Research by Subject: Sociology
ENCYCLOPEDIAS, HANDBOOKS, DICTIONARIES
Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology: A User's Guide to Sociological Language 
Provides clear, comprehensive explanation of sociological terms and concepts for the beginning student and scholar.
Dictionary of Cultural and Critical Theory
Call Number: REF HM101 .D527 1996
An authoritative and accessible guide to modern ideas in the broad interdisciplinary fields of cultural and critical theory that have developed from interactions among different modern traditions of thought.
Encyclopedia of Research Design
The Encyclopedia of Research Design, edited by Neil J. Salkind, is a collection of entries written by scholars in the field of research design, the discipline of how to plan and conduct empirical research, including the use of both quantitative and qualitative methods.
Encyclopedia of Sociology
Call Number: REF HM17 .E5 2000
A five volume work of topical essays exploring sociological concepts, movements, and sub-fields. Each entry includes a bibliography of relevant works for additional reading.
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
The online version of the 26-volume print set, contains 4,000 articles and is described as "..the largest corpus of knowledge about the social and behavioral sciences in existence..."
21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook
Call Number: REF HM585 .A13 2007
Provides a concise forum through which the vast array of knowledge accumulated, particularly during the past three decades, can be organized into a single definitive resource. The two volumes of this Reference Handbook focus on the corpus of knowledge garnered in traditional areas of sociological inquiry, as well as document the general orientation of the newer and currently emerging areas of sociological inquiry.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS, HANDBOOKS, DICTIONARIES - SPECIALIZED
Encyclopedia of American Social Movements
Call Number: REF HN57 .E594 2004
Divided into sections that cover one of the major social movements in American history, including the anti-slavery movement; civil rights; women's rights; labor; the Native American movement; student movements; the environmental movement; and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender movement. Includes bibliographies and index.
Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice
Call Number: REF HV6017 .E52 2002
Contains over 250 essays on criminal conduct, crime prevention, and punishment. Essays are broad in scope and accessible to the general reader; contains bibliographies and indexes. 2nd ed., 4 vols.
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender
"The central aim of this encyclopedia is to give the reader a comparative perspective on issues involving conceptions of gender, gender differences, gender roles, relationships between the genders, and sexuality."
International Encyclopedia of Economic Sociology
Call Number: REF HM35 .I565 2006
The encyclopedia "gives comprehensive and accessible coverage of the wide range of areas and subjects covered by the field," including consumption, corruption, democracy and economy, ecology, gender and economy, globalization,and industrial relations. Contains bibliographies and index.
LIBRARY CATALOG - BOOKS & MORE
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Sociological Abstracts
Indexes journals, dissertations, conference papers, and selected books in sociology and related disciplines. A ProQuest database; 1952 - present.
Gender Studies Database
Indexes gender-engaged scholarship from professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, government reports, discussion and working papers, theses & dissertations and other sources. 1972 - present.
Alt-Press Watch
Full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals from alternative and independent presses; publication dates vary from the 1980's, 1990's or 2000's - present.
CQ Global Researcher
CQ Global Researcher provides definitive, in-depth single-topic coverage of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints. Click on the CQP Electronic Library link to cross-search all CQ Press subscriptions. 2007 - present.
CQ Researcher Online
CQ Researcher contains in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the U.S. economy. Click on the CQP Electronic Library link to cross-search all CQ Press subscriptions. 1991 - present..
Ethnic NewsWatch
Full text database of articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press; 1990 - present.
GenderWatch
Full text database of material related to gender issues, with emphasis on women's studies. Includes books, newsletters, reports, newspapers, magazines and scholarly journal articles; publication dates vary from the 1970's, 1980's, or 1990's - present.
GreenFILE
Indexes and abstracts journal articles relating to the human impact on the environment in such disciplines as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.
JSTOR
Full text backfiles of over 1,200 core scholarly journals in humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Includes over 60 current titles, including all University of Chicago Press journals. For all other titles, JSTOR does not contain the most recent 1-7 years of content. Many of these titles are continued in Project Muse or in the Library's print and/or electronic subscriptions. Use the yellow arrow, then the ArticleLinker button to link to content on an external site or check Journal Finder for complete holdings information.
LexisNexis Academic
Indexes and abstracts U.S. and foreign newspapers, journals, transcripts, federal and state case law, law reviews, state and country profiles, company information and more. Many documents are in full text; dates of coverage vary.
PAIS International and PAIS Archive
Indexes materials relating to political, social, and public policy issues. Citations include journal articles, books, directories, conference proceedings, pamphlets, reports, and government documents; a ProQuest database; 1937 - present.
Scopus
Indexes and abstracts scientific, technical, medical and social sciences literature and web resources. Includes citation tracking and links to full text articles. Early 1900's - present for some abstracts; 1996 - present for citation tracking.
Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
Indexes articles and book reviews in some of the key international English language journals in the social sciences, for example: anthropology, area studies, economics, political science, psychology, sociology; includes over 320 full text journals; 1984 - present.
Social Services Abstracts
Indexes and abstracts research in social work, human services, social welfare and policy, and community development. A ProQuest database; 1979 - present.
Annual Review of Sociology, 1975-2006 (JSTOR)
The Annual Review of Sociology®, in publication since 1975, covers the significant developments in the field of Sociology. Topics covered in the journal include major theoretical and methodological developments as well as current research in the major subfields.
Annual Review of Sociology, 1996 - present (AR)
Each year, Annual Reviews critically reviews the most significant primary research literature to guide you to the principal contributions of the field and help you keep up to date in your area of research.
New York Times on the Web - current file
Current (1980+) file includes indexing plus full text articles, with limited images. Access provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Washington Post on the Web - current file
Current (1987+) file includes indexing plus full text articles, with limited images.
AdAccess 
Includes images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. Ad*Access concentrates on five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II, providing a coherent view of a number of major campaigns. From Duke University's Digital Collections.
American Community Survey
From the US Census Bureau, this survey focuses on addresses rather than individuals. It is designed to "show how people live," gathering data on the demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics of communities.
Association of Religion Data Archives
ARDA allows you to interactively explore data on American and international religion using online features for generating national profiles, GIS maps, church membership overviews, denominational heritage trees, tables, charts, and other reports.
Current Population Survey
The CPS is the primary source of information on the labor force characteristics of the U.S. population. Estimates obtained from the CPS include employment, unemployment, earnings, hours of work, and other indicators. They are available by a variety of demographic characteristics including age, sex, race, marital status, and educational attainment. They are also available by occupation, industry, and class of worker.
FedStats
provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic. With convenient searching and linking capabilities to more than 100 agencies that provide data and trend information on such topics as economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, farm production and more, FedStats is your one location for access to the full breadth of Federal statistical information.
Gallup
Gallup employs many of the world's leading scientists in management, economics, psychology, and sociology, and our consultants assist leaders in identifying and monitoring behavioral economic indicators worldwide.
General Social Survey (GSS)
The General Social Survey (GSS) conducts basic scientific research on the structure and development of American society with a data-collection program designed to both monitor social change within the United States and to compare the United States to other nations. Includes cumulative data files from 1972-2008.
KIDS COUNT
KIDS COUNT, an initiative of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is "a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States." Includes KIDS COUNT Data Center, with "more than 100 indicators of child well-being, including economic status, health, safety, and risk factors."
ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research)
ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of datasets in the social sciences and related disciplines, such as sociology, demography, political science, criminal justice, foreign policy, law, economics, history, education, gerontology, and public health. The archive provides raw numerical data that can be used with statistical software, such as SPSS. A Data Use Tutorial will give you a brief overview before you begin using the archive.
All Wheaton faculty, students, and staff have access to the extensive ICPSR data holdings. First time users will be asked to create an ICPSR MyData account; thereafter, you will need to login with your email address and password to download data.
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
Includes data and guides to a variety of topics in criminal justice, including delinquency, drugs and alcohol, and violence against women. NACJD is home to web sites two separately maintained programs: the Project for Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods and the Homicide Research Working Group. Access is free but requires the creation of an account.
NCJRS (National Criminal Justice Reference Service)
Summaries of more than 200,000 criminal justice publications including: federal, state, and local government reports; books; research reports; journal articles; unpublished research -- often with links to full text. The NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913
A fully searchable edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing 197,745 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court; 1674-1913.
SchoolDataDirect
"The State Education Data Center (SEDC) is a new service of the Council of Chief State School Officers, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as part of the Council's National Education Data Partnership." Includes data on school enrollment, poverty levels, and proficiencies, as well as options to compare and download data in spreadsheet format.
Social Explorer
"Social Explorer is a premier U.S. demographics website that visually displays the demographic changes that have occurred in the U.S. from 1790 through the present at a variety of geographic levels, including neighborhoods, counties, and states. Social Explorer partners with many university research centers and produces statistical information and thematic maps for the New York Times, Time Warner Cable, and many other groups."
Statistical Abstract of the United States
"The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations."
U.S. Census Bureau
A rich source that includes statistics on population, housing, employment, income and poverty. Includes maps and geographic data, as well as American Factfinder, an interactive web site from which users may retrieve Census data for all available geographic locations and variables.
U.S. Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress, "a full and complete report regarding the status of internationally recognized human rights...The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights."
United Nations
Data, documents, committee reports, and informational essays on international law, peace and security, humanitarian crises, development, and issues of worldwide concern. Includes World Economic and Social Surveys and World Economic Situation and Prospects and other official UN publications.
The World Bank
"The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world...made up of two unique development institutions owned by 185 member countries—the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA)."
Ethnographic Video Online
Covers a wide range of themes, including: language and culture, body language, food and foraging, economic systems, social stratification and status, political organizations, religion and magic, music and the arts, culture and personality, and sex, gender, and family roles.
CITATION GUIDES & STYLE MANUALS
Online Writing Lab at Purdue: Formatting in Sociology
This resource covers American Sociological Association (ASA) style and includes information about manuscript formatting, in-text citations, formatting the references page, and accepted manuscript writing style. The bibliographical format described here is taken from the American Sociological Association (ASA) Style Guide, 4th edition.
