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Sociology Research Guide

Social Thought and Political Economy Research Guide

Star Best Bet Databases in Sociology

Sociological Abstracts Star

References to scholarly journal articles, dissertations, and conference papers on sociology and related disciplines, 1960-present.
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Social Sciences Abstracts Star

Citations to journal articles in the social sciences, 1983-present.
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Academic Search Premier Star

A good starting point: articles from key journals in many scholarly disciplines, with some trade journals and magazines, 1975-present.
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PsycINFO Star

Citations and abstracts for psychology journal articles, books, book chapters, and dissertations, 1800’s-present.
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GenderWatch Star

Reports and articles from magazines and scholarly journals concerning masculinity, feminism, homosexuality, and gender roles, 1970-present.
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Additional Databases in Sociology

Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstract
Good indexing of articles in core journals of the social sciences in practice, 1987-present.
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Criminal Justice Abstracts
Journal articles, books, and dissertations on criminology, justice system, police, corrections, crime prevention, and victim's rights, 1968 to present.
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Data.gov
A tool for finding, accessing and using Federal government data sets, newly developed to promote open government.
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Encyclopedia of United States Indian Policy and Law
Covers history, politics and sociology of U.S./Native American relations
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Films On Demand
3,800 educational videos and historical newsreels. To create playlists and link to course pages, see FAQ.
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Greenwood Encyclopedia of Homes Through World History
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Hispanic American Religious Cultures
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Historical Statistics of the United States
Statistics gathered by the Census Bureau, with scholarly editing and essays, from colonial times to near present.
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ICPSR
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A depository of raw data sets in the social sciences.
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International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Articles, with bibliographies, from experts on all aspects of the social sciences. Current.
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International Political Science Abstracts
Citations to articles from international political science periodicals, 1951-present.

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IPSA

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iPOLL
A vast collection of opinion polls.
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Left Index
Citations to articles in leftist periodicals, on labor, ecology & environment, race, social & cultural theory, 1982-present.
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LexisNexis Academic
Massive database of US and international newspapers; case and statutory law and law reviews; business periodicals, 1980-present.
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LGBT Life with Full Text
References, and some full text, of articles in about 120 GLBT-specific core periodicals, as well as selective articles from 1,600 more periodicals, 1950-present.
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MEF Films Online

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Educational films on current issues.
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ProQuest Social Science Journals
Citations and some full text for a diverse collection of journals, some 1920's-present.
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ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection
A combination of several of the vendor's databases related to the social sciences, some in full text.
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Proquest Statistical Datasets
Requires Java.
Almost 600 datasets from government, IGOs, trade organizations, universities and the private sector. Search results downloadable as custom maps, spreadsheets, tables and documents.

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LexisNexis Statistical Datasets

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Proquest Statistical Insight
References to statistical reports from federal, state and local governments, private organizations, and intergovernmental agencies, 1973-present.

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LexisNexis Statistical Insight

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RoperExpress Datasets
Opinion survey data files for secondary analysis, from Gallup, ABC, CBS, AP, Pew, Harris, and elsewhere.
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Sage Journals
More than 645 journals in business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology and medicine, 1999-present.
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SimplyMap
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A tool for creating maps illustrating hundreds of social, economic and climatic variables.
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Social Explorer
Maps illustrating Census data from 1790 to 2010, with recent community,religion, and carbon emissions data.
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Statistical Abstract (ProQuest)
Statistics from U.S. agencies on population, society, trade, the government, and much more, 2013-present. This for-profit version continues Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1878-2012.

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ProQuest Statistical Abstract

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Statistical Abstract of the United States
Statistics from U.S. agencies on population, society, trade, the government, and much more. Compiled from 1878-2012, when it ceased. Older years at HA 202 S84. Privatized (current) version above.
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Statistics Sources
Lists citations for the sources of statistical information.
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