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Subject Librarian: Cindy Craig, 978-5083, cindy.craig@wichita.edu
Getting Started
Databases
Sociology Databases.
Search any of these online databases
to find articles from peer-reviewed journals.
Introduction
to Sociology Research Guide. This printable guide will show you how
to: access sociology databases from off-campus; identify a
peer-reviewed journal; search databases; find full text
online or in print.
How do I search databases?
This short video will show you how to search several
social science databases.
What words do I search for in a database? This short
video will show you how to choose and combine search terms.
Sociological
Abstracts guide.
This printable guide shows you how to search
Sociological Abstracts, step by step.
Journals
E-journals in
sociology & social history.
Browse and search the many journals available
electronically.
How is a journal different from a magazine? This guide helps
you identify peer-reviewed journals.
I need more help finding articles.
View this tutorial to learn
how to use databases to identify articles on a
subject.
Important Sociology Journals
| American Journal of Sociology. | Online issues. Print issues. |
| American Sociological Review. | Online issues. Print issues. |
| Annual Review of Sociology. | Online issues. Print issues. |
| Social Forces. | Online issues. Print issues. |
| Social Psychology Quarterly. | Online issues. Print issues. |
| Social Science Quarterly. | Online issues. Print issues. |
| Sociological Quarterly. | Online issues. Print issues. |
Online Reference Books
A Dictionary of Sociology (Oxford Reference Online).
Search over 2,500 definitions of sociology terms.
Science, Technology, & Society
(Oxford Reference Online). An encyclopedia with
articles about "the functions and effects of science and
technology in society and culture."
21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook (Gale VRL).
Entries give "an overview of
modern sociology."
Encyclopedia of Homelessness (Gale VRL).
Entries focus on homelessness in the United States.
Encyclopedia of Sex &
Gender (Gale VRL). Entries address
issues of identity, status, class, ethnicity, race,
nation, etc.
The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology (NetLibrary).
Entries cover the basics and core concepts in sociology.
The Blackwell Companion to Social Theory
(NetLibrary). Entries
cover major developments in social theory.
Books of the (20th) Century
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Videos
Web Resources
A
Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace.
Access
commentary, data analyses, essays, links, and more
carefully compiled by a professor of sociology and
anthropology.
SocioSite. Contains
bios of famous sociologists as well as links to journals,
data archives, course pages, and more. Compiled by the
University of Amsterdam.
Sociology Dictionary (WebRef.org). Dictionary
of important sociology terms.
Julian Dierkes' SocioLog.
Guide to reference sources, online journals, academic
programs in sociology, and more.
What are they Doing with a Bachelor's Degree in
Sociology? A report from
the American Sociological Association.
Careers
in Sociology by W. Richard Stephens, Jr. Wondering what
to you can do with a sociology degree? Check out this
book online. Ablah Library also has a print copy.
Catalog record.
Institute for
Research on Poverty.
Research about the causes of poverty & social
inequality in the Midwest U.S.
ICPSR:
Inter-University Consortium for Political & Social Research.
WSU is a member institution and provides access to a data
archive of more than 500,000 files of research in the social
sciences.
Contexts.org.
Website of the quarterly magazine published by the
American Sociological Association. Free content
includes some articles, podcasts, and several blogs
that comment on a variety of sociology topics.
Sociological Images. A blog that uses images
pulled from the media to stimulate sociological
discussions.
This page was updated on
2010 January 28, (Thursday) by
C. Craig.
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