- Ageline
. Produced by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). Covers social gerontology--the study of aging in social psychological and health-related contexts.
For additional current articles on aging click here.
Click here for additional information.
Statistical Sources
- Statistical Record of Older Americans. 1994 (ref HQ 1064 u5 S697). Click here for additional sources of statistics.
Introductory Sources
- The Encylopedia of Alcoholism. 1982. (ref HV 5017 E5 1982)
- The Encylopedia of Drug Abuse. 1992. (ref HV 5804 E94 1992)
Books
To locate books dealing with drug and alcohol issues, click here.
Bibliographies
Grab one of these! They will help you chose and narrow your topics and provide you with books and articles you might not find anywhere else.
- Alcohol and the Elderly: A Comprehensive Bibliography. 1980. (ref Z 7721 B36)
- Alcohol and Sexuality: A Bibliography. 1983. (ref HV 5201 S48 033)
- Alcohol and Youth: A Comprehensive Bibliography. 1982. (ref Z 7721 B37 1982)
- Alcohol and the Family: A Comprehensive Bibliography. 1987. (ref Z 7721 B364 1987)
- Alcohol Use and Alcoholism: A Guide to the Literature. 1986. (ref Z 7721 P33)
- Black Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: An Annotated Bibliography. 1986. (ref Z 7721 W37 1986)
- Children of Alcoholics: A Sourcebook. 1991. (ref Z 7721 P334 1991)
- Social and Behavioral Aspects of Female Alcoholism. 1980. (ref HV 5824 W6 C46)
- New Literature on Fetal Alcohol Exposure and Effects: A Bibliography, 1983-1988. 1990. (ref Z 6671.2 F46 A27 1990)
Fact Sheets
Click here to obtain basic facts on children of alcoholics, binge drinking,
race and drinking, etc.
Statistical and Information
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Organizations
Introductory Sources
- American Childhood: A Research Guide and Historical Handbook. 1985. (ref hQ 792 u5 A525)
- Child Care Crises: A Reference Handbook. (ref HQ 778.7 u6 R44)
- Child Study Research: Current Perspectives and Applications. 1988. (ref HQ 792 u5 C55 1988)
Bibliographies
- Families in Transition: An Annotated Bibliography. 1988. (ref 5118 F2 S23)
Topics include: single parents, child custody, parental kidnapping, children of divorce, latchkey kids, etc.
Books
Family Resources 1970 to the present. Provides references to articles and books covering the pyschosocial literature related to the family, including psychology, sociology, and medicine. To access this database, ask at the Reference desk.
Click here for additional sources of current information.
Statistical Information
Introductory Sources
- Encyclopedia of World Crime. 1992. (HV 6017 E54)
- Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice. (ref HV 6017 E52)
Books
Books Reviews
Bibliographies
Grab one of these! They will help you chose and narrow your topics and provide you with books and articles you might not find anywhere else. Most of these bibliographies are ANNOTATED, which means each book, section of a book, or periodical article is summarized.
- Acquaintance and Date Rape. 1994. (ref Z 5703.4 R35 A28)
- Capital Punishment: An Annotated Bibliography. 1988. (ref Z 5703.4 C36 R3)
- Comparative Criminology: An Annotated Bibliography. 1991. (ref Z 5703 B44)
Topics include: social control and cross-national data on crimes.
- Crime and the Elderly: An Annotated Bibliography. 1988. (ref Z 5703.4 A35 A33)
Topics include: crimes against the elderly: elderly as criminals:prevention programs, etc.
- Crime in America: Historical Patterns and Contemporary Realities: An Annotated Bibliography. 1985. (ref Z 5703 C67)
Topics include: social reactions to crimes: victims: crimes of violence: white collar crime: organized crime: criminal causation, etc.
- Criminal Justice Ethics: Annotated Bibliography. 1991. (ref Z 5703.4 C73 S36)
Topics include: ethical issues dealing with the police, courts, corrections, and victim's rights.
- Homicide: A Bibliography. 1993. (ref Z 5703.4 M87 J47)
Topics include: the murderer and the victim and the causes and prevention of murder.
- Rape: A Bibliography: 1976-1988. l991. (ref HV 6558 B38 1991)
- Rape and Sexual Assault. 1991 (ref HV 6561 R369)
- "Situational Analysis of Crime and Deviance." Annual Review of Sociology 19 (1993): 113-137.
Current Information
Fact Sheets
Statistical Information
Introductory Sources
- The Encyclopedia of Child Abuse. 1989. (ref HV 6626.5 C57 1989)
- The Encyclopedia of Violence: Origins, Attitudes, Consequences. 1993. (ref HM 291 D4857 1993)
Books
Book Reviews
Bibliographies
Grab one of these! They will help you chose and narrow your topics and provide you with books and articles you might not find anywhere else. Most of these bibliographies are ANNOTATED, which means each book, section of a book, or periodical article is summarized.
- Abuse of the Elderly: Issues and Annotated Bibliography. 1988. (ref HV 1451 A286 1988)
- Acquaintance and Date Rape: A Bibliography. 1994 (ref Z 5703.4 R35 A28)
- Child Are Crises. 1992. (ref HQ 778.7 U6 R44)
- Families in Transition: An Annotated Bibliography. 1988. (ref 5118 F2 S23)
Topics include: single parents, child custody, parental kidnapping, children of divorce, working parents and latchkey kids, etc.
- The Troubled Family. 1982. (ref HV 699 P35)
Current Information
Fact Sheets
Government Information
Internet Resources
Statistical Information
Introductory Sources
- American Families: A Research Guide and Historical Handbook. 1991. (ref HQ 535 A585 1991)
- The Encyclopedia of Marriage, Divorce,and the Family. 1989. (ref HQ 9 D38)
- Marriage, Family, and Relationships: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia. 1994. (ref GN 480 B76)
Books
Bibliographies
Grab one of these! They will help you chose and narrow your topics and provide you with books and articles you might not find anywhere else. Most of these bibliographies are ANNOTATED, which means each book, section of a book, or periodical article is summarized.
- Changing Perspectives on the American Family. Annual Review of Sociology (1987): 193-216. (HM 1 A763 1987)
- Inventory of Marriage and Family Literature. Annual. (ref Z 7164 M2 I58)
- Divorce and the American Family. Annual Review of Sociology (1990): 379-403. (HM 1 A763)
- Economic Costs of Marital Dissolution: Why Do Women Bear a Disproportionate Cost? Annual Review of Sociology (1991): 51-78. (HM 1 A763)
- Families in Transition: An Annotated Bibliography. 1988. (ref 5118 F2 S23)
Topics include: single parents, child custody, parental kidnapping, children of divorce, working parents and latchkey kids, etc.
- The One-Parent Family in the 1980s: Perspectives and Annotated Bibliography. 1985.
- Parenthood and Psychological Well-Being. Annual Review of Sociology. (1987): 237-257. (ref HM 1 A763 1987)
- Research on Stepfamilies. Annual Review of Sociology (1988): 25-48. (HM 1 A763 1988)
Current Information
Data Sets and Data Archives
Government Information
Statistical Information
Internet Resources
Introductory Sources
- Encyclopedia of Homosexuality. 1990. (ref HQ 76.25 E53 1990)
Books
Book Reviews
Bibliographies
Grab one of these! They will help you chose and narrow your topics and provide you with books and articles you might not find anywhere else. Most of these bibliographies are ANNOTATED, which means each book, section of a book, or periodical article is summarized.
- Homosexuality: A Research Guide. 1987. (ref Z 7164 S42 D96)
- Sociological Research on Male and Female Homosexuality. Annual Review of Sociology (1988): 125-147. (HM 1 A763 1988)
Books
Current Information
Internet Resources
Statistical Information
Introductory Sources
- Encyclopedia of Social Work. 1987. (ref HV 35 S6 1987)
- Encyclopedia of Sociology. 1992. (ref HM 17 E5 1992)
- Handbook of Sociology. 1988. (ref HM 51 H249 1988)
Books
Bibliographies
Grab one of these! They will help you chose and narrow your topics and provide you with books and articles you might not find anywhere else. Most of these bibliographies are ANNOTATED, which means each book, section of a book, or periodical article is summarized.
- Role Portrayal and Stereotyping on Television: An Annotated Bibliography. 1985. (ref Z 7711 S53 1985)
Statistical Information
Tests and Measures
- Gender Roles: A Handbook of Tests and Measures. 1990. (ref HM 253 B43 1990)
Introductory Information
- Dictionary of Polling: The Language of Contemporary Opinion Research. 1992. (ref HM 261 Y684)
Books
Book Reviews
Current Polls
- Gallup Poll Newsletter
- Gallup Report. Monthly. (shelved on 2nd floor)
- General Social Survey. (access via campus computer)
- Public Opinion Quarterly. (shelved on 2nd floor)
- Public Opinion Poll (Roper Center for Public Opinion)
Full text collection of public opinion polls are available in LEXIS-NEXIS, Reference Library, Polls & Surveys. To enter NEXIS click here.
- Social Science Data Archives
Older Polls
- The Gallup Poll. 1935- (ref HN 90 P8 G33)
- Index to International Public Opinion. 1978-1993. (ref HM 261 I552)
Introductory Sources
- International Handbook on Race and Race Relations. 1987. (ref HT 1521 I485)
- Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ehtnic Groups. 1980. (ref E 184 A1 H35)
Specific Racial and Ethnic Groups
Introductory Sources
- The African-American Almanac. 1994. (ref E 185 A37)
- Encyclopedia of African-American Civil Rights. 1992. (ref 185.61 E54)
Bibliographies
Grab one of these! They will help you chose and narrow your topics and provide you with books and articles you might not find anywhere else. Most of these bibliographies are ANNOTATED, which means each book, section of a book, or periodical article is summarized.
- Voices of the Spirit: Sources for Interpreting the African American Experience. 1995. (ref Z 1361 N39 g56)
Discusses books on historical and contemporary topics: slavery, reconstruction, civil rights, migration, and urbanization.
- Afro-American Nationalism: An Annotated Bibliography of Militant Separatist and nationalist Literature. 1986. (ref Z 1361 N39 H47)
- Black Adolescence: Current Issues and Bibliography. 1990. (ref Z 1361 N39 B495)
Topics include: psychosocial development, drug abuse, suicide, family, career choices, sexuality and teen parenting.
- The Black Family in the U.S.: An Annotated Bibliography. 1986. (ref Z1361 N39 D355)
- Blacks in the American Armed Forces, 1776-1983. 1985. (ref Z 1249 m5 D38)
Lists books and articles covering the American Revolution through the post-Vietnam era.
- Black Children and American Institutions. 1988. (ref 1361 N39 W34)
Lists sources related to African-American children and major institutions such as education, criminal justice system, child welfare services, etc.
- Blacks on Television: An Annotated Bibliography. 1985 (ref Z 1361 N39 H53)
- Demography of the Black Population in the U.S. 1983. (ref Z 1361 N39 M6)
Topics include: fertility, marriage, birth control, mortality, migration, urbanization, and population growth.
- Women of Color and Southern Women: A Bibliography of Social Science Research, 1975-1988. 1988. (ref Z 7964 U49 W637)
Topics include: culture, education, employment, family health, political activism and social movements.
Current Information
- Index to Black Periodicals. Annual.
Lists articles from African-American magazines and journals. You will find items here that you will not be able to locate in other periodical indexes. To access, ask at the Reference Desk
Click here for additional periodical articles on African-Americans.
Statistical Information
- Black Americans: A Statistical Sourcebook. 1994. (ref E 185.86 B5238)
Includes statistics for population, housing, birth and death rates, education, elections, crime, income, agriculture, etc.
- Statistical Record of Black America. 1990 (ref E 185.5 S83)
Use this source to complement the above Black Americans: A Statistical Sourcebook. Although not as current, it will contain additional information, especially relating to attitudes, values and behavior, military affairs, the professions, leisure, and business and economics.
- Negroes in the U.S., 1920-1932. (ref E 185.6 U5853)
Statistical tables compliled by Bureau of the Census give extensive information on blacks during this time period.
- Click here for additional statistical information.
- Alternative Press Index 1969 to the present
A good source for articles discussing sociological topics from "alternative" or radical press periodicals. To access, ask at the Reference Desk.
- Chicano Database
Indexes articles from Chicano periodicals and periodicals in the socio-behavioral sciences. To access, ask at the Reference Desk.
- Family Resources 1970 to the present
Provides references to articles and books covering the pyschosocial literature related to the family, including psychology, sociology, and medicine. To access this database, ask at the Reference desk.
- Index to Black Periodicals. Annual
Lists articles from African-American magazines and journals. You will find items here that you will not be able to locate in other periodical indexes. To access, ask at the Reference Desk.
- Lexis/Nexis
Excellent source for current social, business, and legal topics published in newspapers, magazines, and some journals. Lexis/Nexis does not contain research from scholarly sociological journals.
- Sociological Abstracts 1963 to the present
Provides references to articles, reviews, books, case studies, conference papers in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. To access this database, ask at the Reference desk.
- Social Science Citation Index 1972 to the present
Covers journals not covered in Sociological Abstracts. In addition, allows searching by citation i.e., who has cited whom. To access this database, ask at the Reference desk.
- Social Sciences Index 1974 to the present
Excellent starting point for scholarly research relating to socio-behavorial topics. Not as comprehensive as Sociological Abstracts or Social Science Citation Index.
Book Reviews
- Why should you bother with book reviews? Good book reviews:
- Indicate the content of the book;
- Establish the authoritativess of the book;
- Provide additional information for your term paper.
To locate book reviews, begin with these indexes:
- Book Review Index (for location ask at Reference Desk)
- Book Review Digest (for location ask at Reference Desk)
- Social Sciences Index (via computer)
RESEARCH TIP! To get the best book reviews, search at least 3 years after date of the book's publication. Many of the best book reviews do not appear in the same year as when the book was published.
Books
Statistical Information
- U.S. Census
Use this source to find statistics for population (sex, race, age,etc.), housholds, income, poverty levels, educational attainment, etc.
These internet sources provide information and access to datasets for social scientists.
Internet Resources
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