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Cross-Cultural Comparison: The Functions of Adolescence & Dating

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Circulating Books

The library has many books about various countries in the world. To locate books in the Lake Region Union High School Library, visit Destiny, our on-line public access catalog (OPAC). Look up Visual Geography Series for hundreds of books on the subject or look for a book about your country by subject.

Specific Recommendations

CultureGrams REF 910 CUL
Presents cultural profiles of over a hundred world countries, each containing twenty-five categories ranging from government and economy to greetings and gestures, and includes data tables, glossaries, and a CD-ROM containing the book text.

Marriage Customs of the World: From Henna to Honeymoons REF 392.5 MON
Contains over two hundred alphabetized, cross-referenced entries on the origins and practice of historic and comtemporary marriage customs worldwide, such as carrying bouquets, wearing crowns, and handfasting, and includes twenty-five country and world region entries.

Databases:

World Cultures Today (ask librarian for user name & password)
http://wct.greenwood.com

Created by Greenwood Publishing group, this collection of e-books includes information about the history, geography, social customs, family life, leisure, food, religion, holidays & festivals, clothing and arts. It is a very in-depth source of information and well documented..

You must know the name the people in your country are called in order to use this rich resource. Articles include sections about rites of passage, interpersonal relations, living conditionsk religion and much more.

Websites:

International Juvenile Justice Observatory
http://www.ijjo.org/home.php?idioma=en

 


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