Research Guides: SOCL 155: Foundations in Social Theory (HC): Finding Articles

Sociology Databases

Use these databases for focused searching in sociology literature.

ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts
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Contains scholarly, trade, and magazine articles on social problems, psychological issues, health care, and social services. Geared towards the helping professions.
ProQuest Sociology Database
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Find scholarly journal articles, dissertations, magazine articles, and reports in the areas of sociology and social work, including culture and social structure, history and theory of sociology, social psychology, substance abuse, and more. International in scope.
Sociological Abstracts
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Find journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations and conference papers in the fields of sociology, social work and related disciplines as far back as 1963. Includes Social Services Abstracts journals.

Contemporary Sociology
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(Published by the American Sociological Association)
Sociology Compass
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(Review articles in sociology)

Use these databases to find general and multidisciplinary resources on theory and case studies.

Anthropology Plus
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Use this database to find scholarly journal articles in Anthropology.
JSTOR
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Provides full-text and page images from many of the top journals in most academic disciplines. Coverage is from the inception of the journal through three to five years ago.
ProQuest Political Science Database
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Provides access to over 240 leading political science and international relations journals. This collection provides full-text of many core titles included in Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. Coverage from 1985 to present.
ProQuest Research Library
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Provides citations and full-text magazine and journal articles in a wide variety of disciplines, both scholarly and popular in scope. Covers 1971-present.