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Joyce RadcliffJoyce Radcliff

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Sociology Defined Sociology Defined

Sociology is the study of social life, social Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. consequences of human behavior.

Sociologists investigate the structure of Sociologists investigate the structure of groups, organizations, and societies, and groups, organizations, and societies, and how people interact within these contexts. how people interact within these contexts.

--American Sociological AssociationAmerican Sociological Association

ScopeScope

Sociology ranges from the intimate family Sociology ranges from the intimate family to the hostile mob; from organized crime to the hostile mob; from organized crime to religious cults; from the divisions of to religious cults; from the divisions of race, gender and social class to the shared race, gender and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture; and from the beliefs of a common culture; and from the sociology of work to the sociology of sociology of work to the sociology of sports. sports.

-American Sociological Association-American Sociological Association

Print Resources –Reference AreaPrint Resources –Reference Area

A Dictionary of Sociology – HM425 A Dictionary of Sociology – HM425 Encyclopedia of Sociology – HM425 Encyclopedia of Sociology – HM425 Encyclopedia of Social Work – HV35Encyclopedia of Social Work – HV35 Key Quotations in Sociology – HM17Key Quotations in Sociology – HM17 Dictionary of Statistics and Dictionary of Statistics and

Methodology – HA17Methodology – HA17 A Dictionary and Catalog of African A Dictionary and Catalog of African

American Folk-life of the South – American Folk-life of the South – GR110GR110

Print Resources – Reference Print Resources – Reference Area p. 2Area p. 2

Crime Dictionary – HV6025Crime Dictionary – HV6025 Statistical Handbook of Aging Statistical Handbook of Aging

Americans –HQ1064Americans –HQ1064 International Handbook of Sociology International Handbook of Sociology

– HM585– HM585 Encyclopedia of Suicide – HV6545Encyclopedia of Suicide – HV6545 Retirement Living Communities – Retirement Living Communities –

HQ1063.2HQ1063.2

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Statistics. HAStatistics. HA Economic Theory. Demography. HBEconomic Theory. Demography. HB Sociology (General) HM Sociology (General) HM Social history and conditions. Social Social history and conditions. Social

problems. Social reform. HNproblems. Social reform. HN Family. Marriage. Women. HQFamily. Marriage. Women. HQ

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Social Pathology. Social and public Social Pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology. HVwelfare. Criminology. HV

Socialism. Communism. Anarchism. Socialism. Communism. Anarchism. HXHX

Societies: Secret, etc. HSSocieties: Secret, etc. HS Communities. Classes. Races. HTCommunities. Classes. Races. HT

Electronic Resources AvailableElectronic Resources Available

May be accessed through Databases by May be accessed through Databases by Subject via Library Home Page. Subject via Library Home Page.

Sociological Abstracts (CSA)

Sociology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection (CSA)

SocINDEX with Full Text

General OneFile

Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000

Electronic Resources Available Electronic Resources Available p. 2p. 2

ABI/INFORM Global ScienceDirect Project MUSE Lexis-Nexis ™ IBSS: International Bibliography of th

e Social Sciences Statistical Abstract of the United Stat

es

Electronic Access to BooksElectronic Access to Books

Online Catalog (Web Access)(Web Access) ATHENA Electronic Books New Books/Media Free eBooksFree eBooks Interlibrary Loan (ILLIAD)Interlibrary Loan (ILLIAD)

Periodical HoldingsPeriodical Holdings

May be accessed by:May be accessed by: Periodical Holdings List - Periodical Holdings List - notebooks notebooks

located at Brown Daniels and located at Brown Daniels and Williams Library Circulation desks.Williams Library Circulation desks.

Periodical Holdings - Periodical Holdings - link on the link on the library web pagelibrary web page..

Complete list of Online and print Complete list of Online and print newspapers, magazines, and newspapers, magazines, and journals)journals)

Selected PeriodicalsSelected Periodicals

American Journal of SociologyAmerican Journal of Sociology American Journal of Economics and American Journal of Economics and

SociologySociology Crime and DelinquencyCrime and Delinquency Journal of Contemporary EthnographyJournal of Contemporary Ethnography Journal of Marriage and the FamilyJournal of Marriage and the Family Journal of Social HistoryJournal of Social History Rural SociologyRural Sociology

Selected Periodicals- p. 2Selected Periodicals- p. 2

Journal of SociologyJournal of Sociology Journal of Sociology and Social WelfareJournal of Sociology and Social Welfare American Sociological ReviewAmerican Sociological Review City and CommunityCity and Community Contemporary SociologyContemporary Sociology Teaching SociologyTeaching Sociology Sociological TheorySociological Theory Sociological MethodologySociological Methodology

Sociology AssociationsSociology Associations

American Sociological Association American Sociological Association Rural Sociological SocietyRural Sociological Society The Southern Sociological SocietyThe Southern Sociological Society Society for Personality and Social Society for Personality and Social

PsychologyPsychology

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