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RESEARCH GUIDE: SOCIOLOGY — BOOKS

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HENRY, the library’s catalog,  is searchable by author, title, or subject.    Locating books in the library: Click here for more info

Frequently used subject headings -- Subjects beginning with the word "social" : social change, social classes, social conflict, social ethics, social groups, social history, social interaction, social problems, social service, social structure, social values...

Subjects beginning with or including the word "sociology" : educational sociology; religion and sociology; sociology; sociology, Christian; sociology--history; sociology--methodology; sociology, rural; sociology, urban...

Useful reference books for sociology majors: 

General Reference  
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online   
Oxford Reference Online Database  
Online Reference Databases and Books List   
   
Dictionaries and Handbooks   
Adoption Factbook III Ref HV 875.55 .A3637 1999
Blackwell's Dictionary of Sociology Ref HM 45 .J64 2000
Dictionary of Criminal Justice Ref HV 7411 .R87 2003
Dictionary of Sociology Ref HM 425 .D5735 2005
Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement Ref H 62 .M44 1991
Handbook of Sociology Ref HM 51 .H249 1988  
Social Work Dictionary Ref HV 12 .B37 2003
   
Encyclopedias   
The American Family Ref HQ 536 .H365 2001
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Ref HM 425 .B53 2007 v.1 - 11
Countries and their Cultures Ref GN 307 .C68 2001  
Encyclopedia of Aging Ref HQ 1061 .E534 2002 v.1-4
Encyclopedia of American Social History Ref HN 57 .E58 1992  
Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology Ref GN 307 .E52 1996  
Education and Sociology : An Encyclopedia Ref LC 189 .95.E38 2001
Encyclopedia of Family Life Ref HQ 534 .E53 1999  
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture Ref GT 2850 .E53 2003
Encyclopedia of the Future Ref CB 158 .E53 1996  
Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family Ref HQ 9 536 .E52 2003
Encyclopedia of Religion and Society Ref BL 60 .E53 1998
Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology Ref GN 307 .E525 1996  
Encyclopedia of Sociology Ref HM 425 .E5 2000
Encyclopedia of World Cultures Ref GN 307 .E53 1991  
Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence Ref HQ 772 .G27 1998
The Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture Ref E 169.1 .G7555 2002  
International Encyclopedia of Statistics Ref HA17 .I63 1978  
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Ref H 40.A2 I5
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences   
Sage Dictionary of Sociology Ref HM 425 .B78 2006
Work in America:  An Encyclopedia of History, Policy and Society Ref HD 8066 .W637 2003 V.1-2
   
Statistics  
Statistical Abstract of the United States   (also available at the Reference Desk)
U.S. Census Bureau  
Bureau of Labor Statistics  
National Institutes of Health  
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  
Environmental Protection Agency  
FedStats  
   
Indexes  (located in the Reference Room)  
Book Review Digest  
New York Times Index Sept 1851 - 1998  
Palmer's Index to the Times Newspapers (London)  1790 - 1905  
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature 1802- 1906  
The Times Index (London) 1785-1786, 1906 - date  
   
Online Book Portals & Gateways -- Links for locating books that are in the public domain

Updated:  02/27/09
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