Sociology 305: Spring 2005

Sex and Gender in Society

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Some of the databases below contain both popular and research information. Be sure to evaluate the sources in these databases before using them.

Academic Search Elite
- A general database that contains both scholarly and popular journal sources.
- Many articles are available in full text.
- Full text current articles from such sociological journals as Annual Review of Sociology and American Journal of Sociology are available.
CWI (Contemporary Womens Issues)
- A specialized database indexing articles pertaining to women's issues from a number popular and scholarly sources.
- Includes links to some full text.
- Does not need to be accessed from the Articles and Databases page.
- Ask a librarian for the username and password.
Electronic Newspapers
- Click here to see assorted electronic newspaper sources available through the library's Web site.
- The library subscribes to several individual newspapers online, as well as collections of newspapers from around the world.
ProQuest Psychology Journals
- Nearly 300 full text journals, include sociology periodicals.
Sociological Abstracts (1962-present)
- The key print index for sociology.
- Contains citations from journals in sociology and related disciplines.
- Shelved alphabetically behind the Bound Periodicals section of the library (downstairs)

Use Illinet Online to determine if the library owns the journal in print or microfilm
Check the Fulltext Electronic Journal List for electronic access to journals.
- If the article you seek is unavailable from these sources, please request it through our online Interlibrary Loan article request form

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Examples of reference books that may be useful include:

Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th-century America. R 306.0973 B787
Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World. R 307.03 E56
Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd ed. R 301.03 E56 2000; also available through Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale World of Sociology [through xreferplus]
Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide. R 305.4203 G816
Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family. R 306.803 E56
Encyclopedia of Adolescence. R 305.235 E56
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. R 973.9 S143; also available through Gale Virtual Reference Library

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Writing and Citing: Sociology ~ sites showing the use of American Sociological Review format

Last updated 23 February, 2005 by Ayanna Gaines, Assistant Reference Librarian
A.C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst College