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Contents
Selected Reference Books
Find Journal Articles
Find Books
Selected Websites
Sociology General Resources
Data Resources
Statistics
Public Opinion & Survey
Resources
Associations
How to Cite Your Sources
Course Guides
SO 255 – Social Welfare
SO 342 – Stratification
Department Website
Sociology Department
Sociology Department
Homepage
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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
ABC-CLIO Companion to Women's Progress in America
Ref HQ1410 .F76
Biographical Dictionary of Social Welfare in America
Ref HV27 .B57
Blackwell Dictionary of Modern Social Thought
Ref H41 .B53
Dictionary of American History
Ref E174 .D52 (10 vols.)
This new edition contains many entries with sociological perspectives.
Dictionary of Demography
Ref HB849.2 .P7413
Dictionary of the Social Sciences
From the Oxford Reference Collection Online
Dictionary of Sociology
From the Oxford Reference Collection Online
Ref HM425 .D5735 (print version)
Education and Sociology: An Encyclopedia
Ref LC189.95 .E38
Encyclopedia of Adolescence
Ref HQ796 .E58
Encyclopedia of American Social Movements
Ref HN57 .E594
Encyclopedia of Aging
Ref HQ1061 .E53
Encyclopedia of American Social History
Ref HN57 .E58 (3 vols.)
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
Ref HV 6017 .E52 (print version)
Encyclopedia of European Social History from 1350 to 2000
Ref HN373 .E63 (6 vols.)
Encyclopedia of Forensic Science
Ref HV8073 .B425
Encyclopedia of Homelessness
Ref HV4493 .E53
Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family
Ref HQ9 .E52 (2 vols.)
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family (2003 Edition)
Encyclopedia of Measurement & Statistics
Ref HA29 .S2363
Encyclopedia of Modern Worldwide Extremists and Extremist Groups
Ref HN49 .R33A85
Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism
Ref E184 .A1 E58 (6 vols.)
Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements
Ref BL98 .E53
Encyclopedia of Parenting Theory and Research
Ref HQ755.8 .E523
Encyclopedia of Social Work
Ref HV35 .S6 (3 vols.)
Encyclopedia of Sociology
Ref HM425.E5 (5 vols.)
Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures
Ref HT108.5 .E53
Encyclopedia of Women and Gender
Ref HQ1115 .E43 (2 vols.)
Famous American Crimes and Trials
Ref HV9950 .F36 (5 vols.)
Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture and the Law
Ref HV7436 .G8783
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Ref H40 .I5 (17 vols.)
International Encyclopedia of Statistics
Ref HA17 .I63 (2 vols.)
New Dictionary of Catholic Social Thought
Ref BX1753 .N497
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
Ref CB9.N49 (print version)
Social Issues in Science and Technology: An Encyclopedia
Ref Q175.5 .N49
Social Science Encyclopedia
Ref H41 .S63
Social Work Dictionary
Ref HV12 .B37
Sport in American Culture: From Ali to X-games
Ref GV706.2 .D86
Women in the Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia
Ref HQ1143 .W643 (2 vols.)
Handbooks & Directories
ASA Style Guide
Ref HM73 .A54
Almanac of Women and Minorities in American Politics
Ref HQ1236.5 .U6 M3778
Atlas of Poverty in America
Ref HC110.P6 G543
China's New Cultural Scene: A Handbook of Changes
Ref DS779.23 .H8613
Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences
Ref HQ1061 .H336
Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques
Ref HQ728 .T68
Handbook of Social Psychology
Ref HM251 .H224 (2 vols.)
Handbook of Social Work Direct Practice
Ref HV40 .H2827
Key Concepts in Critical Social Theory
Ref HM511 .C77
SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research
Ref H62 .H2455
Sociology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources
Ref HM51.A2
The Sociology Student Writer's Manual
Ref HM585 .S638
Survey Kit
Ref HN29 .S724 (10 vols.)
Survey Research and the World Wide Web
Ref H62 .N3846
Reference Bibliographies
Americans at War: Society, Culture, and the Homefront
Ref E181 .A453 (4 vols.)
Bridging the Gap: Examining Polarity in America
Ref HN57 .B75
Hate Crimes: A Bibliography
Ref HV6773.5 .N67
The Native American Woman: Social Economic and Political Aspects
Ref E98 .W8 N67
Sexual Harassment: A Bibliography
Ref HQ1237 .N67
Terrorism: A Documentary History
Ref HV6431 .T4594
Sources of Statistics
Atlas of American Society
Ref HN60 .A5
Census Data by Topic
This Census page provides access to summary tables of population data for commonly researched subjects, such as age, race, income, and education.
Compensation and Working Conditions (monthly)
Periodicals Collection – June 1996 – December 2000 (print versions)
County and City Data Book
Ref HA202 .A36
County and City Extra: Annual Metro, City, and County Data Book
Ref HA203 .C68
Handbook of Labor Statistics
Ref HD826 .U55
Kids Count Data Book: State Profiles of Child Well Being
Ref HQ792 .U5K53
Official Guide to American Attitudes
Ref HN90 .P8 M58
Official Guide to the American Marketplace
Ref HA214 .A6
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Ref HV7245 .N37
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Ref HA202 .U5 (Annual)
State of Working America, 1996–1997
Ref HD8066 .M57
Statistical Handbook on Adolescents in America
Ref HQ796 .S8237
Statistical Handbook on the American Family
Ref HQ536 .S727
Uniform Crime Reports
Ref HV6787 .A3
Vital Statistics of the United States
Ref HA203 .U55 V58
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Search the following indexes to locate citations to and/or full-text of journal articles. If the article does not appear to be full-text online, search for its availability using the Journal Finder. Journals listed as "in Geisel Library Paper Holdings" are shelved alphabetically by journal title on the Lower Level of the library. Many others are available full-text online by following the links provided.
SocINDEX with Full Text
This sociology database provides full-text articles from journals, books, monographs, and conference papers. Coverage is of all subdisciplines of sociology, including criminal justice, ethnic and racial studies, gender studies, social psychology, urban studies, and more. (Coverage varies with publication; with some, it goes back to 1895.)
Academic Search Premier
A broad index providing abstracts and some full-text for a range of academic areas, including sociology.
AgeLine Database
"Detailed summaries of more than 90,000 publications about aging and the 50+ population."
Alternative Press Index
"Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political & social change." (1991–present)
Contemporary Women's Issues on Health and Human Rights
"Indexes books, journals, newsletters, and research reports from non-profit groups and government and international agencies providing global information on women in over 150 countries."
Criminal Justice Abstracts
Indexes government and non-government reports as well as journal articles and book chapters. Coverage is from 1968 to the present and points to resources in all facets of crime and justice. Citations and abstracts only.
GreenFILE
This database provides citations and abstracts from both scholarly and general interest publications about environmental issues. The journal articles, government documents, and reports indexed in GreenFILE offer perspectives from the scientific, medical, legal, and political communities on the challenges facing our environment. (1973–present)
JSTOR
Use this to find articles in selected scholarly sociology journals (American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, Contemporary Sociology, Public Opinion Quarterly, etc.) written prior to about the last five years. JSTOR is an archive of back issues of selected journals. User Guide
LexisNexis Academic
Find full-text newspaper articles from local, national and international papers. To access public opinion research data, go to the News module and click on "Roper Center for Public Opinion Research" (at the right edge of the screen).
New York Times
"The New York Times (1851–2003) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue." Consult LexisNexis for current stories (2002–present).
Project MUSE
"Project MUSE provides online, worldwide, institutional subscription access to the full text of more than 200 scholarly journals in arts and humanities, social sciences, and mathematics." Coverage may go back as far as 1993, but in most instances begins in 1999.
PsycINFO
This database from the American Psychological Association supplies indexing and abstracts from 1887 to the present for journals in over 25 languages plus English-language books and book chapters from 1987. User Guide
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Search the library catalog to locate books in Geisel Library. Search by keyword (e.g., anti-globalization) if you are unsure of the title you are looking for. Most sociology books are located on the Upper Level of the library in the HM through HX sections.
Search WorldCat to search the collections of libraries worldwide. Find a book in this database, and, if not owned by SAC, you can request it from Interlibrary Loan with one click. Your book(s) will be available for pickup in the library within 7–14 days. Ask for help in using this database at the reference desk, in person, or online at Ask a Librarian.
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Searching the World Wide Web can yield a vast amount of information, but in terms of quality and reliability, your results may be uneven at best. The ease and speed with which individuals can publish information on the web, regardless of accuracy or quality, makes it imperative that when doing research on the web you know how to evaluate the information you find. To learn more, see Judging What You Find.
Sociology General Resources
Free Resources in Social Research Methods
Prepared by Gene Shackman P.H.D., Applied Sociologist, and hosted by the International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publication (ICAAP), this site links to free online books, manuals, articles on how to do social research, including surveys, interviews, observations and more.
Global Social Change Research Project
Prepared by Gene Shackman P.H.D., Applied Sociologist, and hosted by the International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publication (ICAAP), this site has the World Social Change reports as well as links to free information about long term changes in political, economic and social systems.
Google Scholar
In November 2004 Google introduced Google Scholar, a search engine to locate scholarly literature. Materials found in Google Scholar include "peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations" (About Google Scholar, 2006). Some, but not all, of the content in Google Scholar is available in full text. Google Scholar is a good starting point for research, but it is not considered comprehensive for scholarly content. For the most thorough search of a topic, consult subject-specific indexes (CJ Abstracts, PsycINFO, SocINDEX, etc.).
HURISEARCH: Human Rights Search Engine
"HURISEARCH is a vertical search engine, capturing only human rights-related information produced by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) available in a wide variety of formats and languages." (S. Maret, U. of Denver)
Internet Public Library: Social Sciences Resources
Includes links to some reliable sociology sites.
Internet Resources for Sociology
From the University of Delaware, a more expanded list of internet sites than those provided here.
Making of America – Cornell University
Making of America – University of Michigan
The Making of America is "a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction." These sites provide full-text access to more than 30 journal titles from the 19th century as well as many monographs.
Research Resources for the Social Sciences
Craig McKie, of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario created this site for use by his graduate class in research methods.
SocioSite
The 'Subject Areas' link provides access to fairly specialized subject categories such as 'Activism', 'Men's Issues' and 'Sport'. Scope is international.
Sociological Tour through Cyberspace
A well-organized outline of useful links, sometimes with accompanying commentary by the author, Michael C. Kearl, sociology professor at Trinity University in Texas. Check out the 'Guide to Writing a Research Paper'.
WWW Virtual Library – Sociology Links
Maintained by a sociology professor at McMaster University, Canada and includes many international links.
Data Resources
Data on the Net
Lists over 300 internet data sites, with a focus on the social sciences. Another useful feature is it's alphabetic list linking to over 80 social science gateways.
Data Resources for Sociologists
Provides a list of publicly available data sets for primary and secondary analysis published by the American Sociological Association.
ICPSR Social Science Data Sets
Based at the University of Michigan, the ICPSR is a consortium that offers free access to a vast collection of data sets in the social sciences. Areas of specialty include elections, demographics, health, education, and public opinion, but the archive covers most socioeconomic topics. Use and analysis of some data sets will require knowledge of a statistical program like SPSS, SAS, or Stata.
International Data Base (IDB)
Produced by the Census Bureau, this site contains data for over 200 countries and areas around the world.
Internet Crossroads in the Social Sciences
Contains over 700 annotated links to data-related resources on the internet. Maintained by the Data and Program Library Service (DPLS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Social Science Data Archive
A selective list from around the world. The Resources section is useful.
Statistics
AgingStats
ChildStats
These US governmental websites offer data on a number of key indicators that portray the well-being of older Americans and children, from a demographic, economic, education, and health perspective.
American FactFinder
A service of the U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder provides U.S. Census data from 1990 to the present.
CenStats Databases
Demographic, business and trade statistics from the Bureau of Census.
CensusScope: Your Portal to Census 2000 Data
"An easy-to-use tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends, brought to you by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) at the University of Michigan."
Census2000
Newest census information.
FedStats
An easily navigable gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.
GenderStats (World Bank)
This online database provides easy access to country-level data on gender aspects of issues like poverty, education, nutrition, and labor force participation. Although the focus is on women, some of the indicators relate to both sexes.
NationMaster.com
This site gathers statistics from the World Factbook (CIA), the U.N., the OECD and other statistical sources. It then presents them in an easy-to-use graphical format. Broad categories pertaining to sociology include 'People' and 'Lifestyle' among others.
PopNet: Population Reference Bureau
Includes access to articles in the journal Population Today as well
as other articles and statistics compiled by PRB staff.
Population Index on the Web
An online version of Population Index. Coverage is from 1986–2000.
Social Explorer
This web tool allows you to interactively generate maps for a variety of Census variables such as race, income, and education level, with detail down to the Census tract level. Maps are currently available for Censuses dating back to 1940, although earlier Censuses will be added over time. You can also produce tables of tract-level data based on the maps you've created.
SocioWeb: Statistics
Includes links to survey and statistical gateways.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Provides current summaries of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions in the United States and issued by the US Bureau of the Census. Print copies are also available in the Reference Department (Ref HA202.U5).
Statistical Resources on the Web
There is a link to useful sociology statistics on this web site which is maintained by the Documents Center at the University of Michigan.
UNICEF Statistics Page
Use the Customized Statistical Tables feature on UNICEF's website to generate downloadable tables of country-level data on a variety of social and economic indicators, with a particular focus on children's issues such as education, malnourishment, and immunization.
UN Millennium Development Goals Indicators
In the year 2000, the United Nations laid out a roadmap for progress in developing countries, including measurable indicators to gauge each country's performance in meeting these goals over time. This website provides access to data on these indicators for every country, in areas such as poverty, hunger, gender equality, child mortality, AIDS, and environmental protection.
World Development Indicators Online
This database contains country-by-country time series data on over 600 development indicators, including variables related to health, education, trade, the economy, and the environment in each country. The step-by-step data selection procedure enables easy creation and download of data tables for analysis.
Public Opinion & Survey Resources
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Some of the research from the AEI deals with social issues, especially social welfare matters.
Gallup Organization
Access to the Gallup Poll surveys as well as other public opinion research.
General Social Survey Data and Information Retrieval System
Provides access to GSS information which surveys U.S. households on a broad range of topics such as abortion attitudes and television viewing habits.
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
To access public opinion research data, click on "Roper Center for Public Opinion Research" (at the right edge of the screen).
Associations
American Sociological Association
Directories and information of interest to all sociology majors as well as faculty and practitioners.
Society for the Study of Social Problems
The 'Links of Interest' page is useful.
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