Psychology
Country Reports
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – the Human Rights Reports – cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agreements.
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The World Factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
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United Nations: Global Issues section
As the world’s only truly universal global organization, the United Nations has become the foremost forum to address issues that transcend national boundaries and cannot be resolved by any one country acting alone. This website offers an overview of some of these issues, and links to other resources, where you can get additional information.
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International Labour Organization
Use the search box on this site to find reports and evaluations of social issues by country. Type in your country and topic.
Numbeo is the world's largest cost-of-living database and a crowdsourced global resource for quality of life data. It provides insights into the cost of living, housing price indicators, perceived crime rates, healthcare quality, transport quality, and various other key statistics.
Researching Cultures
To research a culture, tradition or belief, your best bet is to start with a simple Google Search. Look at encyclopedia articles, like those found on Wikipedia, to get background and follow the citations for more detailed information. After you've learned some information online, try using Library Search to find specific information on your culture or belief. If all else fails, ask a librarian! |
Dietary Guidelines
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has compiled dietary guidelines for over half the countries of the world.
Childcare Information
This article from World Economic Forum discusses the cost of childcare around the world.
This document, from YoungStar, Wisconsin's Child Care Quality & Rating Improvement System, covers the criteria for becoming a licensed family care provider.