Sociology Resources

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Find Journal Articles

Annual Review of Sociology: Provides full text of the articles in these volumes from 1975 to present.
Contemporary women's issues: Provides information about women in over 190 countries.
Index to Current Urban Documents: Region I, New England, 2000-: Citations & full-text for municipal publications from New England.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences: Core social sciences and related materials from over 100 countries in more than 90 languages. Coverage 1951 to the present.
JSTOR: Provides page images of back issues of the core scholarly journals in Sociology from the earliest issues to within a few years of current publication. New issues of existing titles and new titles are added on an ongoing basis.
PAIS Archive: Includes references to more than 700,000 journal articles, books, hearings, reports, gray literature, government publications, and other English-language materials from around the world, originally published in the PAIS Bulletin, 1915-1976.
PAIS International: Includes references to more than 460,000 journal articles, books, government documents, statistical sources, grey literature, research reports, conference proceedings, and publications of international agencies. Coverage 1972 to the present.
Population Index on the Web 1986-: Citations for publications on demography and related research fields.
Social Sciences Citation Index Expanded: U.S. and international cited references, bibliographic information, some author abstracts, links to full-text. Coverage 1965 to the present.
Social Sciences Full Text: Covers concepts, trends, opinions, theories, and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences. Indexing of periodicals provided from 1983-current, full text coverage starting 1995.
Sociological Abstracts: Online version 1963- present; Print volumes cover 1953-2000 HM 1 .S67 - Lehman Stacks.
Women's Studies International: Women's studies, gender studies, feminist theory and criticism. Coverage 1972 to the present

Background Information

Abercrombie, Nicholas.: The Penguin Dictionary of Sociology. 4th ed.; HM 17 .A23 2000g - Lehman Reference
Brooker, Peter.: Cultural Theory: A Glossary.; HM 101 .B775 1999 - Lehman Reference
Dictionary of the Social Sciences. Craig Calhoun, Ed.: H41 .D53 2001 - Lehman Reference
Encyclopedia of Associations/Associations Unlimited..: Descriptions of over 144,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local associations in all fields.
Encyclopedia of Sociology. 2nd ed. 4 vols.: HM 425 .E5 2000 - Lehman Reference
Glossary of Selected Social Science Computing Terms and Social Science Data Terms
Johnson, Allen G.: The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology: A User's Guide to Sociological Language.; HM 425 .J64 2000 - Lehman Reference
World of Sociology. 2 vols.: Detroit : Gale Group, 2001.; HM 585 .W67 2001 - Lehman Reference
American Sociological Association.: ASA Style Guide. 2nd ed.; HM 73 .A54 1997g
Bird, Chloe E. et al.: Handbook of Medical Sociology 5th ed.; RA 418 .F87 2000 - Health Sciences Stacks
A Guide to Writing Sociology Papers. 3rd ed.: HM 73 .G78 1994 - Lehman Reference, Barnard Reference
Handbook of Clinical Sociology. 2nd ed.: HM 585 .H35 2001 - Lehman Reference
Quah, Stella R. and Arnaud Sales: The International Handbook of Sociology; HM585 .I58 2000g - Lehman Reference
Smelser, Neil J. and Richard Swedberg: The Handbook of Economic Sociology.; HM 35 .H25 1994 - Lehman Reference

Statistics & Data

Charting the Progress of Populations [U.N. Population Div.]

HA155 .C437 2000g - Lehman Reference

Demographic Yearbook [United Nations]. Annual.

HA 17 .D39 - Latest at Lehman Reference Desk

Electronic Data Service (EDS), Columbia University

Located in 215 Lehman Library, EDS offers the University community access to a wide variety of numerical data resources and related services.

EuroStat: Statistical Office of the European Communities

EuroStat Yearbook. Biennial.

Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Union, 1995-

HA 1107 .E89 - Latest in Lehman Reference

General Social Survey

GSS 1972-2004 Cumulative Datafile. The General Social Survey is an ongoing regular personal interview survey of U.S. households conducted by NORC (National Opinion Research Center). The survey covers social, cultural, and political topics and measures the direction of American attitudes, experiences, practices, and concerns.

Kurian, Thomas.

The Illustrated Book of World Rankings. 5th ed.

HA 155 .K87 2001 - Lehman Reference

Statistical Universe Monthly.

Washington, D.C. Congressional Information Service, 1973-

The Statistical Universe database provides comprehensive access to statistical data. Many of the U.S. government sources are linked to the full text of the data, while state, private, and IGO sources are cited, allowing the researcher to then locate the statistical source in the library, either in print or as part of the microfiche service which accompanies the printed index.

Print versions are:

American Statistics Index (ASI): Z 7554 .U5 A46 - Lehman Index Table
Index to International Statistics (IIS): Z 7552 .I53 - Lehman Index Table
Statistical Reference Index (SRI): HA 202 .S8 - Business Reference

Social Indicators. Irregular.

Washington, D.C.: Social and Economic Statistics Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 1973-

HN 52 .S6 - Latest in Lehman Reference

Statistical Abstract of the United States. Annual. 1878-

HA 202 .Un31 - Latest at Lehman Reference Desk, Business Reference

Statistical Yearbook (Unesco). Annual.

HA 40 .C8 Un43 - Butler, Lehman (Latest in Reference in both locations)

370 Un44 - Butler (1963-1984)

UnescoStat: UnescoStat provides access to Unesco statistics in four areas: culture, communication, education, and science.

Statistical Yearbook (United Nations). Annual.

NY : UN, 1948-

HA 12.5 .U3 - Business, Butler, Engineering, Lehman (Latest in Reference in all locations)

United Nations Statistics Division: Some material free, much by subscription.

U.S.Census Bureau

Selected Internet Resources

American Sociological Association
International Sociological Association
Society for Applied Sociology
The SocioLog: A comprehensive guide to sociology online develped by Julian Dierkes.
A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace: A site developed by Michael C. Kearl at Trinity University in San Antonio, TX.
SocioSite: A Sociological Information System based at the University of Amsterdam, Holland
WWW Virtual Library: Sociology

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