Sociology

Criminal Justice Abstracts (EBSCO)

Alternative Titles
Crime and Delinquency Literature
CJA
Description
Criminal Justice Abstracts, the criminology database from Sage Publications, Inc., contains comprehensive coverage of international journals, books, reports, dissertations and unpublished papers on criminology and related disciplines. Prepared in co-operation with the Criminal Justice Collection of Rutgers University Library, Criminal Justice Abstracts covers crime trends, crime prevention and deterrence, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, police, courts, punishment and sentencing. The database contains indexes and summaries of international journal articles, books, and governmental and non-governmental reports on virtually any topic in criminal justice. This information is indispensible for academic institutions and government agencies and departments where researchers are studying criminal justice, sociology, social work, law, and education.
Type
Article Index
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Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology

Description
Over 1800 entries, on all aspects of sociology. Includes introductions to sociological theories and research that have developed outside of the United States and Western Europe. Includes a timeline and extensive bibliographies. Published in print and online in 2007, with new articles added continuously. Edited by George Ritzer, University of Maryland.
Type
Encyclopedia
Coverage
2007-
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Human Resources Abstracts (EBSCO)

Description
Human Resources Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to human resources, including human resource management, employee assistance, organizational behavior, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains records carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline, such as: Journal of Human Resources, Personnel Psychology, and Work & Occupations.
Type
Article Index
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Social Explorer

Alternative Titles
SocialExplorer
Description

Social Explorer provides easy access to demographic information about the United States, from 1790 to present. Create maps and reports based on decennial censuses of 1940 to 2000.

Type
Statistics
Coverage
1790-2000

Encyclopedia of Sociology

Alternative Titles
Encyclopedia of Sociology (GVRL)
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Description
This classic reference has been updated to reflect many changes in society and in the field of sociology in recent years. Articles covering core issues such as race, poverty, violence, economics, pregnancy and abortion have been updated and expanded, and completely new articles have been written on topics such as the Internet, privacy and epidemiology. 5 v.
Type
Encyclopedia
Coverage
2nd edition 2001
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Bibliography of Asian Studies

Alternative Titles
BAS
Description

This online version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) contains records on all subjects (especially in the humanities and the social sciences) pertaining to the East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide from 1971 to the present. The online BAS contains the full data of all of the printed editions of the BAS issued from 1971 up to the 1991 edition (published in 1997), as well as tens of thousands of entries compiled since.

Type
Article Index
Coverage
1971 -
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Race Relations Abstracts (EBSCO)

Description
Race Relations Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, immigration studies, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Records are selected from many of the top titles within the discipline, including Race, Ethnicity & Education and Ethnic & Racial Studies.
Type
Article Index
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Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)

Alternative Titles
SSCI
Web of Knowledge SSCI
Web of Science SSCI
Description

A multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the social sciences. It indexes 1,700 journals spanning 50 disciplines.

Type
Article Index
Coverage
1900 -

International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences

Alternative Titles
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd ed (GVRL)
IESS2
IESS
Description
Second edition of the 8-volume IESS. Includes 3000 articles, including wealth and income distribution, economic aid, food production, water rights and health care.
Type
Encyclopedia
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Encyclopedia of Community

Alternative Titles
Encyclopedia of Community (GVRL)
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Description
Whether the reader is a student, researcher, or professional in the field of psychology, sociology, or even economics, this four-volume work will provide the necessary definitions of community beyond traditional views. 4 v.
Type
Encyclopedia
Coverage
2003
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