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Sociology Subject Guide
The purpose of a subject research guide is to provide students
with a brief list of library resources pertinent to a particular
area of study, in this case Sociology. Reference sources are given
along with their Call Number, so that you can locate them easily.
Remeber, reference materials provide you with a general overview
of your topic and can provide worthwhile background materials when
you are beginining your research. For a list of websites, selected
by Library Staff, click here:
Sociology
Web Sites.
General
Resources
Subject
Specific Resources
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General
Resources
General
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of American social history. Mary Kupiec Cayton,
Elliott J. Gorn, Peter W. Williams, editors. New York : Scribner,
c1993 Ref HN57 .E58 1993 v. 1 - v. 3
Encyclopedia of sociology. Edgar F. Borgatta, editor-in-chief,
Rhonda Montgomery, managing editor. New York : Macmillan Reference
USA, c2000.
Ref HM425.E5 2000 v.1- v. 5
Encyclopedia of world cultures. David Levinson, editor in
chief. Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall, 1991-1996.
Ref GN307 .E53 1991 v.1 - v.5
International encyclopedia of the social sciences. David
L. Sills, editor. New York : Macmillan Co., c1968, 1972 printing.
Ref H40.A2 I5 v. 1 - 10
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General
Dictionaries
Dictionary of the social sciences. Edited by Craig Calhoun.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002. Ref H41.D53
2002
A dictionary of the social sciences / Hugo F. Reading. London
; Boston : Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1977. Ref H41 .R42 1977
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General Handbooks and Guides
The handbook of social psychology. Daniel T. Gilbert, Susan
T. Fiske, Gardner Lindzey. Boston : McGraw-Hill ; New York : Distributed
exclusively by Oxford University Press, c1998. Ref HM251 .H224
1998
Handbook of cross-cultural psychology. Boston : Allyn and
Bacon, c1980-c1981. Ref GN502 .H36 v. 1 - 6
Measures of social psychological attitudes. John P. Robinson,
Phillip R. Shaver. Ann Arbor, Mich. : Survey Research Center, Institute
for Social Research, 1973, 1978 printing. Ref HM251 .R8
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Subject
Specific Resources
Economics
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of American Economic History: studies of the principal
movements and ideas. Glenn Porter, editor. New York : Scribner,
c1980. REF HC103 .E52 v. 1 - v.3
Encyclopedia of emerging industries. Jane A. Malonis, editor.
Detroit, MI : Gale, 2001. Ref HC102.E54
The Fortune encyclopedia of economics. Edited by David R.
Henderson. New York : Warner Books, c1993. Ref HB61 .F67 1993
Handbooks and Guides
Business statistics of the United States. Audian Linz and
Cornelia J. Strawser, editors. Lanham, Md. : Bernan Press, 2000.
Ref HA3001.B875 2000.
The Economist guide to economic indicators : making sense of
economics. New York : John Wiley, c1997.
Ref HA29 .E28 1997
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Family
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of adolescence. Edited by Richard Lerner, Anne
C. Petersen, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn. New York : Garland Pub., 1991
Ref HQ796 .E58 1990 v. 1 & v. 2
Encyclopedia of family life. Editor, Carl L. Bankston III
; project editor, R. Kent Rasmussen. Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press,
c1999. Ref HQ534.E53 1999 v.1-5 .
The Gale encyclopedia of childhood & adolescence. Jerome
Kagan, executive editor ; Susan B. Gall, managing editor Detroit
: Gale, c1998. Ref HQ772.G27 1998
Marriage, family, and relationships : a cross-cultural encyclopedia.
Gwen J. Broude. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1994. Ref
GN480 .B76 1994
Parenthood in America : an encyclopedia. Lawrence Balter,
editor ; foreword by Robert B. McCall. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO,
c2000. Ref HQ755.8.P3783 2000 v.1-2
Handbooks and Guides
American families : a research guide and historical handbook.
Edited by Joseph M. Hawes and Elizabeth I. Nybakken. New York :
Greenwood Press, 1991.
Ref HQ535 .A585 1991
Kids count data book. Washington, D.C. : Center for the
Study of Social Policy, 1990- Ref HQ792.U5 K53 1998
The right start : conditions of babies and their families in America's
largest cities. Kids Count ; The Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Baltimore : Annie E. Casey Foundation, c1999. Ref HQ792.U5R54
1999
Statistical handbook on the American family. Edited by Bruce
A. Chadwick and Tim B. Heaton. Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 1999.
Ref HQ536 .S727 1999
Statistical record of children. Linda Schmittroth, editor.
Detroit : Gale Research, c1994. Ref HQ 792 .U6 S73 1994
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Gender
and Human Sexuality
Encyclopedia of women and gender : sex similarities and differences
and the impact of society on gender. Editor-in-chief, Judith
Worell. San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, 2001. Ref HQ1115.E43
2001
Encyclopedia of homosexuality. Edited by Wayne Dynes. New
York : Garland Pub., 1990. Ref HQ76.25 .E53 1990 v. 1 & V
2
Completely queer : the Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. Steve Hogan
and Lee Hudson. New York : Henry Holt, 1998. Ref HQ75 .H63 1998
Human sexuality : an encyclopedia. Edited by Vern L. Bullough
and Bonnie Bullough New York : Garland Pub., 1994. Ref HQ9 .H846
1994
When teens have sex : issues and trend. Annie E. Casey
Foundation. Baltimore, MD : Annie E. Casey Foundation, c1998 Ref
HQ759.4 .W43 1998
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Gerontology
The encyclopedia of aging : a comprehensive resource in gerontology
and geriatrics. George L. Maddox, editor-in-chief. New York
: Springer Pub., c2001. Ref HQ1061.E53 2001 v.1-2
The encyclopedia of aging and the elderly. F. Hampton Roy
and Charles Russell. New York : Facts on File, c1992.
Ref HQ1061 .R69 1992
Encyclopedia of home care for the elderly. Edited by Ada
Romaine-Davis, Jennifer Boondas, and Ayeliffe Lenihan; foreword
by Robert N. Butler. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1995. HV1461
.E5 1995
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General
Statistics
Current Statistics
Advance data. Births. Massachusetts Department of Public
Health, Bureau of Health Statistics, Research and Evaluation. Boston]
: The Department, [1988]-2000
Ref HA431.A3 2001
CQ's state fact finder Washington, DC : Congressional Quarterly
Inc., c1993- Ref HN60.C68 2003
County and city extra : annual metro, city, and county data
book. Lanham, MD : Bernan Press, c1997
Ref HA203 .C68 1997
The Gallup poll. Wilmington, Del. : Scholarly Resources
Ref HN90.P8 G35
Places, towns and townships. Edited by Deirdre A. Gaquin and
Katherine A. DeBrandt. Lanham, MD : Bernan Press, 2003. Ref HA203.P58
2003
State profiles : the population and economy of each U. S. state.
Editors Courtenay M. Slater & Martha G. Davis ; associate editor,
Elizabeth Rogers. Lanham, MD. : Bernan Press ; c1999. Ref HA203.S74
1999
State rankings. Lawrence, KS : Morgan Quitno Corp., c1990- Ref
HA203.U17 2003
Statistical abstract of the United States. Prepared by
the chief of the Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department. Washington
: G.P.O., REF HA202 .U54
Statistics sources. Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co.,
c1962- Ref HA36 .S8 2003
United States. Bureau of the Census. County and city data book,
2000 : a statistical abstract supplement. Washington, D.C. :
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 2001. Ref HA202.A36
2001
Historic Data
United States. Bureau of the Census. Historical statistics
of the United States, colonial times to 1970. Washington : U.S.
Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census : for sale by the Supt.
of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1975.
Ref HA202 .B87 1975 v. 1 & V2
Datapedia of the United States, 1790-2000 : America year by year.
George Thomas Kurian. Lanham, MD : Bernan Press, c1994. Ref HA202
.K87 1994
Population information in twentieth century census volumes, 1900-1940.
Suzanne Schulze. Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 1985. Ref HA214.D3
S45 1985
New England at a glance : profiles from the 1990 census. compiled
by Ronald Dale Karr. Ref HA218 .K37 1993
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Labor
& Labor Statistics
American salaries and wages survey. Detroit : Gale Research,
c2001- RefF HD4973 .A67
Catalog of federal domestic assistance. Washington, D.C.
: The Office of Management and Budget : For sale by the Supt. of
Docs., U.S. G.P.O., Ref HC110.P63 U53a
Handbook of U.S. labor statistics 2000 : employment, earnings,
prices, productivity, and other labor data. Eva E. Jacobs, editor.
Lanham, Md. : Bernan Press, 2001.
Ref HD8064.H38 2000
State occupational outlook handbook. David Bianco, editor.
Detroit ; London : Gale Research, c1998.
ReF HD5724 .S67 1998
Year-book of labour statistics. International Labour Office.
Geneva : International Labor Office
- Ref HD4826 .I63 2002
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Public
Policy and Law
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of American activism, 1960 to the
present. Margaret DiCanio Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO,
c1998. Ref JK1764.D53 1998
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution.
Edited by Leonard W. Levy and Kenneth L. Karst. New York : Macmillan
Reference USA, c2000.
Ref KF4548.E53 2000 v.1- v.6
Encyclopedia of the American legislative system
: studies of the principal structures, processes, and policies of
Congress and the state legislatures since the colonial era.
Joel H. Silbey, editor in chief. New York : C. Scribner's Sons c1994.
Ref JF 501 E53 1994 v. 1 - v. 3
Encyclopedia of urban planning. Arnold Whittick,
editor-in-chief. New York : McGraw-Hill, [1974] Ref HT166 .E5
Historic U.S. court cases, 1690-1990 : an encyclopedia.
John W. Johnson. New York : Garland Pub., 1992.
Ref KF385.A4 J64 1992
Legal systems of the world : a political, social,
and cultural encyclopedia. Edited by Herbert M. Kritzer Santa
Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2002. Ref K48L44 2002
Protest, power, and change : an encyclopedia of nonviolent action
from ACT-UP to women's suffrage. New York : Garland Pub., 1997.
Ref HM278 .P76 1997
West's encyclopedia of American law. Minneapolis,
St. Paul : West Publishing, c1998- Ref KF154 .W47 1998
World encyclopedia of political systems and parties.
Edited by George E. Delury. New York : Facts On File, c1999.
Ref JF2011.W67 1999 v.1- v. 3
Dictionaries
Black's law dictionary. Bryan A. Garner, editor
in chief. St. Paul, Minn. : West Group, 1999. Ref KF156.B53 1999
Children, young adults, and the law : a dictionary Lauren Krohn
Arnest. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1998.
Ref KF479.A76A76 1998
The Facts on File dictionary of American politics. Kathleen
Thompson Hill and Gerald N. Hill. New York : Checkmark Books, c2001.
Ref JK9.H54 2001
Safire's new political dictionary : the definitive guide to the
new language of politics. By William Safire. New York : Random
House, c1993. Ref JK9 .S2 1993
Directories
Congressional staff directory. Indianapolis,
Ind. : Bobbs-Merrill Co., Ref JK1012 .C65
Federal regulatory directory. [Washington]
Congressional Quarterly Inc. Ref KF5406.A15 F4 2003
Public administration career directory : a practical,
one-stop guide to getting a job in public administration. Bradley
J. Morgan and Joseph M. Palmisano, editors ; Diane M. Sawinski,
associate editor. Detroit, MI : Visible Ink, c1994. Ref JF1351
.P815 1994
Handbooks, Yearbooks and Guides
The Almanac of American politics. Washington,
D.C.
Barone & Co. 1972- Ref JK1012.A44 2004
America at the polls : a handbook of American presidential election
statistics. Alice V. McGillivray, Richard M. Scammon. Washington,
DC : Congressional Quarterly, 1994. Ref JK524 .A73 1994 v. 1
& v. 2
American law yearbook. Detroit : Gale Research, c1999-
Ref KF154.W47
CQ guide to current American government. Washington, D.C.
: Congressional Quarterly Service, c1962-
Ref JK1.C14 2004 Spr.
Employment, disability, and the Americans with Disabilities
Act : issues in law, public policy, and research. Edited by
Peter David Blanck. Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press,
2000.
Ref KF3469.E48 2000
Guide to Congress. Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, c2000.
Ref JK1021.C565 2000 v.1-2
Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court. Joan Biskupic and Elder
Witt. Washington, D.C. : Congressional Quarterly, c1997. Ref
KF8742 .W567 1997 v. 1 & v 2
The International year book and statesmen's who's
who. East Grinstead, West Sussex, England : Kelly's Directories,
Ref JA51 .I57
Landmark Supreme Court cases : a reference guide. Donald E.
Lively. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.
Ref KF4549.L58 1999
The Oxford companion to American law. Editor in chief, Kermit
L. Hall ; editors, David S. Clark New York : Oxford University Press,
2002. Ref KF154.O96 2002
Politics in America : members of Congress in Washington and at
home. Washington, D.C. : Congressional Quarterly Press, c1981-
Ref JK1010 .P64
The Statesman's year-book. London: Palgrave
Ref JA51 .S7
U.S. immigration made easy. Laurence A. Canter & Martha
S. Siegel. Berkeley : Nolo Press, c2002.
Ref KF4819.3.C36 2002
U.S. immigration & citizenship : your complete
guide. Allan Wernick. Roseville, Calif. : Prima Pub., c2002.
Ref KF4819.6.W54 2002
West's encyclopedia of American law. Minneapolis:St. Paul
: West Publishing, c1998- Ref KF154 .W47 1998
Massachusetts
Acts and resolves of Massachusetts Boston,
University Press of Cambridge K2425 .A213
The regional plan for the Berkshires. Prepared
by Berkshire Regional Planning Commission. eld, MA : Berkshire Regional
Planning Commission, c2000.
Ref HT393.M3B47 2000
Massachusetts general laws annotated : under arrangement of the
official general laws of Massachusetts. St. Paul, Minn. : West
Pub. Co., 1987- Ref KFM2430 1958 .A4 2003
The Massachusetts political almanac. Boston,
Mass. : Almanac Research Services, c1981- Ref JK3130 .A6
Other
The Bill of Rights : a documentary history.
Bernard Schwartz. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, 1971.
Ref KF4744 1971 v. 1 & v. 2
Criminal process : cases, comment, questions. Lloyd L. Weinreb.
New York : Foundation Press, 1998.
Ref KF9618.W4 1998
Great American trials. Edward W. Knappman, editor ; Stephen
G. Christianson and Lisa Paddock, consulting legal editors ; contributors,
Stephen G. Christianson. Detroit : Gale Research, 1994. Ref KF220
.G74 1993
History of U.S. political parties. Arthur M. Schlesinger,
Jr., general editor. New York, Chelsea House Publishers, 1973. Ref
JK2261 .S35 v. 1 - 4
Historic U.S. court cases, 1690-1990 : an encyclopedia. John
W. Johnson. New York : Garland Pub., 1992.
Ref KF385.A4 J64 1992
Presidential vetoes, 1789-1976. Compiled by the Senate Library,
under the direction of J. S. Kimmitt, secretary of Senate, Roger
K. Haley, librarian. Ref KF42.2 1978b
The Supreme Court justices : illustrated biographies, 1789-1993.
Edited by Clare Cushman (the Supreme Court Historical Society) ;
foreword by William H. Rehnquist. Washington, D.C. : Congressional
Quarterly, c1993.
Ref KF8744 .S86 1993
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Social
Pathology and Crime
Encyclopedias
Aggression and conflict : a cross-cultural encyclopedia.
David Levinson. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1994.
Ref HM136 .L46 1994
Encyclopedia of crime and justice. New York : Macmillan
Reference USA, c2002. Ref HV6017.E52 2001 v.1-4
The mafia encyclopedia. Carl Sifakis. New York : Facts on
File, c1999. Ref HV6441.S53 1999
The encyclopedia of violence : origins, attitudes, consequences.
Margaret DiCanio. New York : Facts on File, c1993. Ref HM291
.D4857 1993
Other Reference Sources
Crime in the United States, 2000 : uniform crime reports release
date October 22, 2001. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Justice,
Federal Bureau of Investigation , U.S. G.P.O., [2000] Ref HV6787.A3
2000
Dictionary of American criminal justice : key terms and major
Supreme Court cases. Dean J. Champion. Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn
Publishers, 1998. Ref HV7411.C53 1998
Drug abuse in society : a reference handbook. Geraldine
Woods. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1993.
Ref HV5825 .W5746 1993
Gun control : a reference handbook. Earl R. Kruschke. Santa
Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, c1995.
Ref HV 7436 .K78 1995
Organized crime : a reference handbook. Patrick J. Ryan.
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 1995. HV 6441 .R9 1995
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Social
and Public Welfare
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of social work. Washington, DC : National Association
of Social Workers, 1995.
HV 35 S6 1995 v. 1 - 3
Other Reference Sources
American homelessness : a reference handbook. Mary Ellen
Hombs. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1994.
Ref HV4505 .H647 1994
Charitable organizations of the U.S. Detroit, MI : Gale Research,
c1991- Ref HV89 .C48
The complete directory for people with disabilities 2002 :
a comprehensive source book for individuals and professionals.
Millerton, NY : Grey House Pub., c2001. Ref HV559.U6C65 2001
Health is academic : a guide to coordinated school health programs.
Edited by Eva Marx and Susan Frelick Wooley with Daphne Northrop
; foreword by Ernest L. Boyer. New York : Teachers College Press,
c1998.
Ref LB3409.U5 H417 1998
Homelessness : a sourcebook. Rick Fantasia and Maurice Isserman.
New York : Facts on File, c1994.
Ref HV4505 .F36 1994
Human services directory. Berkshire United Way [Pittsfield,
MA] : Berkshire United Way Ref HV40.H86 2003/04
Resources for people with disabilities : a national directory.
edited by Elizabeth H. Oakes, John Bradford. Chicago : Ferguson
Pub. Co., <c1998- > Ref HV1553 .R48 1998 v.1
The Social work dictionary. Robert L. Barker. Washington,
D.C. : National Association of Social Workers, NASW Press, c1995.
Ref HV 12 B37 1995
Welfare reform : a reference handbook. Mary Ellen Hombs.
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1996. Ref HV95 .H554 1996
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Womans
Studies
Encyclopedias
Routledge international encyclopedia of women : global women's
issues and knowledge. General editors, Cheris Kramarae and Dale
Spender. New York : Routledge, 2000. Ref HQ1115.R69 2000 v.1-4
Other Reference Sources
Handbook of American women's history. Angela
M. Howard & Frances M. Kavenik, editors. Thousand Oaks, Calif.
: Sage Publications, c2000. Ref HQ1410.H36 2000
The reader's companion to U.S. women's history. Editors,
Wilma Mankiller ... [et al.]. Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin Co.,
c1998. Ref HQ1410 .R43 1998
The women's desk reference. Irene Franck &
David Brownstone. New York : Viking, 1993. Ref HQ1236.5.U6 F73
1993
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