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To find general sociology information, perform an EXACT SEARCH-Subject Heading search using GIL@CSU, the online catalog.

SUGGESTED SUBJECT HEADINGS FOR SEARCHING THE ONLINE CATALOG

Anarchism Homelessness Social control
Charity Housing Social interaction
Communication Juvenile delinquency Social problems
Criminal anthropology Marriage Social service
Criminology Masculinity Social structure
Death Patriarchy Sociology
Deviant behavior Parenting Thanatology
Eugenics Sex role Women
Family Social change Teenagers
Feminism Social conflict Utopias

Use the table below to browse the call number ranges for books on your topic in the Circulating Collection.

CALL NUMBER TOPIC
HM401-1281 SOCIOLOGY (GENERAL).
HN1-995 SOCIAL HISTORY AND CONDITIONS. SOCIAL PROBLEMS. SOCIAL REFORM.
HQ1-2044 THE FAMILY. MARRIAGE. WOMEN.
HS1-970.7 SOCIALISM. COMMUNISM. ANARCHISM.
HS1-3371 SOCIETIES: SECRET, BENEVOLENT, ETC.
HT1-1595 COMMUNITIES. CLASSES. RACES.
HV1-9960 SOCIAL PATHOLOGY. SOCIAL AND PUBLIC WELFARE. CRIMINOLOGY.

Abortion: a reference handbook / REF HQ767.5.U5 C67 1991

Adolescence in America: an encyclopedia
(2 vols.)  / REF HQ796.A33247 2001

American reform and reformers: a biographical dictionary
/ REF HQ1412.A46 1996

American social leaders
/ REF HN65.M38 1993

The atlas of American society
/ REF HN60.A5 1995

Chronology of women's history
/ REF HQ1121.O47 1994

Completely queer: the Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia  / REF HQ75.H63 1998

Encyclopedia of American social history (3 vols.) / REF HN57.E58 1993

Encyclopedia of conflict resolution / REF HM136.B783 1997

International encyclopedia of marriage and family
(4 vols.) / REF HQ9.E52 2003

Marriage, family, and relationships: a cross-cultural encyclopedia / REF GN480.B76 1994

Encyclopedia of relationships across the lifespan / REF HM132.T83 1996

Encyclopedia of sociology (4 vols.) / REF HM17.E5 1991

Encyclopedia of violence: origins, attitudes, consequences  / REF HM291.D4857 1993

Encyclopedia of women in American history (3 vols.) / REF HQ1410.E53 2002

Encyclopedia of women's history in America  / REF HQ1410.C85 2000

The Greenwood encyclopedia of women's issues worldwide (6 vols.) / REF HQ1115.G74 2003

Macmillan encyclopedia of death and dying (2 vols.) / REF HQ1073.M33 2003

Racial & religious violence in America: a chronology  / REF HN90.V5 R33 1991

Survey of social science. Sociology series (5 vols.) / REF HM17.S86 1994

The timetables of women's history: a chronology of the most important people and events in women's history / REF HQ1121.G74 1994

Violence in America: an encyclopedia (3 vols.) / REF HN90.V5 V5474 1999

The women's movement of today: an encyclopedia of third-wave feminism (2 vols.) / REF HQ1115.W644 2006


 

ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETIES
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences International Sociological Association
American Sociological Association International Sociology Honor Society
Anabaptist Sociology and Anthropology Association International Visual Sociology Association
Association for Applied & Clinical Sociology Mid-South Sociological Association
Association for the Sociology of Religion National Council on Family Relations
Association of Black Sociologists New England Sociological Association
Christian Sociological Society North Central Sociological Association
Dead Sociologists' Society Pacific Sociological Association
Eastern Sociological Association Resources of Scholarly Societies
European Society for Rural Sociology Rural Sociological Association
Georgia Sociological Society Sociologists Without Borders
Indian Sociological Society Southern Rural Sociological Association
International Network for Social Network Analysis Southern Sociological Society
International Rural Sociological Association  
GENERAL
Sociosite Comprehensive sites for sociology.
SocioWeb:  Resource Center Independent guide to sociological resources on the Internet.
Bureau of Labor Statistics - Current Population Survey Monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census providing a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research ICPSR provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction, and offers training in quantitative methods to facilitate effective data use.
National Center for Health Statistics Compiles statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of the United States people.
Tips for Completing ExplorIt Workbook Assignments Frequently asked questions on how to use Explorit.
Voice of the Shuttle: Minority Studies Mega-site of multicultural web links maintained by Dr. Alan Liu and the English Dept. at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Institute for Research on Poverty National research center on the causes and consequences of poverty and social inequality in the United States.
ChildStats Provides easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families.
Distinguished Women of Past & Present Biographies of both famous and little-known women who have made cultural or societal contributions.  Includes a name and subject indexes.


 

Select the SOCIOLOGY link under the GALILEO subject tab --SOCIAL SCIENCES to see a complete listing of databases available.  Off campus access requires the GALILEO password.

Suggested GALILEO Databases for Sociology Research

Academic Search Premier (at EBSCOhost) Full-text articles (from 1990 - ) and citations (from 1984 - ) from popular magazines and academic journals covering all subjects.
Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts Index and abstracts (from 1987 - ) covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations, and education.
CSA Social Sciences Collection Simultaneously search all databases in the CSA social sciences collection. Index and abstracts (from 1981 - )
Facts on File Provided by Clayton State University Library. Answers questions about events, people, issues, facts, and figures of the last 60+ years. It also delivers maps, photographs, historic documents, and special overviews of key issues, newsmakers and events since 1940.  Off campus access requires a user ID (ccsulib) and password.
JSTOR
JSTOR Remote (off campus)
Provided by Clayton State University Library. Multi-disciplinary full-text database providing scholarly journal articles extending back to the 19th century.  Off campus access requires a user ID and password. JSTOR Remote Instructions
PsycINFO (at EBSCOhost) Citations and summaries (from 1887 - ) of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports in the field of psychology and psychological related disciplines.
Research Library (at ProQuest) Full-text articles (from 1991 - ) and citations (from 1986 - ) from popular magazines and academic journals covering all subjects.
Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) A searchable online catalog of thousands of Internet resources for education, economics, politics, law, psychology, and all social sciences fields of interest. 
Social Services Abstracts Abstracts (from 1980 - ) of research on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, gerontology, and community development.
Sociological Abstracts Abstracts (from 1963 - ) of research in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
Sociological Collection Full-text articles (from 1990 - ) and indexes (from 1984 - ) on all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.
Wilson Social Sciences Full Text Provided by Clayton State University Library. Full-text articles (from 1995 - ), abstracts (from 1994 - ) and citations (from 1983 - ) on the social sciences.
Wilson OmniFile: Full Text Mega Edition Provided by Clayton State University Library. Full-text articles and citations on most topics.

 

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