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Course Guides: Sociology and Women & Gender Studies

Courses listed in the General Catalog:

  • 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:

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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.

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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.)

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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.

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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.

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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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