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Sociology Subject Guide
Reference Sources | Journals | Databases | Web Resources

Encyclopedia of sociology 2nd ed.
HM 425 ES 2000 V.5
Comprehensive essays with references on sociology topics for students and researchers.

The Penguin Dictionary of sociology 4th ed
HM 17 .A23 2000
Discusses major sociology concepts and social theorists including key developments within contemporary socictios. Also Statistical data and bibliographies for further reading.

Annual review of sociology. 08/01/1990 to present
An online publication of current issues in sociology.  Provides authoritative surveys of recent important sociological theory and research in specialized fields or of recent literature from other disciplines important for the development of a specialty within sociology.

American Journal of Economics & Sociology. 10/01/1941 to present
An online publication of current issues in sociology. Published in the interest of constructive synthesis in the sciences of economics and sociology.

American Journal of Sociology 11/01/1895 to present
Features articles, review articles and substantial numbers of book reviews in all areas of sociology.

SocINDEX with Full Text
SocINDEX with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database. The database features more than 1,600,000 records with subject headings from a 15,600 term sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers

Religion and Philosophy Collection
This database provides extensive coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
Covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods

Academic Search Premier
Provides full text for more than 3,430 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.

JSTOR
Offers full-text articles on a variety of subjects.

PsycARTICLES
Compiled by the American Psychological Association (APA). Full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. The database contains more than 45,000 articles from 57 journals - 46 published by the American Psychological Association (APA) and 11 from allied organizations. It includes all journal articles, letters to the editor and errata from each journal. Coverage spans 1985 to present.

Web Resources

A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace
Includes general sociological resources, sociological theory, data resources, and guide to writing a research paper.

American Sociological Society Code of Ethics
The Code of Ethics is a set of rules and general principles that guide sociologists in the areas of research, teaching, and practice.

Department of Labor
The DOL enforces a variety of federal labor laws that guarantee workers' rights to safe and healthful working conditions. Information on employment discrimination, unemployment insurance, and workers' compensation.

Department of Justice
The DOJ is responsible for protecting American citizens from criminals and subversive activities, for ensuring fair competition among businesses, for safeguarding the consume; and for enforcing drug immigration, and naturalization laws.

European Centre
The European Centre is a UN-affiliated intergovernmental organization concerned with all aspects of social welfare policy and research. On the website you find information about projects, events, websites from 2003 - 2006, all book series, all books outside the series enriched with downloads, cross-references and external links. 

Sociolog
Provides a comprehensive guide to sociology sites online.

Social Gerontology & the Aging Revolution
The most comprehensive and easily navigated Web site on gerontological issues.

The Socio Web
An independent guide to sociological resources on the Internet.

Sociological Subject Areas
The SocioSite is designed to get access to information and resources which are relevant for sociologists and other social scientists.

SOSIG Internet Catalogue
The catalogue points to thousands of resources which come from any country and written in any European language, with a particular emphasis on European resources, and each one has been selected and described by a librarian or academic, making this the Internet equivalent of an academic research library for the social sciences. these resources include electronic journals, bibliographic databases, electronic newsletters, reports and papers.

U.S. Census Bureau
The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.

WWW Virtual Library: Sociology
A comprehensive resoure for sociology.

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