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ENG 102: Texts and Contexts

Articles

Pro/Con articles

Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Social issues in context, providing informed, differing views.

Contexts: Understanding People in their Social Worlds.
Looking for information or a pro/con argument on a social topic? Contexts is a wonderful magazine that reviews social issues such as abortion, aging populations, incarceration, terrorism, etc.
ProCon.org
"Presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, primarily pro-con format."

General Articles

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Articles from academic and popular publications.
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
Content from journals, magazines, and newspapers, covering a broad range of subjects.

Statistics and Demographics

Progress PHL
Using data for the Philadelphia Social Progress Index (SPI), explore the city's social and environmental wellbeing and compare SPI data for small geographic areas known as neighborhood tracts.

Statista This link opens in a new window
Includes a broad range of statistics from national and international data sources, searchable by industries, markets, topics, and countries.

U.S. Census Bureau
A large variety of current statistical data is available from this U.S. government website.
U.S. Census Bureau Statistical Abstracts
Annual summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. 1878 - 2012.