Subject Guides: Sociology Subject Guide: Core Resources

Core Resources for Finding Articles and Books

Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Citations to scholarly journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations and more in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Use the Check for Full Text buttons to check for full text online or in the library.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A database of scholarly journals for most academic disciplines, with many sociology journals. The most recent three to five years of most journals are not included. Full text is linked directly in the database.

Core Resources for Finding Background Information

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21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook
Location: Main Collection (Ref.) 301 T971c vol. 1-2
Highlights the most important sociology topics, issues, questions, and debates in the 21st century.
Annual Review of Sociology
Literature reviews providing summary and analysis of research in the field of sociology, published annually. Good for an overview of the state of research on a given topic. Full text is available online for 1975-present.
Encyclopedia of Social Theory
Location: Main Collection (Ref.) 301.01 E56o vol. 1-2 (Level B)

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Hundreds of authoritative dictionaries, encyclopedias, fact books, guides, companions and more from respected publishers across dozens of major subject areas.

Core Citation Resources

Style Guide / American Sociological Association
Location: Ready Reference 808.0663 A512a 2010 (Level A)
The authoritative and complete manual for ASA Style.
ASA Style (Buffalo State, SUNY)
Examples of ASA Style formatting, in-text citations, and reference lists.
Formatting in Sociology, ASA Style (Purdue University)
Examples of ASA Style formatting, in-text citations, and reference lists. Use the links of the left sidebar to navigate to sections.
Zotero
"Free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources." Download instructions and help available on the site.

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