Sociology Research Resources
Finding articles:
From Databases and Indexes:, select Sociological Abstracts. Find out more about SocioAbs, with this "fact Sheet", which includes a list of journals indexed and the database fields in Sociological Abstracts.
Connect to online versions of articles with the 
button. When there is no online access to an article, or the citation is to a book chapter, search for the SOURCE in the Library catalog. (For more about this process, see the videos illustrating how to Find Articles and Find Books.)
Request any works not owned by UT Libraries with Interlibrary Loan.
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You may also want to search other relevant
subject databases. Examples include:
Gender Studies Database,
Communication and Mass Media,
PsycINFO,
ATLA Religion Database, and many others.
Contact me if you need suggestions or check out some of the databases available for:
Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary sources to consult include Web of Science, Academic Search Complete, and Academic OneFile.
Newspaper and newswire databases include LexisNexis, Library Press Display (a 60 day archive of full-color and full-page newspapers from around the world, including over 300 titles from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the United States), Factiva, and individual paper archives licensed by UT (LA Times, The New York Times,
Washington Post.
Statistics and Demographics and Public Opinion Polling sources are also available.
Create custom search sets of databases with the federated search tool, Find an Article (Metalib). Contact me for help, or download this cheat-sheet.
ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research)
UT Austin is an ICPSR member institution. Students, faculty and staff have direct access to most data available at ICPSR, the world's largest archive of computer readable social science data. ICPSR provides Web access to data files and documentation for use with statistical software, such as SAS, SPSS, and Stata, and provides a
data use tutorial. Available data can be
browsed by subject or
searched.
The ICPSR data holdings cover a wide range of social science areas such as population, economics, education, health, social and political behavior, social and political attitudes, history, crime, aging, and substance abuse. The
ICPSR Bibliography of Data-Related Literature contains over 41,000 citations of known published and unpublished works resulting from analyses of data held in the ICPSR archive (check the citation source(i.e. journal title) in the library catalog for local holdings.) There's also a
Data User Help Center.
Examples of ICPSR specialized archives include:
Reference and Background Resources
- Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology: the BEOS offers concise, expert definitions and explanations of the key concepts written by leading scholars in the field, including several UT faculty. It provides a comprehensive survey of 33 editorial areas, each of which represents a major area of inquiry within sociology. Entries range from short definitions of key terms to extended explorations of major topics. BEOS covers both classical sociology and contemporary developments in the field, with introductions to sociological theories and research that have developed outside of the United States and Western Europe.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library: fulltext of articles available encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources. Fully searchable across all files. A number of the encyclopedias in this database are also available in print versions in PCL.
- CQ Researcher: Explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. Every report is written by an experienced journalist and features comments from experts, lawmakers and citizens on all sides of every issue with numerous charts, graphs and sidebar articles.
- Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: full text access to differing points of view on current social issues. Brings together viewpoint articles, contextual topic overviews, government and organizational statistics, biographies of social activists, court cases, profiles of government agencies and special interest groups, newspaper and magazine articles, as well as links to more than 1,800 reviewed and subject-indexed web sites.
- Other specialized encyclopedias -- both online and print --can be found by searching the library catalog. Hint: use the keyword "encyclopedias" along with your topic.
American Sociological Association (ASA) Style:
The American Sociological Association has recently published a updated edition of their style manual.
American Sociological Association. 2007. American Sociological Association Style Guide. 3rd ed. Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association.
The style manual of the American Sociological Association is used to establish uniformity and consistency in style among ASA publications, to provide an authoritative reference source on style issues for authors who are writing for the American Sociological Review and other ASA journals, and to summarize basic issues on effective writing for authors
in general.
Further Resources on ASA Style:
- Skidmore College Sociology Department offers a helpful guide to ASA Style with examples.
- OWL at Purdue also offers a guide that covers American Sociological Association (ASA) style and includes information about manuscript formatting, in-text citations, and formatting the references page. The bibliographical format described and references formatting examples are taken from the American Sociological Review.
- University Library at Cal State - Los Angeles provides online examples of how to use ASA style format
- E.H. Butler Library at Buffalo State also offers a guide with examples of ASA Style.
Reference Sources
Following are a sample of reference sources in Sociology; similiar materials and earlier editions are shelved nearby.
Directories
- Directory of Members / American Sociological Association. Washington, DC: ASA. Older editions in PCL Stacks.
HM 9 A725 2005 PCL Stacks
- Guide to Graduate Departments of Sociology. Washington, DC: American Sociological Association. Older editions in PCL Stacks.
HM 47 U6 A45 2006 PCL Stacks
Guides, Overviews and Dictionaries (print)
- Aby, Stephen H. Sociology : a guide to reference and information sources. Westport, CT : Libraries Unlimited, 2005.
Z 7164 S68 A24 2005 PCL Stacks and Reference
- Fisher, David et al. Information Sources in the Social Sciences. Munchen : K.G. Saur, 2002.
H 61 I56 2002 PCL Reference
- Herron, Nancy L., ed. The Social Sciences:
A Cross-Disciplinary Guide to Selected Sources, 3rd ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2002.
H 61 S648 2002 PCL Reference and online in netLibrary
- Webb, William H., ed. Sources of Information
in the Social Sciences: A Guide to the Literature, 3rd ed. Chicago:
American Library Association, 1986.
H 61 S666 1986 PCL Reference
Dictionaries:
- Bruce, Steve. The Sage dictionary of sociology, London: Sage, 2006
HM 425 B78 2006 PCL Stacks and PCL Reference
- Cramer, Duncan. The Sage dictionary of statistics : a practical resource for students in the social sciences. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2004.
HA 17 C73 2004 PCL Stacks
- Johnson, Allan G. Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology: a user's guide to sociological language, 2nd edition. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, 2000.
HM 425 J64 2000 PCL Stacks and online in netLibrary
- Jupp, Victor, ed. The Sage dictionary of social research methods. London: Sage, 2006.
H 62 S274 2006 PCL Stacks
- Outhwaite, Willam and Alain Touraine, eds.
Blackwell Dictionary of Modern Social Thought. Malden,
MA: Blackwell, 2003.
H 41 B53 2003 PCL Reference; prev. ed is online in netLibrary
- Turner, Bryan S. The Cambridge dictionary of sociology. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
HM 425 C36 2006 PCL Reference
General Sociology Encyclopedias -- search the catalog by subject for "Sociology -- Encyclopedias." for more.
- Borgatta, Edgar F., ed. Encyclopedia
of Sociology, 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan, 2000. 5 vols.
HM 425 E5 2000 Vols. 1-5 PCL Reference
and online in netLibrary
- Kuper, Adam and Jessica Kuper. The social science encyclopedia. 3rd ed. New York : Routledge, 2004.
H 41 S63 2004 Vols. 1-2 PCL Reference Dept
- Lewis-Beck, Michael S. and Alan Bryman, Tim Futing Liao, editors. The Sage encyclopedia of social science research methods. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, c2004.
H 62 S34 2004 Vols. 1-3 PCL Reference Dept
- Magill, Frank M., ed. International encyclopedia of sociology.
Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn, 1995. 2 vols.
HM 17 I54 1995 Vols. 1-2 PCL Reference
- Man, Michael, ed. International Encyclopedia
of Sociology. New York: Continuum, 1984.
HM 17 I53 1984 PCL Reference
- Ritzer, George, ed. Encyclopedia of social theory. Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, c2005. 2 vols.
HM 425 E47 2005 Vols. 1-2 PCL Reference and online via Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Smelser, Neil J. and Paul B. Baltes, eds. International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 1st. ed. New York : Elsevier, 2001. 26 vols.
H 41 I58 2001 Vols. 1-26 PCL Reference
- Sills, David L., ed. International Encyclopedia
of the Social Sciences. New York: Macmillan, 1968. 17 vols.
- Q - H 40 A2 I5 Vols. 1-17 PCL Reference
- Kuper, Adam and Jessica Kuper, eds. Social
Science Encyclopedia, 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 1996.
H 41 S63 1996 PCL Reference
Subject Encyclopedias
The following are examples of topical subject encyclopedias available.
Find others by performing a keyword or title keyword
search in the
Library Catalog, such as "encyclopedia and [topic]" or try the collection of
Encyclopedias in the
Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Dynes, Wayne R., ed. Encyclopedia of
Homosexuality. New York: Garland, 1990. 2 vols.
HQ 76.25 E53 1990 Vols. 1-2 PCL Stacks
- Dressler, Joshua, ed.. Encyclopedia
of Crime and Justice. New York : Macmillan Reference USA, c2002. 4 vols.
HV 6017 E52 2002 Vols. 1-4 PCL Reference
- Ekerdt, David J., ed. Encyclopedia of aging.
New York : Macmillan Reference USA, 2002. 4 vols.
HQ 1061 E534 2002 Vols. 1-4 PCL Reference
also available in netLibrary
- Gerstner, David A. Routledge international encyclopedia of queer culture. London: Routledge, 2006.
HQ 76.96 R68 2006 PCL Reference Dept
- Kempf-Leonard, Kimberly, ed. Encyclopedia of social measurement. San Diego, Calif.: Academic, 2005.
H 62 E53 2005 Vols. 1-3 PCL Reference Dept
- Maddox, George L., ed. Encyclopedia of
Aging: a comprehensive resource in gerontology and geriatrics, 3rd edition. New York: Springer, 2001. 2 vols.
HQ 1061 E53 2001 Vols. 1-2 PCL Reference
- Hawes, Joseph M. ed. The family in America an encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2001. 2 vols.
HQ 536 H365 2001 V.1 PCL Reference Dept and online in netLibrary
- Herrick, John M. and Paul H. Stuart, eds. Encyclopedia of social welfare history in North America. Thousand Oaks, Cali. : Sage, c2005.
HV 12 E497 2005 PCL Reference Dept and online in netlibrary
- Ponzetti, James J. Jr., ed. International encyclopedia of marriage and family . New York : Macmillan Reference USA, c2003. 4 vols.
Online in netLibrary
- Steinberg, Shirley, and Priya Parmar, Birgit Richard and Christine Quail, eds. Contemporary youth culture : an international encyclopedia. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.
HQ 796 C8154 2006 Vols. 1-2 PCL Reference Dept
- Walter, Lynn, editor in chief. The Greenwood encyclopedia of women's issues worldwide. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood ; 2003.
HQ 1154 G74 2003 Vols. 1-6 PCL Reference Dept
Handbooks
Find topical handbooks search in the Library Catalog: by title keyword "[your topic] handbook". Below are examples from recent years:
- Aguirre, Adalberto, Jr. Racial and ethnic diversity in America : a reference handbook. Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, 2003.
Online in netlibrary
- Albarracin, Dolores, Blair T. Johnson, and Mark P. Zanna, eds. The handbook of attitudes. Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers, 2005.
BF 327 H36 2005 Life Science Library
- Alreck, Pamela L. and Robert B. Settle. The survey research handbook. 3rd ed. Boston : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, c2004.
HN 29 A46 2004 PCL Stacks
- Binstock, Robert H. and Kinda K. George, eds.
Handbook of aging and the social sciences. Boston : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, c2006.
HQ 1061 H336 2006 PCL Stacks
- Caforio, Giuseppe, ed. Handbook of the sociology of the military. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, c2003.
U 21.5 H368 2003 PCL Stacks
- Carter, Gregg Lee. Gun control in the United States : a reference handbook. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2006.
HV 7436 C36 2006 PCL Stacks
- Delameter, John. Handbook of social psychology. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, c2006.
HM 1033 H36 2006 PCL Stacks
- Delanty, Gerard, ed. Handbook of historical sociology . London : Sage, 2003.
HM 487 H343 2003 PCL Stacks
- Denzin, Norman K. and Yvonne Lincoln, eds. The SAGE handbook of qualitative research. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks : Sage, c2005.
H 62 H2455 2005 PCL Stacks
- Dillon, Michele, ed. Handbook of the sociology of religion. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
BL 60 H36 2003 PCL Stacks
- Dowd, Nancy E., Dorothy G. Singer and Robin Fretwell Wilson, eds. Handbook of children, culture, and violence. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2006.
HQ 784 V55 H34 2006 PCL Stacks
- Dunlap, Riley E., ed. Handbook of environmental sociology. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2002.
GE 195 H35 2002 PCL Stacks
- Fitch, Kristine L. and Robert E. Sanders, eds. Handbook of language and social interaction. Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005.
P 40 H3425 2005 PCL Stacks
- Goodman, Douglas J. Consumer culture : a reference handbook. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2004.
Online in netlibrary
- Gubrium, Jaber F. ed. Handbook of interview research: context & method.
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2002.
H 61.28 H36 2002 PCL Stacks
- Hardy, Melissa A. and and Alan Bryman. Handbook of data analysis. London : SAGE, 2004.
HA 29 H236 2004 PCL Stacks
- Hogg, Michael A. Blackwell handbook of social psychology. Group processes. Oxford : Blackwell, 2001.
Online in netLibrary
- Janoski, Thomas, et. al., eds. The handbook of political sociology : states, civil societies, and globalization. New York : Cambridge, 2005.
JA 76 H383 2005 PCL Stacks
- Kaplan, David, ed. The Sage handbook of quantitative methodology for the social sciences. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, c2004.
H 62 S275 2004 PCL Stacks
- Keyes, Corey L.M. and Sherryl H. Goodman, eds. Women and depression : a handbook for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
RC 537 W658 2006 PCL Stacks
- Kimmel, Michael S., Jeff Hearn, and R.W. Connell, eds. Handbook of studies on men & masculinities. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, c2005.
HQ 1090 H33 2005 PCL Reference Dept
- Lewis, James R. The Oxford handbook of new religious movements. New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
BP 603 H36 2004 PCL Stacks
- Paddison, Ronan, ed. Handbook of urban studies. London : Sage, 2001.
HT 151 H318 2001 Architecture Library
- Perecman, Ellen and Sara R. Curran, eds. A handbook for social science field research : essays & bibliographic sources on research design and methods. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2006.
H 62 H24528 2006 PCL Stacks
- Sansone, Carol, ed. The Sage handbook of methods in social psychology. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2004.
HM 1019 S24 2004 PCL Stacks
- Silverman, David.
Doing qualitative research : a practical handbook. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 2005.
H 62 S472 2005 PCL Stacks
- Sussman, Marvin B., ed. Handbook of Marriage
and the Family, 2nd ed. New York: Plenum, 1999.
HQ 518 H154 1999 PCL Stacks
- Torres, Carlos Alberto, ed. The international handbook on the sociology of education : an international assessment of new research and theory. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2003.
LC 189 I53 2003 PCL Stacks
- Turner, Bryan S., Blackwell Companion
to Social Theory, 2nd edition. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, 2000.
H 61 B4773 2000 PCL Stacks and online in netLibrary
- Turner, Jonathan, H. ed. Handbook of sociological theory. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2001.
HM 585 H36 2001 PCL Stacks
- Vangelisti, Anita L. and Daniel Perlman, eds. The Cambridge handbook of personal relationships. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
HM 1106 C36 2006 PCL Stacks
Web Resources
There are many sociology meta-sites on the web--these are some of the major ones that are updated regularly.
- The SocioLog: Maintained by Julian Dierkes, this searchable site includes listings of university sociology departments, professional associations, research institutes, and links to international and multilingual sites in a wide range of categories.
- Social Science Research Network: Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences.
- WWW Virtual Library of Sociology: Includes institutions/departments; associations and organizations; discussion groups; research centers; databases and archives; courses and curricula resources; journals and newsletters; software; and more.
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