Sociology Research Guide
Scope
This research guide was created to support students taking Sociology classes at MPTC.
Some possible keywords: acculturation, aristocracy, assimilation, caste, conflict theory, Interactionism, matriarchy, migration, patriarchy, poverty, reconstituted families, socialization.
Periodical Databases
Opposing Viewpoints
EBSCO Databases
WilsonWeb
Facts on File: Issues and Controversies
Online (e-Book) Reference Database
CREDO Reference
Reference Book
Social Issues Edited by Robert Benford. Beaver Dam campus; call number: HM17 .S576 1998 Drawn from the Dartmouth-Medal winning Encyclopedia of Sociology, this A-to-Z guide focuses on issues relevant to the general reader. Social Issues is a valuable source of information for reference questions regarding health, crime, politics and more.
Websites
Great Social Theorists
http://www.faculty.rsu.edu/~felwell/Theorists/Four/
Who are the “great social theorists”? They include Marx, Weber, Durkheim, W.E.B. DuBois, and a few more.
Hartford Institute of Religion Research
http://www.hartfordinstitute.org
If you want reliable and objective information about religion in America, this is the place. You’ll find lots of data about “megachurches” and the sociology of religion in general on this site. It also Includes a link to the Online Encyclopedia of Religion and Society.
Sociosite
http://www.sociosite.net/
The University of Amsterdam presents this “Social Science Information System.” Loads of links!
Blogs
Contexts.org
http://contexts.org/blogs/
This is not a blog, but rather a community of blogs. At the Contexts site you’ll find links, descriptions, and the titles of the most recent post of ten sociology blogs.
Everyday Sociology
http://nortonbooks.typepad.com/everydaysociology/
This blog explores sociology’s relevance to pop culture, media, and everyday life. Topics covered include popular culture, race and ethnicity, gender and sex, crime and deviance, class and stratification.
The Sociology Blog Sociological Insights from Professor Gesser
http://thesociologyblog.blogspot.com/
Instructor Chad Gesser created this blog to communicate with both his students and peers. It contains articles, research, and other information that highlight concepts in the field of sociology.
Created 9/2009
