Sociology
Subject Headings
Articles
Websites
Contact A Librarian
Reference Sources
The Reference Collection, located on the second floor of the Georgia College Library, is often the best place to start your research. Books in the Reference Collection can help you become more familiar with your topic and assist you with identifying keywords and important people. Bibliographies can help you identify specific articles and books.
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The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (Ref HM 425 .B53 2007): An 11-volume encyclopedia covering the entire scope of contemporary sociology.
The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology (Ref HM 425 .C36 2006): Examines key concepts and individuals in both American and European sociology.
The Sage Dictionary of Sociology (Ref HM 425 >b78 2006): Brief, simple definitions of sociological concepts.
Subject Headings
Using the correct subject headings for your topic will help you get more relevant results when searching the Library Catalog. Below is a concise list of subject headings for the field of Sociology. For a more complete list, you can perform a Subject Heading search using the Exact Search feature in the Library Catalog.
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Art and society
Clinical sociology
Crime, Sociological aspects
Economics, Sociological aspects
Educational sociology
Emotions, Sociological aspects
Equality
Historical sociology
Human settlements
Industrial sociology
Information society
Political sociology
Race relations
Religion and sociology
Social conflict
Social ethics
Sociology
Sociology, Field work
Sociology, History
Sociology, Methodology
Sociology, Military
Sociology, Philosophy
Sociology, Research
Sociology, Rural
Sociology, Study and teaching
Sociology, Urban
Socialization
Technology, Sociological aspects
War and society
Articles
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Academic Search Complete: is a multidisciplinary database that contains articles from academic journals and magazines in the humanities, the social sciences, and the general sciences.
JSTOR: a full text database of scholarly journals in the fields of Anthropology, Business and Economics, Ecology, Economics, Education, Geography, History, Literature, Language and Criticism, Math and Statistics, Philosophy and Religion, Political Science and Public Administration, Sociology, Social Sciences, and Science and Technology.
Research Library: is a multidisciplinary database that contains articles from academic journals and magazines in the humanities, the social sciences, and the general sciences.
Sociological Collection: contains more than 475 full-text titles covering all aspects of Sociology.
For a more complete list of databases pertaining to Sociology, access GALILEO's Sociology page.-
Electronic Journal of Sociology: "It is the mission of the EJS to bring sociological knowledge to the public in an easily accessible format. Therefore EJS presents research papers on topical or critical issues of today that are both scholarly and accessible."
JASSS: The Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation: "an inter-disciplinary journal of the exploration and understanding of social processes by means of computer simulation."
JRS Journal of Religion Society: "The Journal of Religion & Society is a cross-disciplinary, electronic journal published by the Rabbi Myer and Dorothy Kripke Center for the Study of Religion and Society at Creighton University."
*All quotes are taken from the respective journal websites.
Databases
Most databases index articles from journals, newspapers, and magazines. Some databases offer full text articles, while others contain only citations. Some databases are subject specific, while others are more general in coverage. Some databases relevant to the field of Sociology are:
Journal Locator
Search for specific journals or magazines. The Journal Locator will tell you the location and availability of a journal or magazine: either in the
Online Journals
Websites
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American Sociological Association: The national organization for sociologists, the ASA is dedicated to the advancement of Sociology as a scientific discipline.
The Happy Planet Index: "combines environmental impact with human well-being to measure the environmental efficiency with which, country by country, people live long and happy lives."
The Infomine directory of social sciences web resources: Infomine is a directory of scholarly Internet resources.
The SocioWeb: A guide to Internet resources relating to Sociology
Contact A Librarian
For further assistance, contact the Reference Desk in the Georgia College Library or contact the Georgia College Library liaison to the Department of Government and Sociology:
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Liaison: Edward Whatley, Instruction and Reference Librarian
Email: edward.whatley@gcsu.edu
Phone: (478) 445-0981