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Ebscohost Research Databases This link opens in a new window Ebscohost provides access to a variety of academic databases which each hold thousands of full-text, peer-reviewed journal articles. An excellent source of reliable information for student research projects.
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Global Issues in Context This link opens in a new window Designed to support global awareness, Global Issues In Context ties together a wealth of authoritative content that empowers students to critically analyze and understand the most important issues of the modern world.
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Useful Websites and Articles

How Much Does the Language We Speak Shape Our Identity?
This article from Psychology Today asks "Will speaking a foreign language change the way you see the world?"
Does the Language I Speak Influence the Way I Think?
From the Linguistic Society of America is an article that describes how language affects the way we think.

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Gender, Language and Discourse by Ann Weatherall
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9780203988817
Publication Date: 2005-07-05
"Is language sexist? Do women and men speak different languages? ...[This resource]...examines the contribution that psychological research--in particular, discursive psychology--has made to answering these questions"--Amazon.com.
Socialization by Elizabeth Grauerholz; Elizabeth A. Swart
Call Number: 303.3 GRA
ISBN: 9780816083190
Publication Date: 2012-03-01
Discusses how personal identity is shaped by culture, focusing on gender, race, social class, and adult socialization processes and outcomes.

Language and Literature - Language in Cultural Context: Language and the Individual

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