Reducing Inequalities
In many countries, women, people of color, LGBTQ+, religious minorities, low-income, indigenous people, and people with disabilities lack access to and power over resources while facing disproportionate risks. Among other concerns, they are more likely to be victims of violence and prosecution, face environmental risks and social exclusion, lack access to healthcare and education, not receive equal pay, and have a limited ability to participate in decision making.
The purpose of this challenge is to address the root causes and consequences of inequalities in a specific community at the local, state, national, or international level. Identify a context, research the people, places, and issues relevant to it, and propose innovative solutions to mitigate the inequalities you discover. Be sure to interview several stakeholders and interested groups to better inform your project.
Getting Started
Reference resources provide a starting point for your research projects.
Credo Reference
Credo Reference provides hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and more in one place. Below is a sample of keyword searches in Credo Reference related to this topic:
- Income Inequality
- Gender Inequality
- LGBTQ+ History
- Class Disparity
- Racial Inequalities
- Black Indigenous People Of Color History
Call Numbers and Subject Headings
You can use the list of call numbers and subject headings below as keyword searches in our catalog and databases, or you can go to these sections of the library to find books on these topics.
- HC79-92 – Social Sciences special topics, Discrimination
- HD6050-6305 -Classes of Labor, discrimination in labor
- HQ70 – HQ230 -LGBTQ+ History
- E70-E158 -United States African American and Native American History
Books
Books from Lane Library
The books in this list are located either in the Franzen Center on Floor 3A or as an e-book.
- Inequality : what can be done? / HC79 .I5 A822 2015
- The globalization of inequality / HC79.I5 .B7213 2015
- Globalization and inequality / HC79 .I5 H45 2018
- Income inequality / HC79.I5 I53 2022
- Divided : the perils of our growing inequality / HM821.D585 2014
- America’s founding and the struggle over economic inequality / HN90 .S6 F38 2015
- The great displacement : climate change and the next American migration / HV640 .B55 2023
- The torture letters : reckoning with police violence / HV8148 .C52 R35 2020
- Putting inequality in context : income, public opinion, and representation in the United States / JC575 .E45 2017
- Hometown inequality : race, class, and representation in American local politics / JS331 .S278 2020
- Diversity regimes : why talk is not enough to fix racial inequality at universities / LC212 .42 .T46 2020
- Adverse events : race, inequality, and the testing of new pharmaceuticals / RM301.27 .F56 2020
- Inequalities in health : concepts, measures, and ethics / ebook
- Reducing inequalities : realising the talents of all / ebook
- Women in Science and Technology : Confronting Inequalities / ebook
- Health and inequality : geographical perspectives / ebook
- Just medicine : a cure for racial inequality in American health care / ebook
- Environmental and social justice : an international perspective / ebook
- The fight against hunger and malnutrition : the role of food, agriculture, and targeted policies / ebook
- Metaracism : explaining the persistence of racial inequality / ebook
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans health inequalities : international perspectives in social work / ebook
Search terms for additional books in Lane Library’s catalog:
Discovery Search: Search Lane Library’s books, ebooks, and articles in one place.
Books from other libraries
WorldCat: Search for books not available at Lane Library and borrow from other libraries for free through interlibrary loan.
Articles
Databases
The following databases are useful places to search for Inequality related articles. Contact a librarian if you would like more information on how to search for articles on your specific topic.
- Academic Search Complete: Wide range of academic disciplines, including for scholarly and popular journals.
- New York Times: Access to news and archival content from NY Times. If you run into a paywall, here is more information on how to sign up.
- ProQuest Research Library: Includes both popular and scholarly periodicals covering a variety of subjects, with over 3300 titles available in full text.
- ProQuest Social Science Journals: Social science topics.
Get articles from other libraries
If you cannot find a full-text version of the article you need, request it through interlibrary loan. Interlibrary loan is a free service that allows you to borrow books and articles from other libraries. Find answers to frequently asked questions about ILL here.
Government Sources, Statistics, and Websites
Government source
Statistics on Income Inequality in the United States
Statistics
- CIA World Factbook : Background information on each country in the world
- Gallup polls : Polls on a variety of topics by a trusted organization
- Proquest Statistical Abstract : Statistics from federal agencies
- World Almanac : Collection of statistics and rankings
