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Books
The JCC Library offers good resources for research in the area of sociology, whether you can come to the library or can only connect online
- Print Books
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Print books on sociology are found in the HM - HV section of the library.
HM Sociology (General)
HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
HQ The family. Marriage. Women
HT Communities. Classes. Races
HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
E-books for sociology
Use Search Almost Everything to look up full text e-books. Follow these instructions for logging into e-books.
There are also some good reference e-books available through the JCC databases.
Below are just a sample of the many excellent e-books on sociology that you can access online.
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Handbook of the Sociology of Aging
by ISBN: 9781441973740 -
Alone Together
by ISBN: 9780674032170 -
Adoption Nation
by ISBN: 9781558327665 -
Our Studies, Ourselves
by ISBN: 0195146611
Articles from JCC databases
Here are suggested databases for sociology research. In addition, several other general topic databases may also provide good sociology resources.
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SocINDEX with Full TextProvides full-text scholarly journal articles from social science journals, books and conference papers.
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Social Sciences Full TextProvides access to full-text articles from hundreds of journals, covering the latest concepts, theories and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences.
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LGBT Life with Full TextProvides article from most important and historically significant LGBT journals, magazines and regional newspapers, as well as more than 170 full-text books.
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ScienceDirectProvides many full-text articles from scholarly scientific, technical, engineering and medical journals. (Provided by SUNYConnect)
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JSTORProvides full-text, scholarly articles in several disciplines including literature and philosophy. Includes the complete run of issues, providing articles over 100 years old. For many titles, the content of the most recent 3-5 years is not included. Also includes some primary source and book content.
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Academic Search CompleteMulti-disciplinary database with thousands of full-text articles from scholarly journals and general, popular magazines.
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Academic OneFileMulti-disciplinary database for accessing thousands of full-text articles from an extensive collection of scholarly journals, audio files and reference sources. (Provided by the New York State Library)
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MasterFILE PremierMulti-disciplinary database providing many full-text articles, with emphasis on general, popular magazines. Also includes a large variety of reference sources, images, maps and flags. (Powered by SUNYConnect)
Websites
- American Sociological Association
Website for the American Sociological Association
- Social Movements & Culture: A Resource Site
Resources on major social movements in the U.S. and transnational world.
- SocioWeb
Sociological sources on the internet.
- Global Gateway
World culture and resources from the Library of Congress.
- National Social Science Association
Society devoted to interaction between social scientists in various disciplines.
- AppliedSoc.org
Intro to sociology degrees, careers, etc.
- Society for the Study of Social Problems
Website devoted to the study of social problems.
- Urban Institute
Website of nonpartisan economic and social policy research.
- Center for Economic and Social Rights
Social Justice Through Human Rights
- International Sociological Association
Society of sociologists from around the world representing many schools of thought and research methodologies.
- Population Index
This indexes work on population and related topics.
Sociological Theory
These are a few of the websites on sociological theory. Although they have been reviewed by a librarian, you still need to evaluate the information you get from them.
- Great Social Theorists
Website focuses on Malthus, Compte, de Tocqueville, Marx, Spencer, Veblen, Durkheim, Weber, and Du Bois.
- Famous Sociologists: Strong Shoulders to Stand On
Information on many sociological theorists.
- Marxists Internet Archive
Online library of materials by and about Marxists.
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