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Sociology: Journal and Newspaper Articles


This database is a major source for articles on sociology-related topics:



database photoSociological Abstracts
(via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)

Citations and abstracts of publications in sociology and related disciplines.

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These general databases cover many topics, including sociology and related disciplines:



database photoAcademic OneFile

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Full-text articles, citations and abstracts covering all subjects.
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database photoProQuest

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Full-text articles, citations and abstracts covering all subjects.

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database photoWilson OmniFile Fulltext

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Full-text articles, citations and abstracts covering all subjects.

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database photoOpposing Viewpoints Resource Center
(via GaleNet)

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Full-text "pro" and "con" essays and articles on controversial social issues.

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database photoCQ Researcher

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CQ Researcher provides overviews and analyses of current issues.

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database photoJSTOR

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Full text archival issues of over 120 journals in the arts and sciences. To obtain a list of available journals dealing specifically with politics, select “Browse,” and then select “Political Science.” Alternatively, you can search for specific articles on your topic using keywords under the “Search” heading.

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These databases cover the alternative and ethnic press:



database photoAlt-Press Watch

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Newspapers, magazines, and journals of the alternative and independent press.

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database photoEthnic NewsWatch

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Newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press.

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These two databases have full text newspaper articles:



database photoLexisNexis Academic

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Hundreds of regional, national, and international newspapers; business publications, and much more.

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database photoProQuest Newspapers

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Nine national newspapers including the Los Angeles Times and Wall Street Journal.

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These databases and indexes focus more narrowly on social services, criminal justice, interpersonal violence, and child abuse and adoption, respectively:



database photoSocial Services Abstracts
(via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)

Citations and abstracts of articles covering topics in social work, human services, and related areas.

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database photoNCJRS
National Criminal Justice Reference Service

government documents

Citations and abstracts of publications on issues of criminal justice.

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book imageViolence and Abuse Abstracts
1995-present

also available online

Guide to literature on interpersonal violence and abuse. Each issue includes over 300 abstracts from books, articles, government publications, and scholarly papers.

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Ref HM281 .V48

Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor




database photoChild Abuse, Child Welfare, and Adoption

User ID: nisc0243
Password: child

Citations and abstracts on the treatment of children.

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These databases cover articles on sociology-related topics, but from a wide variety of disciplinary perspectives:



database photoEducation Full Text
(via WilsonWeb)

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Education Full Text contains full-text articles, citations, and abstracts from over 478 core international periodicals, monographs, and yearbooks in education research. It covers more than 90 periodicals not indexed in ERIC.

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database photoERIC
(via EBSCOhost)

The most important database in the field of education, with nearly a million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. See also the free Gov. ERIC web site.

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database photoPsycINFO
(via EBSCOhost)

Citations and abstracts from nearly 2000 publications in the field of psychology and the psychological aspects of related disciplines.

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database photoAmerica: History and Life
(via EBSCOhost)

Citations and abstracts for publications covering all aspects of U.S. and Canadian history, culture, and current affairs.
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database photoHistorical Abstracts
(via EBSCOhost)

Citations and abstracts for publications covering world history (excluding the U.S. and Canada).

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database photoHLAS Online
Handbook of Latin American Studies

Citations to publications related to Latin American topics in the social sciences and humanities, compiled by the Library of Congress.

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database photoHAPI Online
Hispanic American Periodicals Index

Citations to publications covering Latin America, the Caribbean and Hispanics in the U.S.

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database photoBibliography of Asian Studies

Citations to worldwide publications on East, Southeast, and South Asia.

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database photoAnnotated Bibliography of Antisemitism

A collection of databases covering publications on antisemitism.

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This is an electronic journal that provides reviews of studies in sociology:



database photoAnnual Reviews

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Full-text articles in the biomedical sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences.

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