If you explore any of the books suggested in this guide, you might come across people, historical events, and concepts that are new to you. That's great! It's a chance to learn something new!
RHC Library has a collection of virtual reference books useful for background reading to explore a topic. You can use it to get summaries of topics so you can more deeply understand what you are reading.
Here's a relevant reference book from that collection:
Political Theories for StudentsSee the "Background Reading" page for more information on this concept and how to use this library resource.
RHC Library has two databases that feature curated topics on social issues and controversial topics useful for background reading to explore a topic.
See the "Background Reading" page for more information on this concept and how to use these library resources.
Here are those databases and relevant curated topics from each of them. You will need to authenticate with your AccessRio credentials to access the databases.
Watching a documentary can be an excellent way to learn about a new topic.
RHC Library offers a "database" which contains a variety of video sources, including documentaries.
Here are some relevant videos from that database resource: