Sociology Sources
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Cornell Library
Catalog
Catalog of the holdings of Cornell University Library system.
WorldCat
Comprehensive international library catalog which incorporates
the records of peer institutions for the purpose of resource sharing.
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Dissertations
ProQuest
Dissertations & Theses
Dissertations
published from 1980 forward include 350-word abstracts written by the author.
Master’s theses
published from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. More than 600,000
are available in PDF formats for immediate free download. Citations
to pre-1980 dissertations also included.
Dissertation
Abstracts
This definitive subject, title and author guide to virtually every
American dissertation from 1861-1980.
Tips
for Locating Dissertations
Strategies for locating dissertations from both Cornell and non-Cornell
degree candidates.
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Articles/Papers
Web
of science: Social sciences citation index (SSCI)
ISI citation databases are multidisciplinary databases of journal articles
and book reviews. You can find where your professor's works have been
cited and whose work your professor has cited.
Sociological
abstracts (OCLC Web : 1963- )
This index contains citations from 1,500 journals covering sociology,
social work, and other social sciences.
ECONLIT
(OCLC Web: 1969- )
Index of books, journal articles, dissertations, and articles in books.
Subjects covered in include economic theory and history, fiscal theory,
econometrics, agricultural economics, public finance, demography, monetary
theory, international economics and others.
ERIC
(WebSPIRS Web : 1966- )
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) is an information system
sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education that generates the U.S.
national bibliographic database covering the literature of education.
The ERIC database consists of two files: the Resources in Education
(RIE) file of document citations and the Current Index to Journals in
Education (CIJE) file of journal article citations from over 750 professional
journals. Many of the documents are available in Mann Library's ERIC
Microfiche, and education journals can be located via the Library’s
online catalog.
Proquest
Research Library (Proquest)
Covers an extensive number of periodicals, including both
general interest magazines and scholarly journals in the social sciences,
humanities and sciences. Also included are citations and abstracts
to selected television and radio programs. Full text of many articles
is provided.
Sage
Race Relations Abstracts
The abstracts provide current information on race relations including
discrimination, education, employment, health, politics, law and legislation.
Each quarterly issue offers summaries of journal articles, books and
conference papers from around the world.
Population
Index on the Web
A searchable and browsable database containing 46,035 abstracts of demographic
literature cited in Population Index in the period 1986-2000.
NBER working papers
NBER researchers initially report their findings in these scientific
papers aimed at other professional economists. Nearly 700 NBER Working
Papers are published each year, and many subsequently appear in scholarly
journals.
Race/Ethnicity
and Religion
A web-based project that facilitates informed study and discussion of
issues related to race, ethnicity and religion on the Cornell campus
and in the U.S.
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Online Journals
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e-Journals
This site allows you to search for the 20,000+ electronic journals licensed
by the Cornell University Library.
JSTOR
JSTOR is a searchable database containing the full text back
issues of several hundred scholarly journals in the humanities, social
sciences, mathematics, music, ecology and botany, business and other
fields. Last 5 years of journals are not
available through JSTOR.
American Journal of Sociology
Current
issues (University of Chicago Press)
Back issues
(JSTOR)
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background information
International
encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences
The printed edition of this online database runs to 24 volumes plus
2 index volumes. Both are alphabetically organized and extensively cross-referenced
throughout.
Dictionary
of the Social Sciences. Oxford Reference Online Premium
edited by Craig Calhoun.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2002. 563 p.
Also in print at:
Location: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: H41 .D53x 2002 +
Dictionary
of Sociology. Oxford Reference Online Premium
edited by Gordon Marshall.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998, 2nd ed. 710 p.
Also in print at:
Location: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: HM17 .C66x 1998
The
Blackwell dictionary of sociology : a user's guide to sociological language
2nd ed./ Allan G. Johnson. Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
413 p.
Also in print at:
Location: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: HM425 .J64x 2000
Encyclopedia of sociology.
2nd ed./ Edgar F. Borgatta, editor. New York : Macmillan,
c2000. Vol. 1-5 with Index
Also in print at:
Location: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: HM17 .E56 2000 +
Academic sociologists provide background articles with references
on 370 major topics and themes.
Encyclopedia of social theory
edited by George Ritzer. Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, c2005
Location: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating)
Call number: HM425 .E47 2005 + v. 1-2
Over 300 entries examine key theories and the theorists behind them.
Encyclopedia of American Social Movements
edited by Emmanuel Ness. Armonk, NY : Sharpe Reference, c2004
Location: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating)
Call number: HN57 .E594 2004 + v.1-4
This four-volume set examines every significant social movement in American
history, covering each movement's goals, tactics, and impact, as well
as
its leaders.
Encyclopedia of social measurement
edited by Kimberly Kempf-Leonard. San Diego, Calif. ; London : Academic,
2005.
Location: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: H62.E53 .E53 2005 + v. 1-3
Guide to methodology including techniques, theories, designs, applications,
sampling and statistics.
Annual
review of sociology
Palo Alto, Calif., Annual Reviews Inc. v. 1- 1975-
Synthesizes the primary research literature and identifies the principal
contributions in sociology and its subfields. A keyword search option
accesses authoritative articles by specific topic, methodology or theory.
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and Statistics
Data Archives:
CISER
Data Archive
The Data Archive of the Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research
(CISER) maintains a collection of machine-readable social and economic
data sets, consisting of over 19,000 online files and thousands of studies
on CD-ROMs and diskettes. It is also a centralized facility for information
services on numeric data files, their acquisition, storage, maintenance,
and processing.
ICPSR
This web page provides search and browsing access to abstracts and
data sets in the world's largest archive of computerized social
science data at the Inter-University Consortium for Political
and Social Research (ICPSR). ICPSR Direct allows Cornellians to download
data directly from links in the ICPSR catalog of holdings after they provide
name, Cornell affiliation, department, and e-mail address. After registering,
you may obtain data by entering your e-mail address and using
a Cornell IP address. Access to off-campus Cornell users is provided by
the Cornell University Find Databases function.
The CISER Data Archive can assist students in downloading the complete
files.
US Cross-sectional and time series:
GSS
The General Social Surveys (GSS) are designed as part of a program of
social indicator research, replicating questionnaire items and wording
in order to facilitate time-trend studies. This collection is a cumulative
dataset that merges all data collected as part of the General Social
Surveys from 1972 to the present. GSS files are available from the CISER
Data Archive or ICPSR.
The NORC-GSS cumulative data file 1972-2002 on CD-ROM
is available in the Olin Library Electronic Text
Center.
IPUMS
The Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) consists of thirty-seven
high-precision samples of the American population drawn from fifteen
federal censuses and from the American Community Surveys of 2000-2003.
It assigns uniform codes across all the samples and brings relevant
documentation into a coherent form to facilitate analysis of social
and economic change.
DataWeb
Sponsored by the U.S. Census Bureau, DataWeb provides access across
the Internet to demographic, economic, environmental, health and other
databases housed in different systems in different agencies and organizations.
The statistics, census data and survey data are in a collection of systems
and software that provide data query and extract capabilities, as well
as data analysis and visualization tools, i.e., the DataFerrett.
CPS
The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of about 50,000
households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. The CPS is the primary source of information on the labor
force characteristics of the U.S. population as well as on a variety
of topics including school enrollment, income, health, voting, and fertility.
This government site provides search software for documents or the data.
2000
Census
The U.S. Census Bureau provides this gateway to data from the decennial
census. The site provides a range of access from packaged and searchable
tables to downloadable data and GIS files.
ARDA
The American Religion Data Archive (ARDA) collection includes quantitative
data on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and
religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations). The
web site facilitates comparisons across data files by allowing users
to search data files on topics of interest, download and compare the
results. Also provided are links to related sites as well as maps and
reports on religious congregations and membership.
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Databases - Statistical Information
Among many other sites providing access to statistical information
about the U.S. are the governmental sites:
Nongovernmental sites include:
US Longitudinal:
NELS
For the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS) a
representative sample of eighth-graders were first surveyed in the spring
of 1988. A sample of these respondents were then resurveyed through
four follow-ups in 1990, 1992, 1994, and 2000, on a range of topics
including: school, work, and home experiences; educational resources
and support; the role in education of their parents and peers; neighborhood
characteristics; educational and occupational aspirations; and other
student perceptions. Files are available from the National Center for
Education Statistics.
PSID
The Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) is an ongoing data collection
effort begun in 1968 in an attempt to fill the need for a better understanding
of the determinants of family income and its changes. The questions
asked fall generally under the headings of economic status, economic
behavior, demographics, and attitudes. Specifically, they deal with
topics such as employment, income sources and amounts, housing, car
ownership, food expenditures, transportation, do-it-yourself home maintenance
and car repairs, education, disability, time use, family background,
family composition changes, and residential location. Files are available
from the CISER Data Archive or the ICPSR data archive.
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Public
Opinion Surveys
This CISER Data Archive site provides links to the most frequently cited
opinion polls and surveys including the NORC, Public Opinion Online
including iPOLL, and Roper.
Polling
and Public Opinion Data: A Research Guide
A guide prepared by Cornell Librarians focusing primarily on sources
of data and reference titles.
Roper
Center for Public Opinion Research
This site includes sources in opinion polling such as Gallup,
Harris, Roper; ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC; Los Angeles Times, New York Times,
USA Today and the Wall Street Journal. The database is maintained by
the Roper Center, a non-profit education and research organization in
the field of public opinion, polls and public policy and accessed through
LN Academic. To link to the Roper Center iPOLL site go to the iPOLL
login page and enter your e-mail address. On your first login, you'll
be asked to register. After your first visit, your e-mail address acts
as your login. Using iPOLL from the Roper Center site requires that
you use the site directly from a Cornell IP address on the Ithaca campus.
Poll
track
Database of over 5,000 public opinion surveys on political
races, important issues and national figures. The section "Polling
on key issues" provides a searchable archive of past opinion
poll results on such topics as: Abortion · Affirmative Action
· Civil Rights · Crime · Death Penalty ·
Drugs · Education · Gay & Lesbian Issues ·
Gender & Politics · Gun Control · Health Care ·
Immigration · The Internet · Morality · Poverty
· Race Relations · Religion · Social Issues ·
Terrorism
Polling
the nations
A compilation of more than 14,000 surveys conducted by more than 700
polling organizations in the United States and more than 80 other countries
from 1986 to the present. Each of the nearly 350,000 records reports
a question asked and the responses given.
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Find Maps
Maps
& Geospatial Information
An overview of print and digital resources in the Library, on campus
and on the Internet.
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a free online GIS class from ESRI's Virtual Campus
Students, faculty and staff can take free courses on ArcGIS, ArcView,
ArcMap and other ESRI geographic information systems.
Modern
Language Association language map
Using data from the U.S. 2000 Census, this MLA site offers interactive
mapping to show the density of speakers of thirty-seven languages and
language groups. The Language Map illustrates the density of language
speakers in zip codes and counties and allows comparisons between languages
or states. The Data Center provides the numbers of speakers of languages
in a specific state, county, zip code, metropolitan area, or town. The
site provides data documentation with links and a Quick Tour for getting
started.
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Find Web Sites
Social Science
Information Gateway : Sociology
A comprehensive list of links to best sites for data, journals, discussion
groups, societies, centers, resource guides, etc., with options for
networking professionally and personalizing access.
Evaluating
Web Resources
Useful guidelines for evaluating web resources.
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Citation Management
ASA style guide.
American Sociological Association.
Washington, D.C. : The Association, c1997. 39 pages. Print second edition.
Location: Olin Library
Call Number: HM73 .A54x 1997
Bibliographic Software:
RefWorks is a web-based program that allows you to
easily collect, manage, and organize bibliographic references by interfacing
with databases. RefWorks also interfaces directly with Word, making
it easy to import references and incorporate them into your writing,
properly formatted according to the style of your choice. For more information
and to sign up for an account: http://www.refworks.cornell.edu
EndNote allows you to build your own database of
bibliographic references from a variety of resources, including library
catalogs and periodical indexes. EndNote interfaces with several standard
word processing programs and provides direct connections to resources,
making it easy to import references and incorporate them in your writing.
EndNote (or RefWorks) is highly recommended for researchers. EndNote
workshops are regularly held on campus
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Professional
Associations
American Sociological Association
Population Association of America
American Statistical Association
International Sociological Association
ISA Research Committee 28
on Stratification and Mobility
Society for the Advancement
of Socio-Economics
American Economic Association
Academy of Management
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