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SOCIOLOGY RESEARCH
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SELECTED
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ANTHROPOLOGY
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Anthropological Papers of the
American Museum of Natural History
http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/6
“…monographic volumes (published continuously since 1907) that include some
of the great ethnographies of the 20th century, particularly on North
American Indians.”
Anthropology Resources on the Internet
http://www.anthropologie.net/
Arranged by countries and regions as well as topics and
institutions.
National Anthropological Archives
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/
Website of the National Anthropological Archives
and Human Studies Film Archives, an institution that
provides a collection of "historical and contemporary anthropological
materials that document the world's cultures and the history of the
discipline".
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ARCHAEOLOGY |
Archaeology Info
http://www.archaeologyinfo.com/
Site includes resources such as human evolution
overviews, links to useful sites, and a glossary of archaeology terms.
Egyptology Resources
http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/egypt/
A web resource from the University of Cambridge that
features journals and publications, organizations and societies, and an
abundance of material on Egypt.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
http://eawc.evansville.edu/
This site from the University of Evansville offers
insight into the Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Islam, and
Europe.
Mesoweb: An Exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures
http://www.mesoweb.com/
"Links and articles devoted to ancient Mesoamerica and
its cultures: the Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacano, Zapotec, Mixtec, Toltec,
Aztec and others." (ipl.org)
The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient
Egypt
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2002/egypt/index.htm#about
This 2002 online exhibit from the National Gallery of Art
includes a virtual tour, slideshows, maps, and resources related to ancient
Egypt.
Society for American Archaeology
http://www.saa.org/
This international organization offers career
opportunities, educational materials, and links to related publications in
all areas of archaeology.
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BOOKS |
The electronic books
listed below are available through the
CCM Library Catalog
Absent Fathers?
London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook HQ756.8 .A25 2002eb
Annihilating Difference : the Anthropology of
Genocide. Berkeley, Cal. : University of California Press, 2002.
eBook HV6322.7 .A64 2002eb
Bernardes, Jon. Family Studies : an
Introduction. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook
HQ515 .B47 2002eb
Brookey, Robert Alan. Reinventing the Male
Homosexual : the Rhetoric and Power of the Gay Gene. Bloomington, Ind.
: Indiana University Press, 2002.
eBook QP81.6 .B76 2002eb
Chapman, Karen. The Sociology of Schools.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook LC191.8.G7 C5 2002eb
Connolly, Paul. Racism, Gender Identities and
Young Children : Social Relations in a Multi-Ethnic, Inner-City Primary
School. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook
BF723.P75 C65 2002eb
Darling, Rosalyn Benjamin. The Partnership
Model in Human Services : Sociological Foundations and Practices. New
York : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.
eBook HV43 .D2 2002eb
Davies, Charlotte Aull. Reflexive Ethnography :
a Guide to Researching Selves and Others. London ; New York :
Routledge, 2002.
eBook GN345 .D37 2002eb
Dentler, Robert A. Practicing Sociology.
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.
eBook HN29.5 .D46 2002eb
Families at Work : Expanding the Boundaries.
Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2002.
eBook HD4904.25 .F359 2002eb
Gorawara-Bhat, Rita. The Social and Spatial
Ecology of Work : the Case of a Survey Research Organization. New York
: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.
eBook HF5548.8 .G664 2002eb
Grant, Jim. The Archaeology Coursebook : an
Introduction to Study Skills, Topics and Methods. London ; New York :
Routledge, 2002.
eBook CC83 .G7 2002eb
Holman, Thomas. Premarital Prediction of
Marital Quality or Breakup : Research, Theory, and Practice. New York :
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2002.
eBook HQ734 .H869 2002eb
Inside the American Couple : New Thinking/New
Challenges. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2002.
eBook HQ801 .I67 2002eb
Just Living Together : Implications of
Cohabitation on Families, Children, and Social Policy. Mahwah, NJ : L.
Erlbaum Associates, 2002.
eBook HQ803.5 .J87 2002eb
Masculinity
Studies & Feminist Theory : New Directions. New York : Columbia
University Press, 2002.
eBook HQ1088 .M375 2002eb
Mays, Simon. The Archaeology of Human Bones.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook
GN70 .M39 2002eb
Race and Intelligence : Separating Science from
Myth. Mahwah, N.J. : Erlbaum, 2002.
eBook BF431 .R27 2002eb
The Radical Sociology of Durkheim and Mauss.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook HM22.F8 D8724 2002eb
Shanley, Mary Lyndon. Making Babies, Making
Families : What Matters Most in an Age of Reproductive Technologies,
Surrogacy, Adoption, and Same-Sex and Unwed Parents. Boston : Beacon
Press, 2002.
eBook HQ536 .S4816 2002eb
Smart, Carol. Feminism and the Power of Law.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook K370 .S63 2002eb
Social Work and Minorities : European
Perspectives. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook
HV3177.E85 S63 2002eb
Social Work and Minorities : European
Perspectives. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook
HV3177.E85 S63 2002eb
Sociolegal Control of Homosexuality
: a Multi-Nation Comparison. New York : Kluwer Academic
Publishers, 2002.
eBook HQ76.25 .S65 2002eb
Weatherford, Roy. World Peace and the Human
Family. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook JX1953 .W39 2002eb
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CULTURAL STUDIES
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Association of American Geographers
http://www.aag.org/
Offers career information, publications, and a section on international
geography.
IGC Internet
http://www.igc.org/
Institute for Global Communications site that includes PeaceNet and
WomensNet and an examination of rights, conflict resolution, and
organizations worldwide.
National Atlases: Presenting the Nation’s Cultural Geography
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/census2.html
“Historical overview of statistical atlases and census maps that express
the cultural landscape of the United States” from the Library of
Congress American Memory collection.
Population
Reference Bureau
http://www.prb.org/
Guide to statistical data on individual countries and socioeconomic data on
those areas. Social statistical database also has demographic statistics,
available keyword searches, and gender-based web sites. Almost every
annotated link connects to the individual organization’s web site.
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
Census 2000 information, estimates and projections, current surveys on
poverty, housing, income, and economics.
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DATABASES |
Academic Search Premier
Expanded Academic
JSTOR |
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DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
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Deviance and Social Control
http://www.sociology.org.uk/ddeviate.htm
Covers basic concepts and theories, subcultures, and suicide.
Deviant Behavior
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/tf/01639625.html
Offers some online content to journal dealing with social deviance.
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GENDER STUDIES
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Feminist Majority Foundation Online
http://www.feminist.org
Features news and events, a census research center, foundation resources, a
gateway to Internet resources, global feminism, and reproductive rights.
Also includes various links to feminist arts, literature, and entertainment.
There is a library that provides links to feminist journals and a Feminism
Career Center that lists job opportunities and internships.
Feminist Theory Website
http://www.cddc.vt.edu/feminism/index.html
Virginia Tech University’s Center for Discourse and Culture is the source
for "research and materials for students, activists, and scholars of women’s
conditions". Accessible in English, Spanish, and French, covered fields
include feminist theory, different national/ethnic feminists and individual
feminists. Well-organized and frequently updated.
Gender and Sexuality
Studies
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2711
Includes general resources as well as subject-specific sites.
International Gender Studies Resources
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/GlobalGender/
“…offers general and specific bibliographies and filmographies on issues
pertaining to women and gender”.
National Organization for Women
http://www.now.org
Official web site that covers key issues such as: Abortion and Reproductive
Rights, Affirmative Action, Economic Equity, Global Feminism, Legislation,
Lesbian Rights, Racial and Ethnic Diversity. This comprehensive and
informative link also provides data on chapter and state contacts and
extensive resources in the field of Women’s Studies.
WSS Links: Women and Gender Studies Web Sites
http://libr.org/wss/WSSLinks/index.html
Extensive and organized link of Yale’s Women Studies department that
supplies direct access to general sites, archives, culture, education,
health, politics, science and technology, theology in regard to women. Also
provides directories, bibliographies, and links to reference works and
organizations.
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GENERAL SOURCES |
Allyn & Bacon Sociology Links
http://www.abacon.com/sociology/soclinks/
General links to sociology mega sites on a wide range of subjects, including
family, religion, race inequality, culture, deviance, social change, gender
theory, violence and abuse. Excellent for research in specialized fields of
sociology.
American Sociological Association
http://www.asanet.org/
Official web site provides an online list of publications, employment
listings in the field, career information on sociological specialties,
career preparation, job prospects, and graduate training.
The SocioLog : Julian Dierkes' Comprehensive Guide to
Sociology On-Line
http://www.sociolog.com/
Links to general and specialized fields. Domestic and international
societies, public institutions and foundations, research institutions and
centers, web pages devoted to great sociologists, data archives and
journals.
A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/index.html
Comprehensive link to general sociological resources, sociological theory,
data resources, methods and statistics, guide to writing a research paper,
and specific topics: Death and Dying, Social Psychology, Marriage and Family
Life, Social Gerontology, Gender and Society, Race and Ethnicity.
Sociology Gateway - Directory of Online Sociology Resources
http://www.academicinfo.net/soc.html
Annotated directory of Internet resources, meta-indexes and general works.
Employee links for sociologists (ASA page), "Timeline of Sociology", links
to famous sociologists, sociology institutions and academic departments,
statistical data.
SocioSite
http://www2.fmg.uva.nl/sociosite/
Sociological information system based out of the University of Amsterdam.
This valuable resource covers extensive subject areas, provides access to
electronic journals, electronic libraries, social service data archives and
research centers. Also supplies general directories and mega-indexes, links
to worldwide institutions and international organizations, as well as
professional organizations.
The SocioWeb : Your Independent Guide to Sociological
Resources on the Internet
http://www.sonic.net/~markbl/socioweb/
Useful links and categories, some of which include: Net Indexes and Guides,
Commercial Sites, Giants of Sociology (web pages devoted to individual
sociologists), Journals, Sociological Theory, Sociological Associations,
Surveys and Statistics, University Departments, Writings.
WWW
Virtual Library: Sociology
http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/w3virtsoclib/
Includes helpful information on associations and organizations, provides an
ample directory of resources and research centers, and an examination of
famous sociologists and their theories.
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JOURNALS |
Social Sciences
http://wc5ca4yl9r.search.serialssolutions.com/?V=1.0&L=WC5CA4YL9R&S=SC&C=SO |
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MARRIAGE & FAMILY
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ChildStats.gov
http://childstats.gov/index.asp
Includes detailed data tables on child population, racial and ethnic
characteristics, child behavior and social environment, and family structure.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
http://www.childwelfare.gov/
"Formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, Child Welfare
Information Gateway provides access to information and resources to help
protect children and strengthen families."
Marriage & Family Processes
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/family.html
Includes general resources as well as extensive coverage of family relations
and structure, cultural factors and matters of gender, age and sex, family
violence, coupling, marriage and parenting, divorce, adoption, and single
parents.
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MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
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The Medical
Sociology Section Homepage
http://dept.kent.edu/sociology/asamedsoc/
Sponsored by the American Sociological Association, this resourceful web
site contains information on social and behavioral scientists in the social
contexts of health, illness, and health care, including societal impacts on
the medical care system. Links to research and data resources for medical
sociology (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of
Health, etc.) Also carries employment listings, journal links pages
(citations only), and medical sociology related web sites. Well-organized
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RACE & ETHNICITY |
American Studies Web
http://lamp.georgetown.edu/asw/
General links to cultural and ethnic resources from Georgetown University.
Minority Studies
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2721
Multicultural links to minority cultures around the world. Also provides
general resources and specialized links.
Race and Ethnicity Online
http://www.apsanet.org/~rep/
Includes resources for teaching and research, links to other websites and
academic programs as well as book recommendations.
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SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
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Hartford Institute for Religion Research
http://www.hartfordinstitute.org/
This site provides a social scientific study of religious groups. It
includes professional societies and associations, links to sociologists of
religion and their individual home pages, bibliographies and journal
articles, research resources for the sociological study of religion, and
general sites for sociological and religious studies.
Religion Online
http://www.religion-online.org/
More than 900 articles and chapters as well as full texts by recognized
religious scholars. Geared for professionals and general seekers of
exploration of religious issues. Extensive library, all written from the
perspective of scholarly research.
Religious Studies - Directory of Online Resources for the
Academic Study of Religion
http://www.academicinfo.net/Religion.html
Links to meta-indexes and comparative religion directories, libraries and
archives, societies, centers, and associations.
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TUTORIALS |
ArchAtlas
http://www.archatlas.dept.shef.ac.uk/Home.php
"...aims to provide a visual summary of spatial processes in prehistoric and
early historic times, ..., and to illustrate the locations of key
archaeological sites.
Sampling in Social Research
http://teach.citl.ohiou.edu/sampling/
Geared to explain the uses of probability sampling and demonstrate
applications of various sampling strategies.
Sociology Virtual Exploration
http://www.wadsworth.com/sociology_d/special_features/virtualtours.html#
Provides an Introduction to sociological resources on the World Wide Web.
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WORK & OCCUPATIONS
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Families and Work Institute
http://www.familiesandwork.org/
“…provides data to inform decision-making on the changing workforce,
changing family and changing community.” |
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SELECTED LIBRARY RESOURCES
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AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS |
Caught in the Crossfire : [Children
of Gay and Lesbian Parents]. Princeton, NJ : Films for the
Humanties & Sciences, 2002.
Video HQ777.8 .C384 2002
Cross-Cultural Communication : How
Culture Affects Communication. [S.l.] : distributed by Insight
Media, [2005?].
Video HM1211 .C72
Diversity Rules OK! : the
Changing Nature of Families. New York : Distributed by Insight
Media, 2002.
Video HQ706 .D584 2002
Gender. New York, N.Y. :
Distributed by Insight Media, 2002.
Video HQ23 .G46 2002
It was a Wonderful Life. [New York] :
Docurama : Distributed by New Video Group, 2003, c1992.
DVD
HV1445 .I87 2003
Matters of Race. [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS
DVD Video (PBS Video), 2003.
DVD E184.A1 M298 2003d/VideoE184.A1
M298 2003
The New Americans. [Chicago, Ill.] : Home
Vision Entertainment, 2003.
Video HM843 .N49 2003
Out of the Past : the Struggle for
Gay and Lesbian Rights in America. Woodland Hills, CA : Ardustry
Home Entertainment, [2005].
DVD RC558 .O97 2005
Race : the Power of an Illusion. [San
Francisco, Calif.] : California Newsreel, 2003.
Video GN269 .R33
2003
Sunset Story. Burbank, Calif. : Capital
Entertainment, 2005, c1976.
DVD HQ1061 .S86 2005
Understanding Healthy Relationships and
Sexuality. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004.
DVD HQ23 .U52 2004
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BOOKS |
Down to Earth Sociology : Introductory Readings.
(13th ed.) New York : Free Press, 2005.
Reserve HM586 .D68 2005
Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender History in America. New York, NY: Charles Scribner's
Sons/Thomson/Gale, 2004.
Reference HQ76.3.U5 E53 2004
Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in
America. Farmington Hills, MI : Charles Scribner's Sons, 2004.
Reference GV53 .E53 2004
Erera, Pauline Irit. Family Diversity :
Continuity and Change in the Contemporary Family. Thousand Oaks, Calif.
: Sage, 2002.
HQ536 .E73 2002
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and
Family. (2nd ed.) New York : Macmillan Reference USA, 2003.
Reference
HQ9 .E52 2003
Kennedy, Randall. Interracial Intimacies : Sex,
Marriage, Identity, and Adoption. New York : Pantheon, 2003.
KF511 .K46 2003
Lareau, Annette. Unequal Childhoods : Class,
Race, and Family Life. Berkeley : University of California Press,
2003.
HQ767.9 .L37 2003
Olson, Steve. Mapping Human History : Genes,
Race, and Our Common Origins. Boston [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin, 2003,
c2002.
QH455 .O474 2003
Owen Vandersluis, Sarah. Ethics and Cultural
Policy in a Global Economy. Houndmills, Basingstoke, England ; New York
: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
HM621 .O9 2003
Race and Ethnicity in America : a Concise
History. New York : Columbia University Press, 2003.
E184.A1
R244 2003
Talty, Stephan. Mulatto America : at the
Crossroads of Black and White Culture : a Social History. New York :
HarperCollins, 2003.
E184.A1 T35 2003
Tatum, Beverly Daniel. "Why are All the Black
Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?" : and Other Conversations About
Race. New York : Basic Books, [2003].
E185.625 .T38 2003
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JOURNALS |
American Anthropologist (1968-1994)
The American Journal of Sociology (1950-1995)
American Sociological Review (1936-1994)
Anthropological Quarterly (1970-1992)
Archaeology (1979-1993)
Current Anthropology (1969-1988)
Expedition (1988-1991)
Families in Society : the Journal of Contemporary Human Services
(1990-1997)
Family Process (1979-1998)
Family Relations (1984-1994)
Human Organization : Journal of the Society for Applied Anthropology
(1973-1992)
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography (1988-1994)
Journal of Marriage and the Family (1964-1994)
Journal of Popular Culture (1967-1994)
Marriage and Family Living (1939-1963)
Social Casework (1920-1989)
Social Psychology Quarterly (1978-1988)
Social Work (1984-1994)
Sociological Inquiry (1985- )
Sociology and Social Research (1967-1992)
Sociometry (1937-1977)
Work and Occupations (1985-1993)
Workbench (1988-1991)
Working Woman (1976-1994)
World of Work (1995- )
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