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Sociology 217: Gender & Society
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Spring 2007 — Prof. Kaufman
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Outline of this guide:
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Questions? Contact Susanna Boylston (704-894-2494).
- Reference Works
- Education and Sociology: An Encyclopedia. Ed. David L. Levinson. New York: Routledge, 2002.
Reference R 306.43 E24
- Encyclopedia of Education. Ed. James W. Guthrie. 2nd ed. 8 vols. New York: Macmillan Reference, 2003.
Reference R 370.3 E561
- Encyclopedia of Family Life. Ed. Carl L. Bankston. Hackensack, NJ: Salem Press, 1999.
Reference R 306.85 E56
- Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories. Ed. Lorraine Code. New York: Routledge, 2000.
Reference R 305.42 E56
- Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in America. Ed. Marc Stein. 3 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2004.
Reference R 306.76 E56
- Encyclopedia of Social Theory. Ed. George Ritzer. 2 vols. Thousand Oaks, Sage, 2005.
Reference R 301.01 E56
- Encyclopedia of Sociology. Ed. Edgar F. Borgetta. 2nd ed. 5 vols. New York: Academic Press, 2001.
Reference R 301.03 E561 2000
- Encyclopedia of Women and Gender. Ed. Judith Worrell. 2 vols. New York: Academic Press, 2001.
Reference R 305.4 E56
- Gale Virtual Reference Library: Sociology Resources
A collection of online reference books.
- International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family. Ed. James J. Ponzetti, Jr. 4 vols. 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2002
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- International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Ed. Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Bates. 26 vols. New York: Elsevier, 2001.
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- Men & Masculinities: A Social, Cultural, and Historical Encyclopedia. Ed. Michael Kimmel and Amy Aronson. 2 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2004.
Reference R 305.31 M534
- Books
- Library Catalog
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- WorldCat
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Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalog first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings.
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- Articles
Core Resources for Sociology | Other Databases
- Core Resources for Sociology
- Annual Reviews
(1932 to present) Contains the full text of review and overview articles on important topics in the social science and biomedical, life, and physical sciences. Includes the Annual Review of Sociology.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
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- Social Sciences Abstracts
(1907 to present) Indexes journal articles and some book reviews on all social sciences subjects, including history, political science, international relations, law, economics, area studies, gender studies, anthropology, psychology, and sociology.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
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- Sociological Abstracts
(1963 to present) indexes journal articles in sociology and related fields, including anthropology, economics, education, philosophy, political science, and social psychology.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
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- Web of Knowledge
(c. 1900 to present) A multidisciplinary resource that provides citations to articles in thousands of journals in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences.
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- Other Databases
- Academic Search Premier
(1975 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts
(1987 to present) Indexes articles on topics related to health, economics, education, psychology, race relations, social services, and sociology. International in scope.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: automatic
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Contemporary Women's Issues
(1992 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, books, newsletters, and reports on all aspects of women's studies, including gender, sociology, education, political science, and health.
Search Syntax:- Truncation: automatic
- Phrase searching: automatic
- JSTOR
Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews. Note:JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years.
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- Phrase searching: automatic
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