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Research guide for this subject: Sociology

CORE DATABASES
SocINDEX  
SocINDEX, with more than 1.3 million records, covers an array of social science disciplines - from anthropology to social work. 1895 - present
Sociological Abstracts  
Citations to the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. 1963 - present


RELATED DATABASES
Annual Review: Sociology  
Full text extensive research reviews of current and emerging topics within sociology.
Annual Reviews of Psychology  
Full text extensive research reviews of current and emerging topics within psychology. 1996 - present
Bibliography of Data-Related Literature  
Find publications based on ICPSR data via the Bibliography of Data-Related Literature, a searchable database that contains over 41,000 citations of known published and unpublished works resulting from analyses of data held in the ICPSR archive.
Chicano Database  
bibliographic citations for books, articles, videos, goverment documents on topics related to the Mexican-American and broader Latino experience.
Criminal Justice Abstracts  
Citations to articles in scholarly journals. Topics: crime trends, prevention and deterrence, juveniles, police, courts, sentencing. 1968 - present
Criminology Full Text  
Covers such subjects as Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Corrections, Penology, Policing, Forensic Psychology, and Family and Domestic Violence. 1976 - present
Homeland Security Digital Library  
An authoritative tool for research in the field of homeland security, which includes topics such as terrorism, public health, borders and immigration, intelligence, civil liberties, weapons and the military.
ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)  
Vast archive of social science data, including aging, child care, criminal justice, demography, education, political science, public and mental health, and sociology.
LGBT Life with Full Text  
Indexes worldwide literature regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual, transexual and transgender issues. Contains full-text for about one quarter of the indexed titles. 1945-present
National Criminal Justice Reference Services  
Full text of criminal justice publications from federal, state, and local government. Contains books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research. Early 1970s - present
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)  
Citations on topics of public policy to periodicals, books, hearings, reports, web sites and government documents 1972 - present
PapersFirst  
Index to millions of papers presented at conferences worldwide 1993-present
PsycINFO  
Citations and abstracts for journals, books and dissertations in psychology and human behavior.
(Internet Explorer or Safari recommended) 1889 - present
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy  
The definitive resource for philosophy information. Features more than 2,000 original entries from a team of over 1,300 of the world's most respected scholars and philosophers.
SimplyMap  
SimplyMap is an Internet-based mapping application that enables users to develop interactive thematic maps and reports using thousands of demographic, business, and marketing data variables.
Social Sciences Citation Index  
Topic and citation searching to identify articles published in high impact social science journals. 1992 - present
SourceOECD  
OECD's Online Library of Statistical Databases, Books and Periodicals.
Urban Studies, Sage Full Text  
Full text articles from Sage Press journals in urban studies and public policy topics
US Department of Health and Human Services. Health Resources and Services Administration Geospatial Datawarehouse.  
HRSA focuses on uninsured, underserved, and special needs populations in its goals and program activities. The HRSA Geospatial Data Warehouse (HGDW) provides a single point of access to HRSA programmatic information, related health resources, and demographic data for reporting on HRSA activities.
US Department of Health and Human Services. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)  
Rich source of information about America’s health. As the Nation’s principal health statistics agency, [NCHS] compile statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of [US Citizens].
US Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Applied Studies  
SAMHSA's Office of Applied Statistics (OAS) provides the latest national data on (1) alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drug abuse, (2) drug related emergency department episodes and medical examiner cases, and (3) the nation's substance abuse treatment system.
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD User.  
HUD USER provides interested researchers with access to the original electronic data sets generated by PD&R sponsored data collection efforts, including the American Housing Survey, HUD median family income limits, as well as microdata from research initiatives on topics such as housing discrimination, the HUD-insured multifamily housing stock, and the public housing population.
US Department of the Interior. Geodata.gov (Geospatial One-Stop)  
Geodata.gov is a geographic information system (GIS) portal, also known as the Geospatial One-Stop (GOS), that serves as a public gateway for improving access to geospatial information and data under the Geospatial One-Stop E-Government initiative.
Web of Science  
Citation searching across thousands of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the arts & humanities, social sciences, and sciences.


MULTIDISCIPLINARY DATABASES
Academic Search Complete  
Humanities, social sciences, news and events, sciences, policy -- mutli-disciplinary coverage of journals. Includes many full text articles.
Sage eReference  
Full text of 81 encyclopedias and reference books in the social sciences and humanities published by Sage Reference. Can be searched by keyword or browsed by topic.
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