LibGuides: Sociology: General

Highlighted Sociology-related databases

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Military & Governement Collection (EBSCO)
Full-text journals and periodicals pertaining to all branches of the military and government. It is designed to offer current news to military members, analysts, policy makers, students and researchers.

National Atlas of the U.S.
The National Atlas Program has ended. Some of their data and content have moved to other sites. This link will direct you to a list of those sites.

Opposing Viewpoints
Information on hot topics and issues; access to pro/con essays, primary resources, video and image files, websites, academic journals, and more.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO)

Access to over 500 full-text psychology journals.
Social Sciences (ProQuest)

Search 12 social science databases simultaneously.

Search 12 social science databases simultaneously – CBCA, ebrary, OxResearch, ProQuest Career and Technical Education: Social Sciences, ProQuest Criminal Justice, ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest Political Science, ProQuest Psychology Journals, ProQuest Religion, ProQuest Research Library: Social Sciences, ProQuest Social Science Journals, and ProQuest Sociology.
Statista
The leading global statistics online portal.

JSTOR - Sociology Journals

The World Factbook (CIA)
A great resource to find facts and demographics on countries and includes brief explanations and history summaries.
Consumer Health Database (ProQuest)
Journals and magazines focusing on health subjects.
Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text (EBSCO)
Access to full-text articles on television and film, includes Variety movie reviews from 1914 to present and images from the Image Archive.

Highlighted General Databases

Most of the time, social issues are connected with a variety of disciplines. Think outside the box and see what other disciplines' insight and research has to offer your topic.

Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO)
Comprehensive, multidisciplinary database providing access to full-text journals, magazines, newspapers, book reviews, and more.
Business Databases (ProQuest)

Search 13 business databases simultaneously – ABI/INFORM Complete, Accounting & Tax, Banking Information Source, CBCA Complete Business, ebrary ebooks, Hoover’s Company Profiles, OxResearch, ProQuest Asian Business & Reference, ProQuest Career and Technical Education: Business, ProQuest Entrepreneurship, ProQuest European Business, ProQuest Research Library: Business, and Snapshots.
CINAHL (EBSCO)
Nursing and health literature, including scholarly journals, books, dissertations, and conference proceedings.
Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO)
Access to scholarly, full-text communication and mass media journals; coverage dates back to 1915.
CQ Researcher
Reports on hot topics and issues, includes topic overview, pro/con essays, and a list of additional resources.
EBook Central
Access over 100,000 ebooks covering a wide range of academic disciplines.
Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text (EBSCO)
Access to full-text articles on television and film, includes Variety movie reviews from 1914 to present and images from the Image Archive.
JSTOR
Multidisciplinary database with scholarly journals, ebooks, reviews, and pamphlets. Use Journal Filter to narrow down by discipline/subject.
Military & Governement Collection (EBSCO)
Full-text journals and periodicals pertaining to all branches of the military and government. It is designed to offer current news to military members, analysts, policy makers, students and researchers.
Military Database (ProQuest)
Access to full-text articles covering government and military branches; articles date back to the early 1990's.
ProQuest Central
A multidisciplinary, aggregated database; search multiple ProQuest databases simultaneously for ebooks and scholarly articles.
PsycARTICLES (EBSCO)
Full-text psychology database.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO)

Access to over 500 full-text psychology journals.
PsycINFO (EBSCO)

This database from the American Psychological Association’s (APA) is a renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations; It is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.
Religion Database (ProQuest)
Religion Database provides a wide range of primarily full-text periodicals and other sources for diverse religious and spiritual studies, covering formal theological studies and commentary on topics of general interest from the perspectives of many worldwide religions. As well as scholarly journals there are many titles from religious publishing bodies and nondenominational organizations. The resource reflects a wide spectrum of religious belief systems and supports the global study of religion.

Anthro LibGuide

Sociology and Anthropology are closely related in the fields they cover and the methodology they use.

Anthropology LibGuide

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