Researching Oppression & Social Justice
On this page, you will find journals, databases and statistics covering a broad range of topics regarding social conditions and social justice.
There are eight subpages providing resources on a different facet of oppression and social justice. These are:
- Class & Income
- Criminal Justice
- Disability
- Environmental Justice
- Gender
- Migration
- Race & Ethnicity
- Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
Keep in mind that these categories of oppression are broadly constructed to make the resources easier to navigate. Because oppression and the fight for social justice are often intersectional, you may find that resources from multiple subpages are relevant to your interests.
Statistics
- Data.Census.Gov This link opens in a new window
U.S. Census Bureau search tool for all of its data and digital content, including population, demographic, social, and economic facts and figures
- Statistical Abstract of the U.S. This link opens in a new window
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Online edition of annual statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States
- National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA)A publicly available data archive containing measures of the physical, economic, demographic, and social environment at multiple levels of spatial scale (eg, census tract, ZIP code tabulation area, county). Each NaNDA dataset covers all or most of the entire nation (including both rural and urban areas) and represents a set of measures on a single topic of interest, including socioeconomic disadvantage, healthcare, housing, partisanship, and public transit, with temporal coverage dating back to 2000.
