Sociology

This guide includes current print and electronic sociology resources for general research. Contact a librarian for more information or for help with specific sociology topics.

Book Collections | Periodicals & Databases | Websites | Citations
Book Collections

Circulating Books

Use the Catalog to find books in the libraries' circulating collection, as well as reference sources, government documents, and other materials.

Library Catalog Subject Author Title Keyword
Limit to: Print Books E-books Audio/Visual

Print Reference Books

• Encyclopedia of Sociology
  Leesburg and South Lake Campuses
  Ref HM17 .E5 1992
• Social Issues Book
  South Lake and Sumter Campuses
  Ref HM17 .S576 1998

Online Books

To access online books, login using your X-ID and PIN number (last four digits of your Social Security number).

• The following titles and many more are available from NetLibrary through the LINCC Catalog
• • The Basics of Sociology
  • The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology: A User's Guide to Sociological Language
  • Making a Difference: The Practice of Sociology
  • The Meanings of Social Life: A Cultural Sociology
  • Self, Social Structure, and Beliefs: Explorations in Sociology
  
  
• The Digital Collection from Greenwood Electronic Media available through the LINCC Catalog provides a large quantity of electronic titles on a variety of subjects. Some of the sociology titles include:
• • Biosociology
  • The City as a Human Environment
  • Dynamic Models of Conflict and Pacification
  • The Four Phases of Society
  • Ideology and the Social Sciences
  • Social Dilemmas
  
  
• The following titles are available from the Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection
• • Dictionary of the Social Sciences
  • A Dictionary of Sociology

Periodicals & Databases

Magazines, newspapers and journals are available in print at all LSCC libraries and through online databases.

Finding Articles

Databases provide indexes for articles on a large variety of topics. LSCC has access to more than 70 databases on a range of topics. You can access databases alphabetically or by clicking on the subject categories below.

• General Databases provide articles on a wide variety of disciplines and usually provide sufficient information for most general research
• Social Science Databases will provide articles about specific sociology topics and will help you with more in-depth research.

To access LSCC Databases, login using your X-ID and PIN number (last four digits of your Social Security number).

Finding Magazines, Journals and Newspapers

If you know the name of a specific periodical, the Journal Finder search box below will tell you if it is available at one of the LSCC Libraries or through one of the databases.

Find Journal by Title:

Journal Finder also provides a list of periodicals that cover the social sciences, including social work, sociology, and social history. The journals on the list are available full-text in various LSCC databases. When accessing the linked databases go to the Database A-Z list and choose the database you need.

Websites

Associations & Organizations

• American Sociological Association
• Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology

Resources

• Dead Sociologist's Index
• Electronic Journal of Sociology
• Intute: Social Sciences
• National Longitudinal Surveys (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Web Directories

• The SocioWeb

Citation

Remember, plagiarism is a serious violation of LSCC's Academic Integrity policy, so you must cite any idea or direct quote imported from an outside source. The links below provide citation examples and formatting instructions.

• For APA and MLA citation styles, refer to the libraries' Citation Center for printable guides and other help with documentation. Ask a librarian for additional assistance.
• For other documentation styles, the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison provides good examples and instruction.