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SOC 341 - Sociological Perspectives

                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                   


Library Spaces: Information about places in the library for individuals or groups to study or prepare for presentations


Encyclopedias (selected)

These specialized books provide background information on your topic or help you with definitions.

The Reference Department of has several of these in sociology (HM call number), anthropology (GN), psychology (BF), education (L), etc.

Bibliographies at the end of each article refer you to other useful sources.

Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history, editor-in-chief Colin A. Palmer.
Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2006

Also in print. Location: Ref E185 .E54

Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations

Detroit: Gale, 2007

Also in print. Location: Ref G63 .W67

Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture, Barbara A. Tenenbaum,
editor in chief. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1996

Ref E185 .E54

Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Timothy J. O'Leary and David Levinson,
ed. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1991-1996

Ref GN 550 .E53

Countries and Their Cultures

Melvin and Carol Ember, ed.

Also in print. Location: Ref GN307 .C68

Encyclopedia of cultural anthropology, David Levinson, Melvin Ember, ed.

New York : Henry Holt and Co., 1996

Ref GN 307 .E52

St. James encyclopedia of popular culture, Tom Pendergast, Sara
Pendergast, ed; with an introduction by Jim Cullen.

Detroit: St. James Press, 2000

Also in print. Location: Ref E169.1 .S764

Ref BL80.2 .L463
Religion : a cross-cultural encyclopedia, David Levinson. Santa Barbara,
Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1996

Ref HC 59.7 .K87
Encyclopedia of the Third World. George Thomas Kurian, ed. New York:
Facts on File, 1992


Subject Databases to Locate Magazine and Journal Articles

Databases are subject guides to magazines, journals, newspapers, and other materials.

For more choices than those listed below, go to The University Libraries home page, click on Databases, then on the starting letter of the database or department name. 

 

REMEMBER: To get to the full text of the journal article you must go through the Library's web pages. We have paid for access to the journals. You cannot go to the publisher's page to get an article. Use Journal Finder if you have the name of the journal.

SocIndex with Full Text (SIFT) (EBSCO)

Humanities and Social Science Retrospective (WilsonWeb)

Sociological Abstracts (CSA)


Academic OneFile (InfoTrac)

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)


ProQuest Research Library

 

PsycINFO (EBSCO)

Lexis-Nexis Academic

Family & Society Studies Worldwide (EBSCO)  Access ends 1/31/2010

 

Looking for the full text of the article? Go to Journal Finder and enter the name of the journal.


Database Search Tips


APA Citation Examples

Text of an article from a print or microfilm journal:

VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates. Journal of

        Bibliographic Research, 5, 117-123.

Text of an electronic journal article retrieved via a DOI number:

Smith, W.C. (1993). Role of early supervisory experience in supervisor performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78(4), 443-449.

     doi:10.1037/002-9432.76.4.482

Text of an article from a publisher or organization website:

VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates. Journal

        of Bibliographic Research, 5, 117-123. Retrieved from http://www.envplan.com/epa/fulltext/a40/a38255.pdf

Electronic copy of an article retrieved from a database:

Borman, W. C., Hanson, M. A., Oppler, S. H., Pulakos, E. D., & White, L.A. (1993). Role

      of early supervisory experience in supervisor performance. Journal of Applied

      Psychology, 78
(4), 443-449. Retrieved October 23, 2000, from PsycARTICLES database.

The title of the journal and the volume number are in bold. The issue number is not.

Remember to cite the database which actually has the article, not the database you used to find it.

Links to APA, Turabian, and MLA Citation Guides

Guide to American Sociological Assn style

ASA Quick Style Guide

ASA Style Guide   ref HM586 .A54 1997


Library Catalog

Keyword searching: finds all of your words in the title, subject or notes lines.

Subject search: looks for search terms only in the subject headings for that book.

Always use keyword searching if you want to combine terms using or and and.  e.g. to find an encyclopedia on culture in a particular country, try the following search strategy:

(culture or cultural) and encyclopedia? and Japan.       The ? will find the words encyclopedia of encyclopedias

The University Libraries' Catalog


Internet Sources

Evaluating Web Pages for information on determining whether you have found a reliable web site. Much information on the Internet is not credible so it is wise to check


Author Info: Nancy Ryckman