Finding Scholarly Articles on Sociology Topics
The databases and journals listed below are good starting points for research in a broad range of sociology topics. If you would like help with searching a specific database or journal, or help with databases in general, please do not hesitate to ask a librarian.
Recommended Databases
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowScholarly, popular, and trade articles from 1975-present in all fields. (Partially paid for by INSPIRE: Indiana's Virtual Library.)
- Criminal Justice Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowU.S. and international journals including information for professionals in law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, and industrial security.
- ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowU.S. Department of Education sponsored comprehensive database of education literature. (Access provided by INSPIRE: Indiana's Virtual Library.)
- Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowFull-text articles from ethnic, minority, and native presses in English and Spanish from 1959-present.
- Family & Society Studies Worldwide (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowCoverage of research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development, and Social Welfare, 1970-present.
- GenderWatch (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowAcademic, grey, and popular literature supporting research in LGBTQ studies; family studies; gender and women's studies; 1970-present.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowInterdisciplinary, full-text scholarly articles, books, and primary sources. Coverage back to the first issue of journals; embargo on some current content. Library subscribes to the following archival databases: All Arts & Sciences (I-IV); Ecology and Botany I; Health & General Sciences; and Life Sciences.
- Social Sciences Citation Index (1987-present) This link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences. A database in Web of Science.
- Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowSubjects including addiction studies, ethics, public welfare, urban studies, and more. (Access provided by INSPIRE: Indiana’s Virtual Library.)
- Social Services Abstracts (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowIndex of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
- Social Theory (Alexander Street Press) This link opens in a new windowDocuments exploring the complexities and interpreting the nature of social behavior and organization.
- SocINDEX with Full Text (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowJournals, books, and conference papers, 1908-present.
- Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowIndex of the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowInterdisciplinary index that provides citations for high impact journals. Useful for forward citation searching. (Does not support Internet Explorer as a browser)
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