Revision (c.2008) of the classic first edition. Features new articles and biographies contributed by scholars from around the world on a wide array of global topics in the social sciences.
Sociology
Major Research Tools
Data
Tool for locating, downloading and visualizing census data and other demographic information from current and historic sources. Includes the entire US Census from 1790 to 2000, all annual updates from the American Community Survey, and the Religious Congregations and Membership Study from 1980 to 2000.
Index
Coverage: 1908-present.
Indexes journal articles, books, and conference papers in sociology. Includes a substantial amount of full text.
Index
Coverage: 1975-present
Index covering the journal literature of the social sciences. Allows you to search for a topic, an author, or for articles that cite a known author or work. (Help using Web of Science for cited reference searching)
Other Suggested Research Tools
Full-text, Index
Index coverage: vol. 1 - present; Full-text coverage: 1996-present
Full text of articles reviewing the scholarly literature for a variety of topics in the physical, biomedical, and social sciences.
Full-text
Coverage: Current 10 years
Weekly reports on "hot" topics. Each report focuses on one topic and includes an explanation of the issues, a "pro and con" debate feature, a chronology, and a bibliography that can lead to additional resources. Especially useful for political and social issues.
Data, Full-text
Coverage: 1935-present
Searchable database of results from Gallup polls.
Full-text, Index
Coverage: 1963 to present
Results of weekly public opinion polls conducted by Harris Interactive.
Data
Contains data from the 1790-1960 US Housing and Population censuses. Browse by state or county by topic, produce tables, and/or create ratios. Also includes "Map it" feature which generates interactive maps at the national, state or county levels.
Index
Coverage: 1907-1984
Index of major journals in the humanities and social sciences
Data
Social science datasets available for download and analysis in statistical software. Datasets are made available through the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research. Note: ICPSR data downloads from off-campus are currently not possible. If you would like to access ICPSR from off-campus for searching only, use this link instead of the one above.
Data, Full-text
Quantitative and qualitative data about the Lehigh Valley. Includes public opinion data, election polls, and research papers (e.g.,"The Effects of Gambling in the Lehigh Valley"). Requires free registration.
Data, Full-text
Data on international migration and refugee trends by country. Includes country profiles with discussions of migration policies and patterns and detailed data on foreign-born residents of the U.S.
Full-text
Essays on problems related to social movements and social change. Includes "dialogues" between scholars and activists.
Full-text, Reference
Athabasca University's social science dictionary has over 1000 entries covering the disciplines of sociology, criminology, political science and women's studies.
Index
Coverage: 1970-present.
Indexes journal articles, books, and technical reports on population, family planning, and related issues. In addition, POPLINE focuses on particular developing-country issues including demography and population and the environment.
Data
Provides abstracts and indexes of statistical information from U.S. government publications from 1973, state and private sources from 1980, and documents from international organizations from 1983.
Gateway
Collegial online meeting place for sociology. Includes links to prominent international journals, key readings from major sociologists, newsgroups, more. From the University of Amsterdam.
