Sociology Resources
Books
Search CU Library Catalog from the Library's Home Page to find everything owned by Cameron Library. This includes periodical titles, videotapes, and books.
| Social Science Dictionaries and Handbooks |
REF 41 - H62 |
| Sociology Dictionaries |
REF HM 17 |
| Sociology Handbooks |
REF HM 51 - HM 251 |
Social Science Encyclopedias include: |
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International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences 19 vol. |
REF H 40 .A2 I5 |
| Encyclopedia of Sociology by Edgar F. Borgatta 4 vol. |
REF HM 17 .E5 1991 |
| Encyclopedia of Social Work |
REF HV 35 .S6 1995 |
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Sources of statistics:
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| County and City Data Book |
REF HA 202 .A36 |
| County and City Extra |
REF HA 203 .C68 |
| Sourcebook of Zip Code Demographics |
REF HA 203 .S66 1991 |
| State and Metropolitan Area Data Book |
REF HA 202 .A35 |
| State rankings: a statistical view of the 50 United States |
REF HA 203 .U17 |
| Statistical Abstract of Oklahoma |
REF HA 585 .Ok45 |
| Statistical Abstract of the United States |
REF HA 202 .U5 |
| Statistical Yearbook (United Nations) 1970-1986 |
REF HA 12.5 .U62 |
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Peer Reviewed of "Refereed" journals
The articles in these journals have been reviewed by subject experts before publishing. You can use Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory (REF Z6941 .U5) to find a list of peer reviewed journals. Most databases allow you to limit your search to only refereed journals. Look on the first search screen, or under Advanced Search for "Peer Reviewed". |
Periodical Articles
Start at the Library's Home Page.
On Campus: Select Citation and Full Text Databases - On Campus, then the name of the database.
Off Campus (home): Select Citation and Full Text Databases - Off Campus, then the Database name and CU login and password.
Sociological Abstracts - an excellent print resource for sociology journal articles. REF HM 1 .S67
Social Sciences Abstracts (First Search) 1984 - present
Covers sociology, anthropology, international relations, economics, and criminal justice.
PsycINFO (EbscoHost) 1887 - present
Articles in journals and books on psychology and social psychology. Includes empirical studies.
Wilson Select Plus (First Search) 1994 - present
Full-text articles in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
ERIC (First Search) Educational Resource Information Center for the U.S. Department of Education
Educational Literature from 1966 to the present and contains citations and abstracts from theses, course curricula, standards and guidelines, conference papers, and journal articles. The Educator's Desk Reference includes discontinued AskERIC material. The Cameron University Library web site also has further resource guide information on ERIC.
Academic Search Elite (EbscoHost) 1984 - present
Full-text articles on academic and general topics, including sociology and criminal justice.
PAIS International (Specialized First Search) 1972 - present Requires per-search password for access
Includes articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories. Covers sociology, law and legislation, political science, government, public administration, demographics and international relations.
Sociological Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts 1953 - present REF HM 1 .S67
A print resource that provides summaries (abstracts) of the complete contents of international journals published by sociological associations, groups, faculties and institutions; and periodicals containing the word "sociology" in their titles. It also selectively abstracts journals in related areas such as anthropology, economics, education, medicine, community development, philosophy, statistics, political science, etc.
For Broad Subject Searching, each volume is arranged in these 29 main subject areas:
| Methodology & Research Technology |
Sociology: History and Theory |
Social Psychology |
| Group Interactions |
Culture and Social Structure |
Complex Organization |
| Social Change & Economic Development |
Mass Phenomena |
Political Sociology / Interactions |
| Social Differentiation |
Rural Sociology and Agriculture |
Urban Sociology |
| Sociology of Language and the Arts |
Sociology of Education |
Sociology of Religion |
| Social Control |
Sociology of Science |
Demography & Human Biology |
| The Family and Socialization |
Sociology of Health and Medicine |
Social Problems & Social Welfare |
| Sociology of Knowledge |
Community / Regional Development |
Policy, Planning, Forecasting |
| Radical Sociology |
Environmental Interactions |
Studies in Poverty |
| Studies in Violence |
Feminist / Gender Studies |
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Index Section
More Specific Subject, Authors, or Journals may be searched using the subject, author, or source (journal) indexes. These indexes give an accession number, sometimes preceded by a short description of the article. Use the accession number to find an article within the volume.
Accession Numbers
SA = journal article abstract e.g. SA00023
in the Main Section of Sociological Abstracts
a = book review citation e.g. a151053 citation only - no abstract provided.
in the "International Review of Publications in Sociology - Book Review Bibliography"
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Past issues of Sociological Abstracts used different subject categories and accession numbers. |
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Detailed explanations are provided in the front of each volume of Sociological Abstracts. |
Example of a journal article abstract citation: (from page iii of the Aug. 2004 Sociological Abstracts)
