Sociology Subject Guide
Indexes | E-Sources | Catalog | Internet Sites | Department
 |
Access for Austin College Only |  |
Free Access |  |
TexShare |  |
Information about the resource |
Indexes
General |
||||
 |
Academic OneFile | |
x
|
|
 |
Academic Search Complete | |
|
|
Subject |
||||
 |
Crime and Punishment: Essential Primary Sources | |
|
|
 |
Family in Society: Essential Primary Sources | |
|
|
 |
Gender Issues and Sexuality: Essential Primary Sources | |
|
|
 |
Immigration and Multiculturalism: Essential Primary Sources | |
|
|
 |
LexisNexis Statistical | |
|
|
 |
SocINDEX Full-Text | |
|
|
 |
Hate Crimes ProQuest Libguide | |
||
 |
Human and Civil Rights: Essential Primary Sources | |
|
|
|
Human Trafficking: ProQuest Libguide | |
||
|
Religion & Philosophy Collection (EBSCOhost) |
|
|
|
 |
Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources | |
|
|
 |
Sociology: Topic Page by Credo | |
|
|
|
Torture and U.S. Policy ProQuest Libguide | |
||
NOTE: To locate Periodicals in Abell Library, search using the "Periodical Title" field in the online catalog.
Check the record(s) to determine Location. |
||||
E-Sources
About the Catalog
Search in Abell Library's Catalog
Search for books, journal titles, and other resources in our online catalog. Some subject headings used for this discipline are listed below. For additional headings, refer to the Library of Congress Subject Headings volumes located behind the Reference Desk.
Search for books, journal titles, and other resources in our online catalog. Some subject headings used for this discipline are listed below. For additional headings, refer to the Library of Congress Subject Headings volumes located behind the Reference Desk.
-
Population--Statistics
-
Social structure
-
Sociology--Methodology
-
Work and family
Internet Sites
| Administration on Aging | This site provides information regarding senior citizens and their care providers. |
| Africana.com | Is a site to consult for current events in the black community. |
| American Religion Data Archive | (ARDA) is a project funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc. and acts to preserve quantitative data on American religion, to improve access to this data, to increase the use of the data, and to allow comparisons across data files. The ARDA collection includes data on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations). |
| Census 2000 Gateway | Explore data from the U.S. Census Bureau on population, education, housing, business, and geography. |
| Center for Electronic Resources in African Studies | Is maintained at the University of Iowa. This link is to the African Studies Scholarly Electronic Collections and Web Sites. |
| Data.gov | The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. A priority Open Government Initiative, Data.gov increases the public's ability to easily find, download, and use datasets that are generated and held by the Federal Government. Descriptions of the Federal datasets are provided as well as information about how to access the datasets. A primary goal of Data.gov is to improve access to Federal data and expand creative use of those data beyond the walls of government by encouraging innovative ideas (e.g., web applications). Data.gov strives to make government more transparent and is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. |
| Electronic Journal of Sociology | A refereed journal designed for rapid feedback on current and proposed projects. |
| Gallup Poll | Gallup has studied human nature and behavior for more than 70 years. Gallup's reputation for delivering relevant, timely, and visionary research on what people around the world think and feel is the cornerstone of the organization. |
| Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Under the section, Global Issues, can be found subsections on Biodiversity, Climate Change, Water Scarcity, and the World Food Situation. |
| Issues Today: Free articles from Salem Press | May 2011: Osama bin Laden and the War on Terror; March 2011: Nuclear Power |
| National Inventory of the Collateral Consequences of Conviction | National inventory of federal and state laws that trigger collateral consequences for American adults who have been convicted. |
| PollingReport.com | Provides trends in American public opinion. |
| Population Index | Indexes information of interest to demographers. The entire database for 1986-1999 is available online and can be searched by author, subject matter, geographical region and year of publication. |
| Popline | The world's largest bibliographic reproductive health database. |
| ProCon.org | Resources for debate. |
| Project Muse African Studies Journals | |
| Relief Web | The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs administers this website, which is a significant resource for timely, reliable and relevant humanitarian information and analysis. Locate the latest information about natural disasters worldwide. |
| Resources for Evaluation and Social Research Methods | This site links to on line books, manuals and guides about evaluation and social research methods, such as surveys, focus groups, and so on. There are also links to sites about presenting data, and free software such as statistical, office suites, spreadsheets and more. |
| Sage Sociology | Developed to support the sociology community at large—authors, researchers, faculty, students and practitioners. |
| The SocioWeb | A searchable site with interesting links to other sociology internet sites. |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | The Southern Poverty Law Center was founded in 1971 as a small civil rights law firm. Today, the Center is internationally known for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white supremacists and its tracking of hate groups. |
| Statistical Abstract of the United States | The standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States, designed to serve as a guide to other statistical publications and sources. The latter function is served by the introductory text to each section, the source note appearing below each table, and Appendix I, which comprises the Guide to Sources of Statistics, the Guide to State Statistical Abstracts, and the Guide to Foreign Statistical Abstracts. Now searchable with a Google-powered search box. Excel spreadsheets allow site users to manipulate data. |
| Understanding Our World Today | This site has the World Social Change reports, which review major world economic, demographic, social, and political changes. Data used to develop the reviews, as well as a review of theories of change, are provided. Links to web sites with theory, research and data on global social, political and economic change are available. |
| Yahoo on Sociology | Has selective sociology resources. |
| WWW Virtual Library: Population & Development Studies | |
| WWW Virtual Library: Sociology |
About the Department
Citing Sources
-
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition (BF76.7 .P83 2001)
Refer to the following book on Reserve:
or click on Style Manuals to locate guidelines for using correct citation format for APA, Chicago, MLA, and others.
