Home: Sociology: Articles & Journals

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SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study.
Sociology Database This link opens in a new window
Sociological and social work research including culture and social structure, history and theory of sociology, social psychology, substance abuse and addiction, and more.

JSTOR - Sociology
Directly search the Sociology subject heading of JSTOR from this link.

Social Science Database This link opens in a new window
Research covering topics in sociology, social work, anthropology, and politics.

CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Indexing for over 1,200 nursing journals, abstracts for over 250 journals, and full text for over 300 health journals.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
Indexes over 750 journals in the field of education from 1966 to present.
Criminal Justice Database This link opens in a new window
Research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Magazines and journals on many subjects, includes peer-reviewed and scholarly works; full text available.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles in over 375 core academic journals with back-files lacking only the most recent 3 -5 years.
Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
Information from over 1,800 scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers on a wide range of topics.

Quick Tips for ASA Style
From the American Sociological Association, this style sheet has been provided to assist students studying sociology in properly citing and referencing their papers and essays.
ASA Citation Style - OWL at Purdue
From the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University, this website offers guidance for in-text citations, reference lists, and more for the ASA format.