Sociology, n.
1. a. The study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society.
educational, political sociology, etc.: see the first element.
1843 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 53 397 These are to constitute a new science, to be called Social Ethics, or Sociology. 1851 Fraser's Mag. 44 452 The new science of sociology, as it is barbarously termed. 1873 H. SPENCER Study Sociol. iii. 59 Sociology has to recognize truths of social development, structure and function. 1897 L. F. WARD Social Philos. I. iv. 66 The nature of this being, man, whose associative habits form the chief subject of sociology. 1932 S. WEBB & B. WEBB Method Social Study i. 3 Sociology is concerned not with the individual man, regarded as a living organism.., but with relations among men. 1951 J. A. SPAULDING & G. SIMPSON tr. E. Durkheim (title) Suicide. A study in sociology. 1977 R. HOLLAND Self & Social Context ix. 260 A college would rather fall below its intake targets and lose revenue than take in sociology students. 1980 Daily Tel. 17 Apr. 10/8 He told me that he taught sociology and I told him straight that hogwash was not one of my subjects. 1998 J. M. BARBALET Emotion, Social Theory, & Social Structure (2001) i. 9 Resistance to the idea of a causal capacity of emotion in social life and social processes follows fairly directly from the present state of sociology. 2003 M. ALI Brick Lane ii. 29 This is what I am studying in the sub-section on Race, Ethnicity and Identity. It is part of the sociology module.
b. The sociological aspects of a subject or discipline; a particular sociological system.
1865 Princeton Rev. Apr. 347 He makes the speculations and discoveries of some physicists on the correlation and conservation of forces, a germ out of which he goes on to develope the materialistic sociology of the philosophy we are about to examine. 1893 Yale Law Jrnl. 3 5, I desire to see founded..a professorship of the ethics of jurisprudence, or the sociology of jurisprudence. 1916 E. EHRLICH in Harvard Law Rev. 29 582 Mr. Justice Holmes has suggested a criticism of my book on the sociology of law..in that he finds therein no reference to Montesquieu. 1928 P. A. SOROKIN Contemp. Sociol. Theories i. 40 It will be more convenient to discuss his [sc. Weber's] sociology in the chapters on the sociology of religion. 1980 Eng. World-wide 1 179 The sociology of language..uses linguistic information as a means of describing social phenomena. 1992 S. RESTIVO Math. in Sci. & Hist. x. 174 As in all instances of social life, in mathematical culture too folk sociologies develop that compete with or complement professional sociologies. OED, 2009
Finding Articles
Indexes to ArticlesIndexes which contain citations, abstracts, and/or full text of journal articles.
CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,700 serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers. Records added after 1974 contain in-depth and nonevaluative abstracts of journal articles.
The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide extensive access to educational-related literature. The ERIC database corresponds to two printed journals: Resources in Education (RIE) and Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE). Both journals provide access to some 14,000 documents and over 20,000 journal articles per year.
An interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic, minority and native presses. This current database begins its coverage in 1990.
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!
GenderWatch™ provides authoritative historical and current perspectives on the evolution of gender roles. GenderWatch supports gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) studies; family studies; gender studies, and women's studies with a unique interdisciplinary approach. Combining more than 200 academic, gray, and popular literature titles, GenderWatch provides researchers with more than 100,000 articles on wide-ranging topics like sexuality, religion, societal roles, feminism, eating disorders, day care, and the workplace.
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), established in 1962, is an integral part of the infrastructure of social science research. ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction, and offers training in quantitative methods to facilitate effective data use. To ensure that data resources are available to future generations of scholars, ICPSR preserves data, migrating them to new storage media as changes in technology warrant. In addition, ICPSR provides user support to assist researchers in identifying relevant data for analysis and in conducting their research projects.
The PAIS International database contains references to more than 460,000 journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more. Newspapers and newsletters are not indexed.
JournalsA selective listing of most often used print and electronic sociology journals available at IUPUI University Library. If a call number is listed, it is available in print.
Reference Materials
The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology - REF HM425 .J64 2000 Dictionary of Sociology - REF HM425 .L397 2001 Encyclopedia of Aging - REF HQ1061 .E534 2002 v.1-v.4 Encyclopedia of Community - REF HM756 .E53 2003 v.1-v.4 Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice, 2nd Edition - REF HV6017 .E52 2002 v.1-v.4 Encyclopedia of Criminology & Deviant Behavior - REF HV6017 .E53 2001 v.1-v.4 Encyclopedia of Race and Ethnic Studies - REF GN495.6 .C37 2004 Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender - REF HQ16 .E53 2004 v.1-v.2 Encyclopedia of Sociology , 2nd Edition - REF HM425 .E5 2000 v.1-v.5 Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures - REF HT108.5 .E53 2002 v.1-v.4 Handbook of Medical Sociology, 5th Edition - REF RA418 .H29 2000 Handbook of the Sociology of Mental Health - REF RC455 .H2874 1999 International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family - REF HQ9 .E52 2003 v.1-v.4 International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences - REF H41 .I58 2001 v.1-v.26 The International Handbook of Sociology - REF HM24 .I674 2000 Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women - REF HQ1115 .R69 2000 v.1-v.4 Women in World History - REF HQ1115 .W6 1999 v.1- v.17
Organizations & Associations
American Sociological Association
The American Sociological Association is the premier association of sociologists in the United States. Contains publication information, as well as resources for students, faculty, members, and the general public, including the Association's style guide. International Sociological Association
The International Sociological Association, founded in 1949 under the auspices of UNESCO, seeks to unite, combine, and represent sociologists all over the world.
Web Resources
Links to informative sites on the Internet related to sociology. Criminology and Criminal Justice Resources(although criminal justice at IUPUI is in SPEA, these resources will be useful for much sociological research) - Bureau of Justice Statistics
A statistical source maintained by the federal government that provides statistics on a wide array of criminological topics. Contains statistics on more types of crime than the FBI's UCR site. - Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
Housed at the University of Colorado, this site contains statistics and other information compiled by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence. - Justice Information Center
Provided by the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, this site provides information and statistics on all aspects of the criminal justice system. - Uniform Crime Reports
A collection of four years of crime statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, available in Adobe PDF format. Also presents news releases about the UCR, data collection guidelines, and miscellaneous statistical reports on topics like hate crimes and police officers killed and assaulted.
Demography Resources- Social Statistics Briefing Room (SSBR)
"The purpose of this service is to provide easy access to current Federal social statistics. It provides links to information produced by a number of Federal agencies." A one-stop location for finding demographic, criminal justice, and other statistical information from U.S. Government statistical resources. - Social Assets and Vulnerabilities Indicators (SAVI)
This tool, developed by IUPUI's Polis Center, provides detailed demographic information for central Indiana. Data is provided both in table form and graphically. A very useful site! - Statistical Resources on the Web - Sociology (University of Michigan)
Web site of the library at the University of Michigan with links to many government statistical reports. - United States Census Bureau
Web site of the U.S. federal government's primary gatherer of population and demographic information.
Gateways to Other Sociology Resources on the Web- Allyn and Bacon Sociology Links
This site provides a well-organized and fairly complete list of links to sociology sites on the Internet. Developed and maintained by Allyn and Bacon, a well-respected social sciences publisher. - The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)
This web site strives to democratize access to the best data on religion. Founded as the American Religion Data Archive in 1997 and going online in 1998, the initial archive was targeted at researchers interested in American religion, but has since expanded its scope to include international collections and features for educators, journalists, religious congregations and researchers. - Dead Sociologists' Society
A great site for biographical information on dead sociologists, along with good summaries of their theories. Also contains lots of links to other sociology sites. The organization of the site is a bit odd; scroll all the way to the bottom to enter. - Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
The Institute conducts rigorous research and disseminates its findings to address the needs of women, promote public dialogue, and strengthen families, communities, and societies. - Pew Global Attitudes Project
This web site funded primarily by the pew Charitable Trusts and directed by Andrew Kohut , makes available to the public data sets and reports on cross cultural public opinion surveys. - The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP)
- Sociological Research Online
- Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace
A site that sets out to stimulate the "sociological imagination" by featuring commentary, data analysis, essays, and links to sociology sites. Created and maintained by Dr. Michael Kearl, a professor at Trinity University. - Sociology Internet Resources
- SocioSite
This Web site provides access to Web resources in academic sociology. Contains an extensive list of subject areas. SocioSite is a project of the sociologists at the University of Amsterdam, and therefore has somewhat of a European focus. Still a good place to start for information about all aspects of academic sociology. - The SocioWeb: A Sociological Resource Center
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