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| H 1 - 99 | Social Sciences (General) |
| HM 1 - 299 | Sociology (General and theoretical) |
| HM 251 - 291 | Social psychology |
| HN 1 - 981 | Social history. Social problems. Social reform |
| HN 30 - 39 | The church and social problems |
| HN 50 - 981 | By region or country |
| HQ 1 - 2039 | The family. Marriage. Woman |
| HQ 12 - 449 | Sexual life |
| HQ 450 - 471 | Erotica |
| HQ 503 - 1064 | The family. Marriage. Home Including child study, eugenics, desertion, adultery, divorce, polygamy, the aged |
| HQ 1101 - 2030.7 | Women. Feminism. Women's clubs |
| HQ 2035 - 2039 | Life skills. Coping skills. Everyday living skills |
| HS 1 - 3369 | Societies: Secret, benevolent, etc. Clubs Including Freemasons, religious societies, ethnic societies, political societies, Boy Scouts |
| HT 51 - 1595 | Communities. Classes. Races |
| HT 51 - 65 | Human settlements |
| HT 101 - 395 | Urban sociology. The city |
| HT 390 - 395 | Regional planning |
| Rural sociology | |
| HT 601 - 1445 | Social classes Including middle class, serfdom, slavery |
| HT 1501 - 1595 | Races Here are classed works on the race as a social group and race relations in general |
| HV 1 - 9960 | Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| HV 40 - 696 | Social service. Charities |
| HV 697 - 4959 | Protection, assistance, and relief Arranged by special classes of persons, as determined by age, defects, occupation, race, economic status, etc. Including protection of animals |
| HV 4961 - 4995 | Degeneration |
| HV 4997 - 5000 | Substance abuse |
| HV 5001 - 5720.5 | Alcoholism. Intemperance. Temperance reform |
| HV 5725 - 5770 | Tobacco habit |
| HV 5800 - 5840 | Drug habits. Drug abuse |
| HV 6001 - 7220.5 | Criminology |
| HV 6251 - 6773.3 | Crimes and offenses |
| HV 7231 - 9960 | Criminal justice and administration |
| HV 8301 - 9920.5 | Penology Including police, prisons, punishment and reform, juvenile delinquency |
| HX 1 - 970.7 | Socialism. Communism. Anarchism |
| HX 806 - 811 | Utopias |
| HX 821 - 970.7 | Anarchism |
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Microfiche copies of Senior honors theses are maintained in the Library. For details on the Library's theses holdings, formats, access, photocopying restrictions, and searching for a thesis in the online catalog, see the Thesis Search page.
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Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Sociology
Contains entry level articles for students and others who would like a general undrstanding of a sociological topic. The articles which are in alphabetical order explain the sociological relevance of each topic.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HM425 .E5 2000
Encyclopedia of urban cultures : cities and cultures around the world
Contains 16 topical essays and some 240 entries on major world metropolitan areas; covering issues of geography and sociology, the topical essays explore such topics as urban migration, the city and nature, health and disease in urban areas, urban Native Americans, and urban religious institutions.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HT108.5 .E53 2002 v.1 - 4
Subject Dictionaries
Dictionary of Sociology
Contains brief definitions or basic concepts and terms in Sociology
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HM17 .L3920 2001
Dictionary of Sociology
Offers widespread coverage of all aspects of Sociology with more than 2,500 entries.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HM17 .L3920 2001
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t88&authstatuscode=200
Dictionary of the Social Sciences
Presents concise, clearly wrjitten definitions of more than 1,500 important terms. This dictionary includes biographies of 275 major figures in the field.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] H41 .D53 2002
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t104
Handbooks
World of Sociology
A comprehensive, subject-specific handbook guide to the concepts, theories, discoveries, developments and pioneers related to the field of sociology. Coverage includes alphabetically arranged topical essays, definitions and biographies.
CALL NUMBER:
http://www.credoreference.com/book/worldsocs
Statistical Handbook on Women in America.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ1420 .T34 1996
Statistical Handbook on the American Family.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ536 .S727 1999
21st Century Sociology; a Reference Handbook
Contains essays authored by leading authorities. Volume 1 focuses on traditional and core topics in Sociology while volume 2 deals with specialty and interdisciplinary studies.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HM585 .A13 2007
Other Sources
Statistical Abstract of the United States
An authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HA202 .S680 Most recent copy is at Reference Desk
http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/statab1878-1900.htm
Women in Sociology : a Bio-bibliographical Sourcebook.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HM22.U6 W66 1991
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Websites
A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/index.html#in
Site features commentary, data analyses, occasional essays,and links to other sources with the goal of generating discourse.
American Sociological Association
http://www.asanet.org/
Website of a major professional organization which provides information about the field.
Intute
http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/
Goal is to help users find the best websites for study and research.
Statistical Tool Kit
http://www.union.edu/library/research/statdata.htm#state
List of statistical resources, both print and electronic with focus on economics.
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/index.html#in
Site features commentary, data analyses, occasional essays,and links to other sources with the goal of generating discourse.
American Sociological Association
http://www.asanet.org/
Website of a major professional organization which provides information about the field.
Intute
http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/
Goal is to help users find the best websites for study and research.
Statistical Tool Kit
http://www.union.edu/library/research/statdata.htm#state
List of statistical resources, both print and electronic with focus on economics.
News Alerts
The New York Times:Sociology
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/news/science/topics/sociology/index.html
News about sociology, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
e! Science news -psychology and sociology
http://esciencenews.com/topics/psychology.sociology
Gives access to the lastest news in the field.
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/news/science/topics/sociology/index.html
News about sociology, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
e! Science news -psychology and sociology
http://esciencenews.com/topics/psychology.sociology
Gives access to the lastest news in the field.
Additional Information
Two services included in the Databases & Indexes section, JSTOR and Project Muse, offer full-text access to journals by discipline.
Users can search or browse by category/subject. JSTOR - Sociology.
Project Muse includes Gay & Lesbian Studies, Population Studies, Sexuality, Sociology, and Women's Studies.