SOCIOLOGY GUIDE

Books

Need a book on sociology? The following call number ranges, located on the second floor of the library, are a good place to start.

HM 1-299 General Sociology
HM 101-121 Culture. Progress.
HM 126 Association. Mutuality. Social Groups.
HM 136-146 Individualism. Differentiation.
HM 201-221 Social Elements, Forces, Laws.
HM 251-291 Social Psychology

Use the search box below to find books through our online catalog. If you need more search options, try using the advanced search.

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If we don't have it, somebody does. WorldCat is a catalog maintained by libraries world wide. If you can find a book in WorldCat, you can request it via interlibrary loan.

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Articles

Our periodical collection (journals & magazines) is located on the first floor. You may find the journal title search on the articles page helpful as well. The list below includes some of our related periodicals:

American Journal of Sociology 1995 - current
Online
Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency 2001 - current
Law and Order 1998 - current
Law Enforcement Technology 1998 - current
Police 1999 - current
Police Chief 1997 - current
Online
Social Sciences Index (Index table) 1974 - current

Databases

Databases are an effective way of researching articles. Databases allow thousands of journals to be researched within a single search. The following should get you started:

Internet Sites

The following internet sites have been reviewed by our staff or suggested by professors in the relating field:

  • Introduction to Social Policy - This set of web pages offers a brief outline of key topics and issues in Social Policy.
  • A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace - Another portal to sociological resources.
  • SocioWeb - " is an independent guide to the Sociological resources available on the Internet and is founded in the belief that the Internet can help to unite the sociological community in ways never before possible."