Online Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Etc.
The Blackwell Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Social Thought
- Overview of the main themes of social thought and its development.
- Also in print. Location: ref H41 .B53 1993
The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology: A User's Guide to Sociological Language
- Brief definitions as well as biographical sketches of important sociologists.
- Also in print. Location: ref HM 425 .J64 2000
- Provides brief definitions
- Also in print. Location: HM17 .C66 2005 c.1
Dictionary of the Social Sciences
- Definitions of terms in anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, human geography, cultural studies,etc.
- Also in print. Location: ref H 41 .D53 2002
- Terms, methods, concepts and important figures in sociology.
- Also in print. Location: ref HM 17 .C66 2005
Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics
- Published in 2007. Also in print. Location: ref HA29 .S2363 2007 3 volumes
Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology
- Overview of the psychology of racial, ethnic, and minority issues in the United States
- Published in 2006. Also in print. Location: ref GN502 .E63 2006
- Explores poverty in various regions of the world, and examines the difficulties associated with the definition and measurement of poverty
- Published in 2006. Also in print. Location: ref HV12 .E54 2006 3 volumes
- In-depth information on a variety of topics in sociology, including violence, economics, pregnancy, privacy and the Internet.
- Second edition
- Also in print. Location: HM 425 .B53 2000 5 volumes
- Examines all major contemporary social theories and the theorists behind them.
- Also in print. Location: ref HM 425 .E47 2005
Geographic Information Systems and Public Health: Eliminating Perinatal Disparity
- Designed to introduce community health groups to the potential of using a geographic information system to improve birth outcomes
- Aimed at novice to intermediate level GIS users
- Published in 2006
21st
Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook
- Comprehensive assessment of 100+ specialty fields of sociology
- Examines 4 distinct phases of development in the history of sociological inquiry: theoretical, methodological, specialization, and emerging areas of the field
- Subjects: traditional sociology, environmental sociology, sociology of sports and leisure, military sociology, medical sociology, sociology of food and eating, sociology of emotions, etc.
- Also in print. Location: stacks HM 585 .H33 2007
Government, Politics, and Protest: Essential Primary Sources
- Focuses on some of the leading social issues and protests of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries
- Contains speeches, legislation, magazine and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works of art
- Published in 2006.
Psychologists and Their Theories for Students 2v, 2005
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Includes practical terms and historical impacts of major theories
- Published in 2005. Also in print. Location: ref BF109.A1 P72 2005 2nd edn
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Introductory information on basic theories, sociological ideas
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Also in print. Location: ref HM 425 .S63 2000
Urban Transportation Systems: Choices for Communities
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Useful capacity, cost, land-development considerations, as well as technical norms and specifications for different modes of transportation in urban environments
- Published in 2003. Also in print. Location: HE336.C5 G73 2003 c.1
Value of a Dollar: The Colonial Era to the Civil War, 1600-1865
- Each 5-year chapter includes a Historical Snapshot, Consumer Expenditures, Investments, Selected Income, Income/Standard Jobs, Food Basket, Standard Prices and Miscellany
- Published in 2005.
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
- Articles and biographies contributed by scholars from around the world on a wide array of global topics
- Published in 2008 by Gale.
