DASA: Demographic & Social Analysis

Collective access to Sage eReference and other eBooks from this publisher that we have. All are also listed in UCLS.

Useful for research method fundamentals, theory and applications. Introduces approaches, trends and uses of qualitative research.

Addresses theory, concepts and applications of race relations in America. Useful for beginning research on any topic concerned with racism, race relations and diversity.

Has links to the PRB Bulletin, Population and the Population Handbook and a search function under the Resources tab.

GIS mapping services from PolicyMap captures data in visually powerful ways through custom demographic maps, tables, reports and an analysis tool, Analytics. Available data includes demographics, home sale statistics, health data, mortgage trends, school performance scores and labor data like unemployment, crime statistics and city crime rates. (About Us, viewed Jan. 26, 2012)
"PolicyMap is a fully web-based online data and mapping application that gives you access to over 15,000 indicators related to demographics, housing, crime, mortgages, health, jobs and more. Data is available at all common geographies (address, block group, census tract, zip code, county, city, state, MSA) as well as unique geographies like school districts and political boundaries. Data comes from both public and proprietary sources"--FAQ (viewed June 26, 2013)