Specialized reference works such as encyclopedias provide overviews and can give you a good sense of what's out there and what different approaches are being taken to a given topic. Most of our reference sources are located in the Reference Collection on the main floor of the library. Some are available online.
The Disability Studies Reader by 
Disability in American Life [2 Volumes] by 
The Encyclopedia of Elder Care by 
Crip Theory by 
The Dictionary of Feminist Theory by 
Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories by 
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender by This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
