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SocAbs
Sociological Abstracts indexes 1500+ journals in sociology and related social/behavioral sciences from 1963-present. Also includes information from books, dissertations, and conference papers.
JSTOR
Provides access to core, scholarly journals in many disciplines including sociology. Because coverage begins with volume 1 issue 1, this database is excellent for historical research. Depending on the publisher, the current 3-5 years may not be available on JSTOR.
Sociology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection
Covers such subjects as Childhood, Contemporary Sociology, Comparative Sociology, Consumer Culture, Classical Sociology, Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, Leisure Studies, Social Theory, Sociology of Sport, and Sociology of Work and Employment (Labor Studies) in 35 journals.
Annual Review of Sociology
Annual Reviews offers primary research literature and critical reviews by leading scientists in sociology. The full-text is available from 1995-present. Citations are available for previous years. Library owns 1975-present (Book Collection HM 1 .A763)
PsycINFO
Provides access to journals from 1887-present covering psychology and related disciplines including sociology.
Project Muse
Project MUSE is a unique collaboration between libraries and publishers providing 100% full-text and user-friendly online access to over 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers.
Criminology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection
Covers such subjects as Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Corrections, Penology, Policing, Forensic Psychology, and Family and Domestic Violence in 23 journals.
Urban Studies & Planning: A SAGE Full-Text Collection
Covers such subjects as Anthropology, Economic Development, Economics, Education, Environmental Science, Planning Pedagogy, Planning Practice, Planning Theory, Policy Analysis, Political Science, Public Administration, Regional Geography, Regional Science, Residential and Community Development, Social Dynamics, Spatial Dynamics, Cultural Dynamics, Sociology, Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Culture, Urban Geography, Urban Policy, Urban Politics, and Welfare Economics in 12 journals.

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Academic Search Premier
The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.
Lexis-Nexis Academic
Search the full-text of newspapers, magazines, and reference tools.
ProQuest
Provides abstracts and/or the full-text of articles from 1700+ magazines, journals, and newspapers.

E-Reference Books

Blackwell Companion to Social Theory

Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology: A User's Guide to Sociological Language by Allan G. Johnson (2000)

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Psychology

Practicing Sociology: Selected Fields by Robert A. Dentler (2002)

Internet Resources

American Sociological Association

 

 
 

 

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