Sociology Research Guide
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Find Articles: Periodicals Databases
- SocINDEX Full Text Social studies including criminal justice, demography, ethnic and racial studies, gender studies, marriage and family, political sociology, religion, rural and urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-culutral anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, and sociological theory. Scholarly and professiomal articles. Includes bibliogrqaphic citations with abstracts. Full text of over 600 journals, 700 books/monograph chapters and 6,000 conference papers. Access on and off campus through the Reed Library Database Searching Web page.
- Academic Search, accessed through the Reed Library Database Searching Web page from on and off campus.
Bibliographic citations with abstracts from scholarly and popular, general interest and multi-discipline - literature, psychology, engineering, physiology, and other fields in the humanities, social sciences and the physical sciences. Includes full-text of articles for over 1000 periodical titles. Coverage is primarily from 1980 - current. See Anthropology Titles in Academic Search Premier for a complete list of related periodical titles.
- AnthroSource - 1880 - current. Published on the Web by AAA (American Anthropology Association). Includes full text of 11 AAA journals and links to JSTOR content. The database lacks indexing, requiring more inclusive strategies for keyword searching. Available from the Library Home page, listed under Database Searching.
- America: History and Life 1964 - current. Available from the Library Home page in Reed Library only, listed under Database Searching.
"America: History and Life is a complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Published since 1964, the database comprises almost 400,000 bibliographic entries, providing an incomparable research tool for students and researchers of US and Canadian history. Whether your users are searching for information about the Sioux Indian Ghost Dance or labor movements in Canada, America: History and Life is a bibliography that can help them select the most important sources to consult. " (from Web site database information)
- Anthropological Index Online available from the Library Home page, listed under Database Searching. Access is unrestricted.
This database is produced by the British Museum; emphasis is on the Old World of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Dates covered are 1970- forward, with a delay of 3-4 years. Boolean searching is possible, but beware of searching for word strings as opposed to selecting "whole word" . Allows for limiting by continent and type of anthropology.
- Bibliography of Native North Americans Online available in the library from the Library Home page, listed under Database Searching. This database is a subset of the Human Relations Area Files (HREF) which are found at large university libraries.
"The Bibliography of Native North Americans, from Human Relations Area Files (HRAF), is an electronic publication that contains the citations from the cumulative eight volumes of the Ethnographic Bibliography of North America as well as additional new citations.
The Bibliography of Native North Americans contains citations to literature about native peoples of North America published from the sixteenth century to the present. Native North Americans include Aleuts; Eskimos or Inuit of Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, and eastern Siberia; and other native peoples (i.e. "Indians") of Alaska, Canada, the United States, and Mexico north of the northern boundary of Mesoamerica. All citations are to published materials: books, journal articles, essays, conference papers, and US and Canadian government documents. " (from database information online
- ERIC provides access to full text journal articles and documents (research reports, pamphlets and proceedings) in the field of education.
- GreenFile. Available on the web (www.greeninfoonline.com/) and from the Library Home page, listed under Database Searching. Human impact on the environment with connections to disicplines including agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Incudes citations to scholarly and general interest periodicals, government documents and reports with some available in full text.
- Handbook of Latin American Studies Online 1935- forward. Available from the Library Home page, listed under Database Searching. Access is unrestricted.
"The Handbook is a bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, the multidisciplinary Handbook alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities. Each year, more than 130 academics from around the world choose over 5,000 works for inclusion in the Handbook. Continuously published since 1935, the Handbook offers Latin Americanists an essential guide to available resources." (from information on HLAS Home page).
- ingenta accessed through the Database Searching page or directly to http://www.ingenta.com/ (no restrictions for searching)
ingenta is a broad database covering all disciplines as well as popular information. The database is created from entering citation information for articles in the tables of contents for over 17,000 periodicals received in libraries nationwide. Words can be searched in the title of the periodical or the article, but articles are not indexed using subject headings or added keywords. UnCover offers fee-based document delivery requiring credit card payment. Interlibrary loan through the Library is the advised option for obtaining the articles at an economical cost of .10 per page.
- JSTOR Journal Archive is an archive of full text scholarly journal articles in the humanities, social sciences and physical sciences.
- Ethnic Newswatch accessed through the Reed Library "Database Searching" Web page campus wide.
This is an index of articles with full-text from magazines, journals and newspapers of the ethnic, minority and native press in the United States.
- National Archaeological DataBase Reports section is an expanded bibliographic inventory of approximately 240,000 reports on archeological planning and investigation, mostly of limited circulation. This "gray literature" represents a large portion of the primary information available on archeological sites in the U.S. The last update occurred in November 1997 when some 110,000 reports were added to the database.
- Population Index Online 1986-1996. [http://http://popindex.princeton.edu/]
"The Index covers all fields of interest to demographers, including fertility, mortality, population size and growth, migration, nuptiality and the family, research methodology, projections and predictions, historical demography, and demographic and economic interrelations. Input is derived from original publications including monographs, journal articles, other serial publications, working papers, doctoral dissertations, machine-readable data files, and relevant acquisitions lists and bibliographies. " (from Population Index Online Web page "About Population Index.")
- PyscInfo covers all aspects of psychology: educational, experimental and clinical. Provides citations to journal articles, book chapters, reports and dissertations. Links to full text of APA journals and other articles through EBSCO. Available from the Library Home page, listed under Database Searching.
- PubMed (Medline) is the comprehensive source for journal literatire in the medical sciences. The specialized language makes this database somewhat difficult to use, so be sure to use Subject Headings. Available from the Library Home page, listed under Database Searching.
- Wilson Omnifile is a multidisciplinary database with fulltext in art, humanities, education, Humanities, law, information science, social sciences, business. general science, technology, biology, and agriculture. Available from the Library Home page, listed under Database Searching.
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Print & Online Reference Sources
Print sources are located in the Reference Collection on Reed Library's main floor.
General
- The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy Ref AG5 .H757 2002
- Encyclopedia of Sociology Ref HM17 E5 2000
- World of Sociology Ref HM585 .W67 2001
- Encyclopedia of American Social History Ref HN57 .E58 1993
- Handbook of Social Psychology Ref HM251 .M224 1998
- Encyclopedia of Social Work Ref HV35 .S6 1995
- Encyclopedia of Social Issues Ref HN57 .E59 1997
- Book Review Digest Online (Access from the Database Searching Menu.)
- Biographies - Wilson Online (Access from the Database Searching Menu.)
- CQ Researcher Online (Access from the Database Searching Menu.)
- Oxford Reference Online (Access from the Database Searching Menu.)
Criminal Justice
- Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice Ref HV6017 .E52 2002
- Crime in the United States 2004 Ref HV8144 .F43 T48 1999
- Encyclopedia of Americn Prisons Ref HV9471 .E425 1996
- The FBI: A Comprehensive Guide Ref HV8144 .F43 T48 1999
- Juvenile Offenders and Victims Ref HV9104 .S7266 1999
- World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Penal Systems Ref HV7901 .K87 1989
- Encyclopedia of Terrorism Ref HV6431 .K883 2003
- 9/11 Report Ref HV6432.7 .N38 2003
- Everything is Under Control Ref HV6275 .W55 1998
- Encyclopedia of Child Abuse Ref HV6626.5 C52 2001
- Encyclopedia of American Extremists and Extremist Groups Ref HN373 .E63 2001
Family/Children
- Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescense Ref HQ115 .A53 1997
- The Encyclopedia of Parenting Theory and Research Ref HQ755.8 .E523 1999
- International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family Ref HQ9 .E52 2003
- KidsCount Databook Ref HQ792 .U5 K53 2005
- When Teens Have Sex: Issues and Trends Ref HQ759.4 W43 1998
- Encyclopedia of Child Abuse Ref HV6626.5 C52 2001
- Statistical Handbook of the American Family Ref HQ536 .S727 1999
Gender and Sexuality
- International Encyclopedia of Sexuality Ref HQ21 .I68 1997
- Encyclopedia of Sex Ref HQ9 .E54 2000
- Encyclopedia of Homosexuality Ref HQ76.25 .E53 1990
- Gay & Lesbian Almanac Ref HQ76.3 .U5 S76 1998
- International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family Ref HQ9 .E52 2003
- When Teens Have Sex: Issues and Trends Ref HQ759.4 W43 1998
- Encyclopedia of Women and Gender: Sex Similartities and Differences and the Impact of Society on Gender Ref HQ1115 .E43
- Women in the Third World: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues Ref HQ1870.9 .W6548 1998
- Womens' Studies Encyclopedia (CD-Rom at Reference Desk)
- The Women's Movement Ref HQ1236.6 .U6 R93 1996
- Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion Ref BL458 .E53 1999
- Significant Contemporary American Feminists Ref HQ1412 .S56 1999
- A Concise Glossary of Feminist Theory HQ1115 .A53 1997
Substance Abuse
- Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior Ref HV5804 .E53 2001
- Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol Ref HV5804 .E53 1995
- Encyclopedia of Drug Abuse Ref HV5804 .O24 2001
- Encyclopedia of Alcoholism Ref HV5017 E5 1982
Special Topics
- Animal Rights Ref HV4763 .S5 1994
- Encylopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare Ref HV4708 .E53 1998
- Key Guide to Information Sources in Animal Rights Ref HV4708 .M3 1989
- European Social History Ref HN373 .E63 2001
- Encyclopedia of Death Ref HQ1073 .E54 1989
- Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures Around the World Ref JV622 .E53 2004
- Encyclopedia of Terrorism Ref HV6431 .K883 2003
- Encyclopedia of Modern American Extremists and Extremist Groups Ref HN90 .R3 A75 2002
- The Klu Klux Klan: An Encyclopedia Ref HN2330 .K63 1990
- Encyclopedia of Suicide Ref HV6545 .E87 1988
- Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures: Cities and Culture Around the World Ref HT108.5 .E53 2002
- Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery Ref HT861 .H57 1997
Statistical Sources
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Magazines and Journals
Current Sociology Titles Online
Current Sociology Titles in Print
American Indian Culture and Research Journal 1974-present
American Indian Quarterly 1982-present
American Journal of Sociology 1895-present
American Sociological Review 1936-present
Contemporary Sociology 1984-present
Cultural Survival Quarterly 1997-present
Frontiers 1985-present
Gender and Society 1991-2002, 2006-presetn
Human Organization 1972-present
In These Times 1996-present
Journal of Health and Social Behavior 1974-present
Journal of Social Psychology 1985-present
Journal of Studies on Alcohol 1985-present
Law and Contemporary Problems 1986-present
Native Peoples 1992-present
Multicultural Review 1993-present
Refugees 2000-present
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture & Society 1975-2001, 2006-present
Social Psychology Quarterly 1980-present
Sojourners 1997-present
Technology and Culture 1980-present
Women's Studies Quarterly 1987-present
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Internet Resources
American Sociological Association
Internet Resources for Sociologists
Social Science Research Council
The Society for Applied Sociology
SOSIG's Sociology
The SocioLog
SocioSite
The SocioWeb
WCSU List: Sociology Internet Resources
WWW. Virtual Library: Sociology
Research Methods
Comparing Cultures: Dimensions of Culture in a Comparative Perspective
2nd Floor GN345.7 .C66 2004
Qualitative Data: An Introduction to Coding and Analysis
2nd Floor BF76.5 .A95 2003
Handbook of Qualitative Research
Oversize H62 .H2455 2000
Foundations of Behavioral Research
2nd Floor BF76.5 .K4 2000
Liberating Method: Feminism and Social Research
2nd Floor HQ1180 .D48 1999
A Guide to Writing Sociology Papers
2nd Floor HM73 .G78 1998
Interviews: An Introduction to Qualitative Research
2nd Floor HM48 .K9 1996
Strategies for Interpreting Qualitative Data
2nd Floor HM131 .F388 1995
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Compiled May 30, 2006 by: Pamela Arbeeny, Collection Management - Serials Librarian
John F. Reed Library, Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado
Last updated April 1, 2008.
