Understanding Japanese Culture?" Electronic Journal of Sociology 5(1). Retrieved May 5, 2015 (https://www.soc.org/contents.html).
With DOI
Persell, Caroline Hodges, Hathryn M. Pfeiffer, and Ali Syed. 2012. “How Sociological Leaders Teach: Some Key Principles.” Teaching Sociology 36(2):108-24. doi:10.1177/0092055X0803600202.
Newspaper Articles
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Pollack, Andrew. 2016. "Drug Offers Safer Option." New York Times, June 5. Retrieved June 10, 2016 (https://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=2366282101&sid= 1&Fmt=3&clientId=20608&RQT=309&VName=PQD).
Print
Rimland, Bernard. 2011. "Do Children's Shots Invite Autism?" Los Angeles Times, April 26, pp. A13.
Web
Cleary, Mike. 2009. "Vieques Protesters Removed Without Incident." Los Angeles Times, May 5. Retrieved June 16, 2009 (https://www.latimes.com/news/lat_vieques000505.htm).
Magazine Articles
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Samuels, Allison. 2014. "Michelle Hits Her Stride.” Newsweek, February 15. Retrieved July 10, 2017 (http://proxy-lvc.klnpa.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/ login.aspx?direct=true&db=bsh&AN=38808382&site=ehost-live).
Print
Jana, Reena. 2010. "Generation Why?" Harper’s Magazine, June 2010, pp. 18-20.
Web Pages
American Sociological Association. 2009. "Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Workshop."
Washington, DC: American Sociological Association, Retrieved June 16, 2011 (https://www.asanet.org/members/socwkshp.html).