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Sociology Research Guide

Find Overview or Background Information

The A-to-Z of Social Research: A Dictionary of Key Social Science Research Concepts.
American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles. Ref. HM 647 .A 44 2009
The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology: A User's Guide to Sociological Language. Ref. HM 425 .J 64 2000
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. 11 vols. Reference HM 425 .B53 2007
Boy Culture: An Encyclopedia. Reference. HQ 797 .B 69 2010
Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology. Reference HM 425 .C36 2006
Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing.
Class in America: An Encyclopedia. Reference HN 90 .C 564 2007
The Collins Dictionary of Sociology. (2005) [online]
Contemporary Youth Culture: An International Encyclopedia. Reference HQ 796 .C 8154 2006
The Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality. Ref. HQ21 .I68 2004
Cultural Encyclopedia of the Body. [online]
Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa: An Encyclopedia
Culture Wars: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices.
Death and the Afterlife: A Cultural Encyclopedia. Reference GT 3150 .T 25 2000.
Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Social Issues.
Encyclopedia of Gender and Society.
Encyclopedia of Global Studies.
Encyclopedia of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. Reference HM 716 .E 53 2010
Encyclopedia of Human Relationships.
Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics.
Dictionary of the Social Sciences. Reference H 41 .D 53 2002
Encyclopedia of Power. (2011)
The Encyclopedia of Public Choice.
Encyclopedia of Race and Racism. Reference E 184 .A 1 E 584 2008
Encyclopedia of Racism in the United States. Reference E 184 .A 1 E 773 2005
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender. [online]
Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media. Reference P 96 .A 44 E 53 2011
Encyclopedia of Social Networks.
Encyclopedia of Social Problems. Reference HN 28 .E55 2008
Encyclopedia of Social Theory. Reference HM 425 .E49
Encyclopedia of Sociology. Reference HM 17 .E5 2000
Encyclopedia of Urban America: The Cities and the Suburbs.
Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers. (2001)
Fifty Key Concepts in Gender Studies. (2004)
Gay Histories and Cultures: An Encyclopedia. Reference HQ 75.13 .G 37 2000
Girl Culture: An Encyclopedia. (2008)
Greenwood Encyclopedia of LGBT Issues Worldwide. (2010)
Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences. [online] (2006)
International Encyclopedia of Adolescence. Reference HQ 796 .I 58 2007
International Encyclopedia of Civil Society. (2010)
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family. Reference HQ 9 .E 52 2003
International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculaties. Reference HQ 1090 .I 58 2007
International Encyclopedia of the Behavioral and Social Sciences. Reference H 41 .I58
Isms and Ologies: All the Movements, Ideologies, and Dcotrines that have Shaped Our World: The 453 Basic Tenets You've Only Pretended to Understand. Reference HM 585 .G655 2007
Key Concepts in Critical Social Theory. (2005)
Key Concepts in Leisure Studies. (2005)
Key Concepts in Medical Sociology. (2004)
Key Concepts in Social Research. General H 62 .P 3234 2004 and online
Key Contemporary Concepts.
Key Quotations in Sociology (1996).
The New Blackwell Companion to Sociology. Reference H 61 .B4773
Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences. [online]
Outbreak! The Encyclopedia of Extraordinary Social Behavior. Reference HM 866 .E 93 2009
The Penguin Dictionary of Sociology. [online]
Public Opinion and Polling Around the World: An Historical Encyclopedia.
Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences. 2 vols. [online] Reference H 41 .R45 2001
The Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods. Reference H 62 .L456 2004
Social Issues in America. Reference HN 57 .S624 2006
The Social Science Encyclopedia. Reference H 41. S63 2004
The Social Science Jargon Buster: The Key Terms You Need to Know.
Sociology Basics. 2 vols. Reference HM 425.S63 2000
Sociology: The Key Concepts. [online]
21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook. 2 vols. Reference HM 585 .A13 2007
World of Sociology. 2 vols. Reference HM 585 .W67 2001 [also online]

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Find Articles in Magazines & Journals

You must have a valid College of DuPage library card to access the sociology article databases from off-campus.

Academic OneFile (1980-present)
References and abstracts to articles in about 3,000 magazines and journals from a variety of subject areas. Many articles are online or full-text.
Academic Search Premier (1984-present) References and abstracts to articles from about 4,500 magazines and journals. Many articles are online or full-text.
SocIndex With Full Text (1895-present)
References and abstracts to articles for about 4,000 professional, scholarly sociology journals with about 425 journals available full-text (online). This database also includes full-text for almost 600 books and monographs and full text for almost 7,000 conference papers. Use the "Subject Terms" button (top of page) to find an appropriate sociological term for your search topic.
World Database of Happiness: A Continuous Register of Scientific Research on the Subjective Apprecitation of Life. (mostly citations, but some links to full-text as well)
More COD Library journal and newspaper article databases.
How do I find the whole article in SocIndex?
Other article databases for current social issues : CQ Researcher, Issues and Controversies on File, and the newspaper databases including the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune.
Explanation of the Difference between Journals and Magazines .
How to Read a Research Study Article.
Order the article you need from another library (Interlibrary Loan)
http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/fitzwater/ILLrequest.htm

Find Web Sites

The following Web sites are portals to sociology information that provide numerous links to still other portals, electronic journals, listservs, data archives and full-text publications. For your sociology course papers and projects, be sure to evaluate the Web sites that you find. Use the C.O.D. Library's "Evaluating Web Sites" Web page to determine the reliability of a Web site.

Write a Paper

Sociology Research Paper Ideas
http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-sociology-topics
Sociology Student Writer's Manual
General HM 585 .S638 2002

Cite Sources

Help from the C.O.D. Library with citing sources
http://www.cod.edu/library/research/Citenet.htm
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association [APA] .
The "Bible" for APA style papers and reference lists.
Reference & General BF 76.7.P83
Style Guide of the American Sociological Association (ASA) from Purdue Univ. OWL
Style Guide of the American Sociological Association (ASA). Reference HM 569 .A 54.
APA Style Guide to Electronic References [electronic book]
Reference & General BF 76.7 .P832
Concise Rules of APA Style.
Reference & General BF 76.7 .C66 2005
APA: The Easy Way! General BF 76.7. H68 2007
APA Style Helper: Software for New Writers in the Behavioral Sciences
Use on your computer to create a APA style paper and reference list.
Reference, General & Circulation Desk BF 76.6 .P832 2005 [CD-ROM]

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