Sociology Resources
Background Information
A great place to start is the Reference Collection. Use it to find a topic,
understand a theory or concept, locate keywords, get a definition, or find
an overview of developments in sociology. The main call number areas for sociology
in the Reference Collection are: HM
thru HX - browse these areas to discover helpful reference books.
Specialized Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of Sociology. HM17.E5 1992
- Ref Survey of Social Science - Sociology Series. HM17.C66 1994
- Ref Encyclopedia
of American Social History. HN57.E58 1993
- Ref Encyclopedia of Marriage and
the Family. HQ9.E52 1995
- Ref Encyclopedia of Social Work. HV35.S6 1995
- Ref Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice. HV6017.E58 1983
- Ref Encyclopedia
of Adolescence.
HQ796.E58 1990
- Ref Encyclopedia of Aging and the Elderly. HQ1061.R69
1992
- Ref Handbook of Social Psychology. HM251.H224 1998
- Ref Handbook
on the Aged
in
the United States. HQ1064.U5H23 1994
- Ref Human Sexuality: An
encyclopedia. HQ9.H846 1994 Ref
- International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences. (26 volumes)
H41.I58 2001
- Ref Older Americans Almanac.
HQ1064.U5)416 1994
- Ref Handbook of Marriage and the Family. HQ518.H154
1987 Ref
Dictionaries
- Concise Oxford Dictionary of Sociology. HM17.C66 1994 Ref Critical Dictionary
of Sociology. HM17.B6813 1989 Ref
- Dictionary of Sociology. HM425.L39 2001
Ref
- Dictionary of the Social Sciences. H41.D53 2002 Ref
Annual Review of Sociology
1990- current
online text is delayed 12 months |
Academic Search Premier |
| 1975-1998 |
JSTOR |
| 1975- current |
in print, call number HM1 .A763 (third floor) |
Academic Search Premier 
A major database covering a wide range of academic subjects. Abstracts and indexing are included for nearly 7,962 scholarly journals and general interest magazines from 1984 to the present. Over 4,000 full text journals are included, some back to 1975.
Sociological Abstracts
Covers over 1,500 journals in sociology and many related fields. Date coverage from 1963 (citations only 1963-1973; abstracts 1974- ).
CQ Researcher 
Reports on current topics of widespread interest including background information,
a chronology, the current situation, future outlook and a bibliography of additional
sources.
- 1991- Online;
- 1991- Print
- Reference Collection call number: H35.E35
- 1986-1990 Print - 3rd Floor
call number: H35.E35
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