Sociology
FIND BOOKS
URSUS, available on Mariner, is the University of Maine System’s shared online book catalog.
FIND ARTICLES
Sociological Abstracts [Mariner] Comprehensive and international index that covers literature in sociology and
related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
Academic Search Premier [Mariner] Full-text articles and index to scholarly and popular periodicals.
JSTOR [Mariner] Digital archive of core scholarly journals in arts, humanities, general science and social
sciences. Historical collection covering complete run of each journal from its inception to generally
2-5 years ago.
Project Muse [Mariner] Complete articles from scholarly journals in humanities, arts, social sciences and
sciences.
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts [Mariner] Indexes articles in sociology and social services.
GLBT Life [Mariner] Complete articles and index to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender literature.
Social Sciences Index 1974-2003 [Index tables]
New York Times Historical [Mariner] America’s newspaper of record. Exact reproductions of entire issues of The New York Times from its first issue in 1851 up to the last two to three years. For current coverage, use LexisNexis Academic, ProQuest Newspapers, or the New York Times link.
New York Times [Mariner] Index to and full text coverage from 1999 to the present.
LexisNexis Academic [Mariner] Complete articles and indexing to many US and international newspapers.
ProQuest Newspapers [Mariner] Like LexisNexis Academic: full-text articles and indexing to US and international newspapers.
New York Times Index 1952-2002 [Index Tables] NYTis available full-text online 1851+.
New York Times Historical Index [Mariner] Indexing to 19th and early 20th century New York Times articles.
PAIS [Mariner] Public affairs and social policy including social welfare issues.
Contemporary Women’s Issues [Mariner] Articles on broad range of issues related to women. International in scope.
DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Encyclopedia of Sociology [Ref HM 17 .E5]
Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology [Ref HM 425 .J64]
Dictionary of Sociology [Mariner—see Oxford Reference Online under “Indexes & Databases”]
Dictionary of the Social Sciences [Ref H 41 .D53 & Mariner—see Oxford Reference Online under “Indexes & Databases”]
Sociology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources [Ref HM 51 .A24]
Continuum Encyclopedia of Modern Criticism and Theory [Ref PN 94 .C695]
Encyclopedia of Social Work [Ref HV 35 .S6]
Social Work Almanac [Ref HV 90 .G53]
Social Science Encyclopedia [Ref H 41 .S63]
Encyclopedia of American Social History [Ref HN 57 .E58]
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture [Ref E 169.1 .S764]
Encyclopedia of Global Population and Demographics [Ref HB 871 .N43]
Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia [Ref HQ 75 .H63]
Gay and Lesbian Atlas [Ref HQ 76.3 U5 G355]
Encyclopedia of Aging [Ref HQ 1061 .E53]
Graying of America [Ref HQ 1064 .U5 K39]
Encyclopedia of Death and Dying [Ref HQ 1073 .E543]
Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence [Ref HQ 772 .G27]
Encyclopedia of Adolescence [Ref HQ 796 .E58]
Growing Up in America [Ref HB1323 .C52 U658]
Encyclopedia of Child Abuse [Ref HV 6626.5 .C57]
Encyclopedia of Suicide [Ref HV 6545 .E87]
Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups [Ref E 184.A1 H35]
Ethnic Cultures of America [Ref E 184 .A1 F57]
Dictionary of Race and Ethnic Relations [Ref GN 496 .C37]
Facts about American Immigration [Ref JV 6465 .B73]
Human Sexuality [Ref HQ 9 H846]
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior [Ref HV 5804 .E53]
Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America [Ref BL 2525 .M45]
Oxford Reference Online [Mariner] Listed under “Indexes & Databases” in Mariner.
STATISTICAL SOURCES
Statistical Abstract of the United States [Ref HA 202 .A3 or http://www.census.gov/statab/www/]
Finding Statistics Online [Ref HA 33.5 .B47]
U.S. Census Bureau [http://www.census.gov]
American FactFinder [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet]
Maine: 2000. Summary Population and Housing Characteristics [Ref HA 411.5 2000]
Maine: Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics [Ref HA 411.5 S63]
State Rankings [Ref HA 214 .S87]
A Statistical Portrait of the United States: Social Conditions & Trends [Ref HA 214 .S73]
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book [Ref HA 202 .S84]
State Profiles: The Population and Economy of Each U.S. State [Ref HA 203 .S74]
County and City Data Book [Ref HA 202 .A36]
Country and City Extra: Annual Metro, City, and County Data Book [Ref HA 203 .C68]
Statistical Handbook on the American Family [Ref HQ 536 .S727]
Statistical Handbook on Aging Americans [Ref HQ 1064 .U5 S695]
Statistical Handbook on Women in America [Ref HQ 1420 .T34]
Women’s Atlas of the United States [Ref G 1201 .E1 G5]
Statistical Handbook on Adolescents in America [Ref HQ 796 .S8237]
Kids Count Data Book: State Profiles of Child Well-Being [Ref HQ 792 .U5 C37]
Maine Kids Count [Ref HQ 792 .U5 M2]
Statistical Handbook on Violence in America [Ref HN 90 V5 S833]
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
The Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Guide to Selected Sources [Ref Z 7161 .S648]
Women’s Studies: A Recommended Core Bibliography [Ref Z 7963 .F44 L63]
A Short Guide to Writing about Social Science [Ref/Reserve H 91 C78]
WEB SOURCES
See Katz Library Internet Resources for a list of Web directories @ http://www.uma.edu/libraries.html.
A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/index.htm l
SocioWeb http://www.socioweb.com/~markbl/socioweb/
WWW Virtual Library: Sociology http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/w3virtsoclib/
SocioSite http://www.pscw.uva.nl/sociosite/
Poverty Related Links http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/irp/links/povlinks.htm