Course Guides: Sociology

Courses listed in the General Catalog, 2008/2009:

• SOCL 2000: Introduction to Sociology
• SOCL 2050: Contemporary Social Problems
• SOCL 2090: Criminology
• SOCL 2500: Marriage and Family
• SOCL 2510: Human Relations
• SOCL 2550: Selected Topics in Sociology
• WGNS 2500: Women and Gender Studies

• Printable Guides & Handouts
• Suggested Databases
• Seledted E-Book Sources
• Locations of Sociology Resources in the Library
• Selected Books in the Library
• Online Resources

PRINTABLE GUIDES & HANDOUTS:

• Course Guide Handout - Sociology (PDF)

SUGGESTED DATABASES:

• Academic Search Complete - Provides full-text articles from more than 5,500 multi-disciplinary, scholarly journals and publications.



• CQ Researcher - Provides in-depth, non-biased full-text articles on topics and issues in the news. Includes a bibliography of sources.



• Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia - Provides over 25,000 full-text encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subjects.



• Legal Collection - Provides full-text articles from nearly 250 scholarly law journals pertaining to current issues, studies, thoughts, and trends of the legal world.



• Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection - Provides full-text coverage of over 550 journals and publications pertaining to behavioral science fields.



• SocINDEX with Full-Text - Provides Sociology articles and information with over 390 full-text journals, over 720 full-text books, and over 6,700 conference papers.



• World Book Advanced - A full-text encyclopedia, atlas, dictionary, image gallery, primary documents, news, and a Louisiana Resource Guide.

SELECTED E-BOOK SOURCES:

(NOTE: You will need a NetLibrary account to access NetLibrary e-books from off-campus. Please see the tutorial, Accessing & Using NetLibrary for more information.)

• NetLibrary - Provides access to over 55,000 ebooks (electronic copies of printed books, often in PDF format) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. NetLibrary has an easy to use search interface.



• Example ebook: Criminal Sociology by Enrico Ferri.



• Example ebook: The Food of Paradise: Exploring Hawaii's Culinary Heritage by Rachel Laudan.



• Example ebook: Culture and Customs of Brazil by Jon S. Vincent.



• Book Collection (Non Fiction) - Provides full-text articles from 3,500 books on civics, social studies, science, careers, health, sports, hobbies, technology, and more. Use your Library User ID to log into the database from off-campus.
  
  
  • Example ebook: The Maori: Indigenous People of New Zealand excerpted from Australia & New Zealand's Heritage & Environment; 2007, p104.
    
    
• Google Book Search - Many full-text ebooks in PDF format, free and available to download. Google Book Search has an easy search interface with option to see only full-text titles.
  
  
  • Example ebook: Natural History of Hawaii by William Alanson Bryan.
    A full-text ebook found on Google Book Search that has cultural information on Hawaii, including information about the people, food, clothing, etc.

LOCATIONS OF SOCIOLOGY RESOURCES IN THE LIBRARY:

Sociology-related topics can be found in resources located in these Library of Congress call number ranges:

• D900 to DU900 - Topics: Culture, ethnicity, and history of countries and regions of Asia and Europe.



• E to E806 - Topics: Culture, ethnicity, and history of the United States.



• F200 to F380 - Topics: Culture, ethnicity, and history of Louisiana.



• F380 to F2000 - Topics: Culture, ethnicity, and history of the North, Central, and South America, and the Caribbean.



• G to G199 - Topics: Cultural and political geography.



• GN300 to GV1835 - Topics: World cultures, customs, foods, sports, etc..



• H to HA4700 - Topics: Social science research, profiles, demographics, and statistics.



• HB849 to 871 - Topics: Population and demographics.



• HM to HV9955 - Topics: Social issues, sociology, gender and sexuality issues, family issues, marriage, parenting, aging, poverty, crime, substance abuse, forensics, and criminal justice.



• JC571 - Topics: Human rights.



• K to KZ - Topics: Law and justice.

A guide to the Library of Congress Classification System can be found here: LC Classification User Guide.

SELECTED BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY:

Search the RPCC Library Catalog for books and other resources located in the Library. Here are some examples of books available:

• Countries and Their Cultures
  Call number: GN 307.C68 2001, in 4 volumes.



• Culture and Customs of India
  Call number: DS 423.H42 2002.
  The Library has Culture and Customs books about many countries and cultures.



• CultureShock! Tokyo: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette
  Call number: DS 896.5.M67 2005.
  The Library has CultureShock! and similar books about many countries and cultures.



• Encyclopedia of Family Life
  Call number: HQ 534.E53 1999, in 5 volumes.



• Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
  Call number: GT 2850.E53 2003, in 3 volumes.



• Ethnic Groups Worldwide
  Call number: GN 325.L46 1998.



• Statistical Abstract of the United States 2007
  Call number: HA 202.S797 2007.



• World Book Encyclopedia
  Call number: AE 5.W55 2005, in 22 volumes.



• Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations
  Call number: G 63.W67 2001, in 6 volumes.

ONLINE RESOURCES:

• CIA World Fact Book
  Information about every country in the world, including the people, political system, economy, geography, etc.



• FedStats
  Links to U.S. government statistics sites, including demographic, ethnic, and population information.



• Internet Public Library: Social Sciences
  Links to authoritative, quality web resources pertaining to social sciences topics, including ethnicity, culture, race, gender, sexuality, anthropology, psychology, sociology, etc.



• ROPER Center Public Opinion Archives
  Provides over 50 years of public opinion survey results, including opinion polls on social issues, such as crime, abortion, immigration, women and work, the death penalty, and race relations.



• UNESCO Institute for Statistics
  Provides statistics on over 200 countries regarding education, literacy, science and technology, culture and communication.



• United Nations Statistics Division
  Global statistics, including demographic, ethnic, economic, and population information.

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