Key Resources
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Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from thousands of serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers. Includes Social Services Abstracts, and forms part of the Sociology Collection.
Dates Covered: 1952-present.
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Blackwell Encyclopedia of SociologyDefinitions and explanations of key concepts in sociology, with entries ranging from short definitions of key terms to extended explorations of major topics. Includes a timeline, lexicon by subject area, and extensive bibliographies.
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Sage Research Methods This link opens in a new window
Contains over 1,000 books, reference works and journal articles by academics from across the social sciences. Also, includes over 500 specially authored cases that illustrate how real academic research projects were conducted and a collection of teaching datasets and instructional guides for students to develop data analysis skills.
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