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Sociology Research Guide

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The Sociology Collections Manager is
Sally Willson Weimer
Social Sciences Collections Group
805-893-3454
email: weimer@library.ucsb.edu

Major online and print resources for your Sociology research in the UCSB Davidson Library are given below. For further assistance, please consult a Reference Librarian at the first floor Main Reference and Information Desk or Sally Willson Weimer, the Sociology Collections Manager.
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FINDING BOOKS

Begin in the UCSB Libraries Web

Use PEGASUS, The UCSB LIBRARIES Catalog System, to find books
and other library holdings
Sample Search Keywords

abortion legislation
acculturation
aging America
conflict management
Emile Durkheim
ethnic groups
family conflict
gender race
homelessness
homosexuality
indigenous people
interpersonal relations
race class
race relations
social change
social groups
social marginality
undocumented immigrants
urban poor
work and family
work organization
working class

FINDING ARTICLES

Social Sciences Research, Select From

Online Indexes and Data Bases

Academic Search Complete(EBSCO)
Ethnic NewsWatch
Family and Society Studies Worldwide
GPO AccessUnited States. Government Printing Office
Ingenta Select Journal Search
LexisNexis Academic
LexisNexis Congressional
PsycInfo
Public Affairs Information Service/PAIS International and Archive
ScienceDirect Elsevier
Social Sciences Citation Index(ISI Web of Science)
Social Sciences Data Bases via CSA
Social Services Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts
Sociology: A SAGE Full Text Collection(Electronic Journals)

Consult CSA Sociological Abstracts Fact Sheet and Sociological Abstracts Search Guide, UCSB Libraries for assistance.

University of California MELVYL Catalog System

University of California MELVYL Catalog System
Library Holdings at All U. C. Libraries

Sociology Electronic Journals in the UCSB Libraries

Sociology Electronic Journals

PRINT INDEXES AND GUIDES

American Attitudes: What Americans Think about the Issues that Shape their Lives. 4th ed.: Main Reference HN 90 .P8 .A527 2005
American Generations: Who They Are and How They Live: Main Reference HC 110 .C6 .M545 2005
ASA Style Guide, 2nd ed. American Sociological Association.: Main Reference HM 73 .A54 1997
Blackwell Companion to Social Movements.: Main Reference HM 881 .B53 2004
C.R.I.S.: The Combined Retrospective Index Set to Journals in Sociology, 1895-1974. 1978.: Main Reference Z 7161 .C17 vols. 1-6
Cumulative Index of Sociology Journals, 1971-1985.: Main Reference HM 1 .L36 1987
Demography: Analysis and Synthesis.: Main Reference HB 871 .C37513 2006 vols. 1-4
Funding Sources for Community and Economic Development: A Guide to Current Sources for Local Programs and Projects.: Main Reference HN 90 .C6 .F85 2005/2006
Gay Rights (library in a book).: Main Reference HQ 76.8 .U5 .K73 2005
Guide to Graduate Departments of Sociology.: Main Reference HM 47 .U6 .G84 2007
Handbook of Applied Social Research Methods.: Main Reference H 62 .H24534 1998
Handbook of Marriage and the Family.: Main Reference HQ 518 .H154 1999
Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings.1992-2002.: Main Reference Z 7163 .I42
International Handbook of Sociology.: HM 585 .I57 2000
Making Sense: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing: Social Sciences.2nd ed.: H 62 .N735 2007
Oxford India Companion to Sociology and Social Anthropology.: Main Reference HM 477 .I4 .O84 2003 vols. 1-2
Prentice Hall Reference Guide for Professional Writing.: Main Reference PE 1408 .H34575 2007
Racial and Ethnic Diversity: Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Whites.: Main Reference E 184 .A1 .R78 2002
Radicalism Handbook.: Main Reference HN 17.5 .R356 1995
Sage Handbook of Fieldwork.: H 62 .S24 2006
SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research.: Main Reference H 62 .H2455 2005
Sage Race Relations Abstracts. 1975+ .: Main Reference HT 1501 .S24
Social Sciences Research: Research, Writing and Presentation Strategies for Students.: H 62 .S736 2008
Social Work Abstracts.1994+ .: Main Reference HV 1 .S64
Sociology Student Writer's Manual, 4th ed.: Main Reference HM 585 .S638 2004
Statistical Handbook on the World's Children.: Main Reference HQ 767.9 .K38 2002
Survey Research Handbook. 3rd. ed.: Main Reference HN 29 .A46 2004
Writing Literature Reviews: A Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2nd ed.: Main Reference H 62 .G35 2004
Writing Research Papers in the Social Sciences.: Main Reference PE 1479 .S62 .L47 2006

ALMANACS, DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

American Reform and Reformers: A Biographical Dictionary.

Main Reference HQ 1412 .A46 1996

Blackwell Companion to Social Theory.

Main Reference H 61 .B4773 2000

Blackwell Companion to Sociology.

Main Reference HM 585 .B53 2001

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Psychology.Online edition, 1999.

HM 251 .B476 1995

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology.

Main Reference HM 425 .B53 2007 vols. 1-11

Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia.

Main Reference HQ 75 .H63 1998

Contemporary Youth Culture: An International Encyclopedia.

Main Reference HQ 796 .C8154 2006 vols. 1-2

Cultural Theory: The Key Concepts.

Main Reference HM 621 .K49 2002

Demographic Yearbook: Annuaire Demographique.

Main Reference Desk HA 17 .D4 2004

Dictionary of Cultural and Critical Theory.

Main Reference HM 101 .D527 1996

Dictionary of Sociology.

Main Reference HM 425 .D5735 2005

Dictionary of the Social Sciences.

Main Reference H 41 .D53 2002

Encyclopedia of Aging.

Main Reference HQ 1061 .E534 2002 vols. 1-4

Encyclopedia of American Social History.

Main Reference HN 57 .E58 1992 vols. 1-3

Encyclopedia of Community.

Main Reference HM 756 .E53 2003 vols. 1-4

Encyclopedia of Conflict Resolution.

Main Reference HM 136 .B783 1997

Encyclopedia of Diasporas.

Main Reference JV 6225 .E53 2004 vols. 1-2

Encyclopedia of Homosexuality.

Ethnic and Gender Studies Library Reference HQ 76.25 .E53 1990 vols. 1-2

Encyclopedia of Human Development.

Main Reference HM 626 .E53 2006 vols. 1-3

Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics.

Main Reference HA 29 .S2363 2007 vols. 1-3

Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism.

E 184 .A1 .E58 1994 vols. 1-8

Encyclopedia of Propaganda.

Main Reference HM 263 .E53 1998 vols. 1-3

Encyclopedia of Sex.

Main Reference HQ 9 .E54 2000

Encyclopedia of Social History.

Main Reference HN 28 .E53 1994

Encyclopedia of Social Issues.

Main Reference HN 57 .E59 1997 vols. 1-6

Encyclopedia of Social Measurement.

Main Reference H 62 .E564 2005 vols. 1-3

Encyclopedia of Social Psychology.

Main Reference HM 1007 .E53 2007 vols. 1-2

Encyclopedia of Social Theory.

Main Reference HM 425 .E47 2005 vols. 1-2

Encyclopedia of the American Left.

Main Reference HX 86 .E58 1998

Encyclopedia of the U.S. Census.

Main Reference HA 37 .U55 .C66 2000

Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict.

Main Reference HM 291 .E625 1999 Vols. 1-3

Encyclopedia of World Poverty.

Main Reference HV 12 .E54 2006 vols. 1-3

The Family in America: An Encyclopedia.

Main Reference HQ 536 .H365 2001 vols. 1-2

International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Main Reference H 41 .I58 2001 vols. 1-26

Oxford Dictionary of Statistical Terms.

Main Reference HA 17 .K4 2003

Protest, Power, and Change: An Encyclopedia of Nonviolent Action from ACT-UP to Women's Suffrage.

Main Reference HM 278 .P76 1997

Public Opinion and Polling Around the World: A Historical Encyclopedia.

Main Reference HM 1236 .P83 2004 vols. 1-2

Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women.

Ethnic and Gender Studies Library Reference HQ 1115 .R69 2000 vols. 1-4

Sage Dictionary of Statistics.

Main Reference HA 17 .C73 2004

Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods.

Main Reference H 62 .L456 2004 vols. 1-3

Sex from Plato to Paglia: A Philosophical Encyclopedia.

Main Reference HQ 12 .S423 2006 vols. 1-2

Sexuality: The Essential Glossary.

Main Reference HQ 9 .S49 2004

Thesaurus of Sociological Indexing Terms. 6th ed.

Main Reference Desk Z 695.1 .S63 .B66 2003

BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND GUIDES TO THE LITERATURE

International Bibliography of Sociology.1989+ .: Main Reference Z 7163 .I52
Sexual Harassment: Analyses and Bibliography.: Women's Studies HD 6060.5 .U5 .A74 1999
Social Science Reference Sources: A Practical Guide.: H 61 .L495 2000
Social Sciences: A Cross Disciplinary Guide to Selected Sources.: Main Reference H 61 .S648 2002
Sociology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources. 3rd ed.: Main Reference HM 585 .A26 2005
World Racism and Related Inhumanities: A Country-by-Country Bibliography.: Main Reference HT 1521 .W5 1992

CAREERS INFORMATION

Best Jobs for the 21st Century.

Main Reference HF 5381.15 .F37 2006

Great Jobs for Sociology Majors.

Main Reference HM 585 .L24 2003

Additional Sources

Research in Sociology for UCSB Libraries

Research in Global and International Studies for UCSB Libraries

Sociology Department at UCSB

Sociology Department, UCSB

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