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SOCIOLOGY: SELECTED RESOURCES |
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“Sociology is the study of social life and behavior, especially in relation to social systems,
how they work, how they change, the consequences they produce, and their complex relation to people’s lives”
(Johnson, 1995: 269).This guide is designed to provide you with some
foundation to the complexities of sociology as well as some sources to
begin your research.
Refer to other CSUS Reference Guides
for specific topics such as race, ethnicity, gender, or sexualities. USING EUREKA EUREKA is the catalog of items owned by the CSUS Library. Books, videos, periodicals, etc., can be found in EUREKA by title, author, keyword and Library of Congress Subject Headings.
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DICTIONARIES and ENCYCLOPEDIAS and OTHER GENERAL SOURCES The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology Ref HM 425 J64 2000 The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Psychology Ref HM 251 B476 1995 The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology Ref HM 425 C36 2006 Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice Ref HM 671 E53 2007 Encyclopedia of Community: from the Village to the Virtual World Ref HM 756 E53 2003 Encyclopedia of Sociology, v. 1-3 Ref HM 425 E5 2000 Encyclopedia of Social Theory Ref HM 425 E47 2005 A Glossary of Cultural Theory Ref HM 621 B76 2002 International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Ref H 40 A2 I5 2008 v.1-9 The Max Weber Dictionary: Key Words and Central Concepts Ref HM 425 S94 2005 The Sage Dictionary of Sociology Ref HM 425 B78 2006 The Sage Handbook of Sociology Ref HM 586 S24 2005 Sociology Central -links http://www.sociology.org.uk/clink.htm Includes menue of topics SocioSite (University of Amsterdam) http://www.sociosite.net/ Includes data archives, biographies, articles, special topics, articles, etc. SocioWeb http://www.socioweb.com/ includes statistics, online journals, biographies, theories, etc. Return to top of the page
RESEARCH and METHODOLOGY The A-Z of Social Research: a Dictionary of Key Social Science Research Concepts Ref H 62 A5124 2003 Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology: a Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences Ref HA 17 V64 2005 Encyclopedia of Evaluation Ref H 62 M312 2005 Encyclopedia of Social Measurement Ref H 62 E627 2005 v.1-3 Handbook of Research Design & Social Measurement Ref H 62 M44 2002 Methods in Social Research http://gsociology.icaap.org/methods/ Free "how-to-do" resources for program evaluation and social research methods Resources to help you learn and use SPSS http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/ The Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods Ref H 62 L456 2004 v.1-3 The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research Ref H 62 H2455 2005 Return to top of the page
SPECIAL TOPICS The Classical Tradition in Sociology: the American Tradition Ref HM 22 U5 C53 1997 Child Poverty in America Today Ref HV 741 C4875 2007 v.1-3 Central Currents in Social Theory Ref HM 435 C45 2000 v.1-8 Cultural Theory: the Key Concepts HM 621 C85366 2008 Emile Durkheim: Critical Assessments of Leading Sociologists Ref HM 479 D87 E47 2001 v.1-4 Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories Ref HQ 1190 E63 2000 Encyclopedia of Race and Ethnic Studies Gn 495.6 C37 2004 Encyclopedia of Race and Racism Ref E 184 A1 E584 2008 v.1-3 Encyclopedia of Social Theory Ref HM 425 E47 2005 Encyclopedia of Women and Gender: Sexx Similarities and Differences and the Impact of Society on Gender Ref HQ 1115 E43 2001 v.1-2 Encyclopedia of World Poverty Ref HV 12 .E54 2006 v.1-3 Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities Gn 495.4 E63 2005 A Glossary of Cultural Theory Ref HM 621 B76 2002 Handbook of Sociological Theory Ref HM 585 H36 2001 Historical Dictionary of Feminism Ref HQ 1115 B65 2004 Masters of Sociological Thought: Ideas in Historical and Social Context HM 19 C67 1977 Poverty in the United States: an Encyclopedia of History, Politics, and Policy Ref HC 110 P6 P598 2004 v.1-2 Social Change in America: the Historical Handbook Ref HA 203 S746 2006 Sociological Theories/SocioWeb http://www.socioweb.com/directory/sociological-theories/ Theory/Theorists/Sociology Central http://www.sociology.org.uk/clink.htm Return to top of the page
STATISTICS These are large meta-sites with statistics on a broad variety of areas and/or gathered from many different agencies and soures.
Compiled by the US Census Bureau Economics: Selected Sources Education: Internet Resources Health Care: Statistics on Health, etc. Public Policy and Administration Sacramento: Sources for Government, Statistics, etc. Return to top of the page
DATABASES Below are some database suggestions to begin research. A more complete list of databases for sociology research is available on the Sociology Database and Index page. This page also lists other Library Research Guides appropriate for Sociology research as well as search engines, web sites, writing guides, etc,. Databases and indexes are available to all on the Library computers. Unless noted otherwise; off-campus access is restricted to CSUS students, faculty, & staff. Instructions for off-campus access are available at Off-Campus Access to Library E-Resources General multi-subject database; 1975-current From the American Psychological Association; 1840-current Interdisciplinary database; 1983-current Social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development; 1980-current International literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences; 1963-current Return to top of the page
SELECTED JOURNALS This is just a selected list of journals in the field of sociology. American Journal of Sociology American Sociological Review Contemporary Sociology Gender and Society Sociological Inquiry Social Forces Social Problems Social Science Quarterly Return to top of the page
WRITING GUIDES ASA Style Format ( Library Research Guide) American Sociological Association (ASA) Style Guide Ref HM 569 A54 2007 Formatting in Sociology (ASA Style) http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/583/01 Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish your Thesis, Book, or Article 2 South H 61.8 B43 2007 The Sociology Student Writer's Manual 2 South HM 585 S638 2006 How to Do a Literature Review ( Library Research Guide) How to Write and Annotated Bibliography (Library Research Guide) Writing Guides: Plagiarism (Library Research Guide) Writing Guides: Pro/Con, Debates, Position Papers (Library Research Guide) Return to top of the page
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A Sacramento State Library Research Guide. Questions/Comments to Mary Reddick, Online Curriculum Library Services Librarian; reddickm@csus.edu
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