Montgomery College Libraries > Course Related Pages > Sociology

Here is a sampling of our reference books.

G = Germantown Campus Library

R = Rockville Campus Library

T = Takoma Park Silver Spring Campus Library

World of Sociology, xreferplus, 2002

E-Book available to all current College students; authentication required.

Encyclopedia of Social Theory, Gale Virtual Reference Library, 2005

E-Book available to all current College students; authentication required.

Encyclopedia of Disability, Gale Virtual Reference Library, 2006

E-Book available to all current College students; authentication required.

International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (2001, 26 volumes)

(Ref. H 41 .I58 2001)    G R

Poverty in the United States: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, and Policy (2004, 2 volumes)

(Ref. HC 110 .P6 P598 2004)    R T

Encyclopedia of Social Theory (2005, 2 volumes)

(Ref. HM 425 .E47 2005)    R

Encyclopedia of Sociology (2000, 5 volumes)

(Ref. HM 425 .E5 2000)    G R T

World of Sociology (2001, 2 volumes)

(Ref. HM 585 .W67 2001)    R T

Encyclopedia of American Social History (1992, 3 volumes)

(Ref. HN 57 .E58 1992)    G R

Violence in America: An Encyclopedia (1999, 3 volumes)

(Ref. HN 90 .V5 V5474 1999)    R T

Encyclopedia of Family Life (1999, 5 volumes)

(Ref. HQ 534 .E53 1999)    R

Boyhood in America (2001, 2 volumes)

(Ref. HQ 775 .B635 2001)    R

Girlhood in America (2001, 2 volumes)

(Ref. HQ 777 .G5745 2001)    G R

Encyclopedia of Youth and War (2001)

(Ref. HQ 784 .W3 S54 2000)    R

Adolescence in America (2001, 2 volumes)

(Ref. HQ 796 .A33247 2001)    R T

Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women (2000, 4 volumes)

(Ref. HQ 1115 .R69 2000)    G R T

Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures, 2004 (2002, 4 volumes)

(Ref. HT 108.5 .E53 2002)    R

Encyclopedia of Disability (2006, 5 volumes)

(Ref. HV 1568 .E528 2006)    R

Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior (2001, 4 volumes)

(Ref. HV 5804 .E53 2001)    G R

Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures Around the World, 2004 (2004, 2 volumes)

(Ref. JV 6225 .E63 2004)    R

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Dictionaries define terms or concepts that you may encounter in your readings. Each of these online dictionaries are available only to current College students. You will be asked to provide your last name and College ID number.

The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology

Collins Dictionary of Sociology

Penguin Dictionary of Sociology

The Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science

Dictionary of Government and Politics, Peter Collin Publishing

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Statistical sources provide numerical data that can be used to make a point or to support a particular position on an issue.

Print and E-Books

U.S. Census 2000 State & County Statistical QuickFacts

E-Book available to current College students; authentication required.

Statistical Abstract of the United States

(current issue at Reference Desk)    G R T

Statistical Handbook On the World's Children

(Ref. HQ767.9 .K38 2002)    R T

Statistical Handbook On Racial Groups In the United States

(E184 .A1 H417 2000)    G

Statistical Handbook On the American Family

(Ref. HQ536 .S727 1999)    R T

Government Web Sites

U.S. Census Bureau

U.S. Census 2000; People & Households; Business & Industry; Geography; Fact Sheets; Statistical Abstract; Special Topics. (U.S. Census Bureau)

FedStats

"The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies." (U.S. Government)

usa.gov

The official Web site for the United States Government. (U.S. Government)

GPOAccess

"The U.S. Government Printing Office disseminates official information from all three branches of the Federal Government." (U.S. Government)

State and County QuickFacts

"Quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography." (U.S. Census Bureau)

Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2000

All industries in the United States. (U.S. Census Bureau)

Bureau of Justice Statistics: Spreadsheets

Information about crime and criminals by topic and by jurisdiction. (U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics)

National Center for Education Statistics

"[T]he primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. (U.S. Department of Education; Institute of Education Sciences)

National Center for Health Statistics

National Health Interview Survey 2005; Births; Deaths; Infant Deaths; State Health Profiles; Trends in Health & Aging; Obesity Stats; Mental Health Stats; Health E-Stats; etc. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Atlas of United States Mortality

"Released to the public on April 14, 1997, this atlas is the first to show all leading causes of death by race and sex for small U.S. geographic areas referred to as Health Service Areas (HSAs)." (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

U.S. Economic Accounts

Gross Domestic Product; Personal Income and Outlays; Corporate Profits; U.S. Balance of Payments; International Investment Position; Multinational Companies; etc. (U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis)

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Inflation & Consumer Spending; Wages, Earnings & Benefits; Productivity; Employment & Unemployment; Safety and Health; Occupations; Demographics; International; Industries; Geography; etc. (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Energy Information Administration

"Our mission is to provide policy-independent data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment." (U.S. Department of Energy)

National Institute on Drug Abuse: Trends and Statistics

Data on drug abuse rates, treatment trends, workplace trends, cost to society, etc. (National Institutes of Health, U.S. Government)

USDA Economic, Statistics, and Market Information System

Reports and datasets about commodities; field crops; economics and management; livestock, dairy, and poultry; specialty agriculture; trade and international. (Cornell University; U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Non-Government Web Sites

Institute for Social Research

(University of Michigan)

Stats

(Statistical Assessment Service, George Mason University)

Joint Center Databank

(Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies)

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Searching By Topic: Go into MC Library Catalog. Change the search engine setting to "Keyword Boolean" and create a search expression that consists of keywords (tend to be nouns), the Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), and punctuation (parenthesis used with OR, quotations marks for phrases):

violence AND (children OR women)

"minimum wage"

"self-image" AND (girls OR teens OR women)

"drug abuse"

sociology AND research

"social work" AND career

Request Book From Another Campus: Go into MC Library Catalog and use the REQUEST ITEM button at the top of the page.

Renew Books Online: Go into MC Library Catalog and use the MY ACCOUNT button at the top of the page.

Help: Speak to the reference librarian on duty or call the reference desk:

Germantown: 301-353-7853

Rockville: 301-251-7130

Takoma Park Silver Spring: 301-650-1536

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Searching: The collections below are enormous databases of citations, abstracts, and often the full text of articles that originally appeared in scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. To search for an article, use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), keywords (tend to be nouns), and punctuation (quotation marks for phrases, parentheses for OR). For example:

violence AND children AND (television OR tv)

"minimum wage" AND (poverty OR poor)

"self-image" AND (ads OR advertisements OR commercials)

"drug abuse" AND treatment AND medication

sociology AND research

Academic Search Premier

Full text articles from 5,000+ scholarly publications, indexing and abstracts for 3,500 peer-reviewed publications. Covers all subject areas.

Expanded Academic ASAP

Indexes over 3,500 titles; 2,000+ are full text. Covers all subject areas.

National Newspapers

Full text of New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Baltimore Sun.

CQ Researcher

In-depth analysis of social issues.

CQ Weekly

Weekly overview of legislation before the House and Senate.

Ethnic NewsWatch

Set the "Ethnic Group" option to limit your search to publications that have identified themselves as representing the point of view of a minority group.

Opposing Viewpoints

Use the directory on the opening page to locate information on current topics and controversial issues. Use tabs to access opinionated essays (Viewpoint Essays), statistics, primary documents, links to Web sites, and articles.

SIRS Knowledge Source

Full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political and global issues.

Sorting: Results can be sorted by date (most recent first) or relevance (highest occurrence of keywords).

Printing: Use the Print button in the database, not the Print icon or menu option in the browser.

Help: Read the Help or Search Tips information for the database; speak to the reference librarian on duty; or call the reference desk:

Germantown: 301-353-7853

Rockville: 301-251-7130

Takoma Park Silver Spring: 301-650-1536

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Comprehensive Listing of Social Science Journals at the Montgomery College Libraries

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Most of the Web sites listed below are gateway sites. Each site has gathered together links to many other Web sites that contain documents on specific topics in the field of sociology.

Allyn & Bacon Sociology Links

A Web site maintained by a publisher of college textbooks. Arranged by subject areas such as drugs, violence, and family, which lead you to Web documents.

Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace

A listing of Web sites in sociology; maintained by a sociology professor at Trinity University.

Research Resources for the Social Sciences

Click on sociology/anthropology for a long list of Web sites. Maintained by McGraw Hill Ryerson, another publisher of college textbooks.

dmoz: Open Directory Project: Sociology

User, beware: This site is like a wiki in that anyone can post links to it. Provides a wealth of links to sociology topics, journals, professional associations, etc.

Social Sciences Information Gateway

This British Web site allows the user to search within sociology topics such as politics, social welfare, and statistics.

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