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Subject Resources: Sociology

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Databases
	Abstracts in Social Gerontology Quarterly summary of current literature in social gerontology.
	Alternative Press Index Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political & social change
		First Search (OCLC) See More Info for access information.
	eHRAF: Collection of Ethnography Collection of ethnographic and other texts that are indexed by culture and subject
	Everyday Life and Women in America, c.1820-1900
	Expanded Academic ASAP Articles from more than 1,500 scholarly, trade and general-interest publications, many in full-text.
			1980 -- present
	Family & Society Studies Worldwide Research, policy and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, and Human Development.
		NISC	1970 -- present
	Family Studies Abstracts Publishes articles relating to the family.
	FRANCIS International Humanities and Social Sciences Multilingual, multidisciplinary information in the humanities (63%), social sciences (33%), and economics (4%)
			1984 to present
	GenderWatch Full text database of publications focusing on the impact of gender across subject areas.
		Proquest	1970 to the present
	HOMER Catalog of the Information Services Division's library materials (all libraries except Health Sciences Libraries and Law Library catalogs)
	Left Index Focused on the political, social, economic and cultural issues of the Left.
	LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe Full text business, financial, legal, medical, biographical, government and domestic and international newspaper resources.
			varies
	NetLibrary Collection of full-text electronic books.
	Polling the Nations Database of public opinion polls.
			1986 to the present.
	ProQuest Access databases of resources for arts, business, humanities, social sciences, science and newspaper resources.
			varies
	PsycARTICLES Full text articles published by the APA, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber
		Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA)	1985 -- present
	PsycINFO Psychology abstracts from 1887 to the present
		Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA)	1887-
	SIRS Researcher General reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, historic, economic, political, and global issues.
		First Search (OCLC)	1988 -- present (indexing); 1994 -- present (summaries)
	Social Sciences Citation Index Citation database for the social sciences
			1965 to present
	Social Work Abstracts Contains more than 35,000 records from social work and other related journals on topics such as homelessness, AIDS, child and family welfare, aging, substance abuse,legislation and community organization.
			1977 -- present
	Sociological Abstracts Abstracts from more than 2000 journals in sociology and related disciplines
		Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA)	1963- (indexing); 1974- (abstracting)
	Violence & Abuse Abstracts Covers current literature on interpersonal violence.
	Web of Knowledge (Web of Science) Web of Science is part of ISI's Web of Knowledge which also includes Arts & Humanties and Social Sciences citation databases.
			1900-present
	Wilson Social Sciences Full Text International, English-language periodicals in sociology, anthropology, geography, economics, political science, and law
		H.W. Wilson	Indexing 1982+, Abstracting 1984+, “select” Full Text 1994+
	Women's Studies International Covers several bibliographic women's studies databases in the core disciplines
		NISC
	World Development Indicators This is the World Bank's premier annual compilation of statistical data about development.
			1960 -- present
	WPA Maps Digital Archive 345 maps from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Land Use survey of Los Angeles conducted from 1933 through 1939.
			1933-1939
eJournals
	Acta Sociologica
			v. 41, no. 1 (1998) -- present
	Ageing and Society Interdisciplinary journal devoted to topics related to the study of aging.
		Cambridge University Press	v.17, no.1 (1997) -- present
	Aggressive Behavior Articles concerned with aggressive behaviour and its underlying mechanisms
		Wiley Interscience	v. 22, no. 1 (1996)--present
	Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
		Haworth Press	V.11, 1994-
	American Annals of the Deaf A professional journal dedicated to quality in education and in related services for children and adults who are deaf and hard of hearing
		Project Muse	Vol. 148, no. 1 (Spring 2003)-present
	American Behavioral Scientist Focuses on cross-disciplinary problems and research in the social sciences.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 41, no. 1 (1997) -- 2004
		Sage	v. 42 (1999) -- present
	American Journal of Economics and Sociology AJES publishes papers in the history of economic and social thought.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 59, no. 1 (2000) -- 2005
	American Journal of Sociology Interdisciplinary journal of analysis and research in the social sciences.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 105 (1895 - 2000)
		University of Chicago	v. 102, no. 5 (1997) -- present
	American Sociological Review Official journal of the American Sociological Association.
		JSTOR	Vol. 1, no. 1 (Feb. 1936)-v. 68, no. 6 (Dec. 2003)
	Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Presents more than 200 pages of timely, in-depth research on a significant topic of interest in the social or behavioral sciences.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 566 (1890 - 1999)
		Sage	v. 561, no. 1 (1999) -- present
	Annual Review of Sociology Comprehensive reviews of topics dealing with sociology.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 25 (1975 - 1999)
	Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Advances the promotion, prevention and early intervention (PPEI) approaches to mental health.
		Directory of Open Access Journals	2002 -- Present
	Behaviour Research and Therapy
		ScienceDirect	Vol. 33, no. 1 (Jan 1995)-present
		ScienceDirect Medicine & Dentistry Backfiles	Vol. 1, no. 1 (May 1963)-v. 32, no. 8 (Nov. 1994)
	British Journal of Criminology The leading journal that investigates criminal justice from a British perspective.
		Oxford University Press	v. 38, no. 4 (1998) -- 2003
	British Journal of Sociology Current developments across the whole discipline.
		MetaPress	v. 50 - 54 (1999 - 2003)
		Blackwell-Synergy	1999 -- Present
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 49 (1950 - 1998)
	Child & Youth Care Forum An Independent Journal of Day and Residential Child and Youth Care Practice.
		MetaPress (Springer)	v. 27, no. 4 (1998) -- present
	Child and Family Behavior Therapy This journal offers original research, examples, and techniques for parents, teachers, mental health professionals, and counselors today's about growing psychological literature on children, adolescents, and families
		Haworth Press	v.15, 1993- present
	Child Maltreatment Scientific information and technical innovations in treatment of child abuse.
		First Search (OCLC)	Vol. 4, no. 1 (Feb. 1999)-- 2004
		Sage	Vol. 1, no. 1 (Feb. 1996)-present
	Children & Society Significant developments and research findings affecting children and young people.
		Wiley Interscience	Vol. 11, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	China: An International Journal The journal focuses on contemporary China, including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
		Project Muse	v. 2 (2004) -- present
	Citizenship Studies Publishes internationally recognised scholarly work on contemporary issues in citizenship, from an interdisciplinary perspective.
			v. 4, no. 1 (2000) -- present
	Conflict Resolution Quarterly
		Wiley Interscience	v. 19, no. 4 (2002) -- present
	Contemporary Family Therapy Latest developments in theory, research and practice pertaining to family therapy.
		MetaPress (Springer)	Vol. 8, no. 1 (Mar. 1986)-present
	Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews Reviews recents works in sociology and related fields.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 31 (1972 - 2002)
	Crime & Delinquency Addresses policy, program implications, and issues in criminal justice.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 44, no. 1 (1998) -- 2004
		Sage	v. 45, no. 1 (1999) -- present
	Criminal Justice and Behavior Communication among researchers and practitioners in the area of criminal justice.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 25, no. 1 (1998) -- 2004
		Sage	v. 26, no. 1 (1999) -- present
	Critical Sociology
		Ingenta	v. 25, no. 1 (1999) -- present
	Current Sociology Publishes "trend reports" in all areas of sociology.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 47, no. 1 (1999) -- 2004
		Sage	v. 47, no. 1 (1999) -- present
	Disasters Reporting on all aspects of disaster studies, policy and management
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 21, no. 1 (1997)-- 2005
	Environment and Planning D: Society and Space An interdisciplinary journal that leads internationally in discussions of the relations between society and space.
	European Journal of Social Psychology International forum for original research in all areas of social psychology
		Wiley Interscience	Vol. 26, no. 1 (1996)--present
	European Sociological Review
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 15 (1985 - 1999)
	Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences Theoretical and methodological issues in the behavioral sciences related to Hispanic, Chicano or Latino populations in the U.S.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 21, no. 1 (1999)-- 2004
	Housing Studies Leading theoretical and analytical housing journal.
		MetaPress (Springer)	v.13, no.1 (1998)-present
	Human Communication Research
		Oxford University Press
	International Journal of Fatigue International Journal of Fatigue is dedicated entirely to the full range of science and technology associated with fatigue.
			v. 17, no. 1 (1995) -- present
	International Journal of Middle East Studies Publishes original research on politics, society and culture in the Middle East from the seventh century to the present day.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 31 (1970 - 1999)
	International Review of Social History Oldest scholarly journal in the field of social history.
		Cambridge University Press	v. 43, no. 1 (1998) -- present
	Internet Journal of Mental Health Online journal that accepts submissions with a broadly defined definition of mental health.
		Directory of Open Access Journals	2001 -- Present
	Journal of Adolescence essential reading for psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and youth workers in practice, and for university and college faculty
		ScienceDirect	Vol. 18, no. 1 (Feb. 1995) -- present
		ScienceDirect Medicine & Dentistry Backfiles	Vol. 1, no. 1 (Mar. 1978)-v. 17, no. 6 (Dec. 1994)
	Journal of Adolescent Research Studies individuals aged 10-20.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 14, no. 1 (1999)-- 2004
		Sage	v. 14, no. 1 (1999)-- present
	Journal of American Studies Journal of art, literature and popular culture.
		Cambridge University Press	v. 31, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
		ScienceDirect	Vol. 26, no. 1 (Mar. 1995) -- present
		ScienceDirect Medicine & Dentistry Backfiles	Vol. 1, no. 1 (Mar. 1970)-v. 25, no. 4 (Dec. 1994)
	Journal of Biosocial Science Focuses on the common ground between biology and sociology
		Cambridge University Press	v. 29, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	Journal of Child and Family Studies The international forum for topical issues pertaining to the mental well-being of children, adolescents, and their families.
		MetaPress (Springer)	v. 6, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	Journal of Conflict Resolution Analysis of international, domestic and interpersonal conflicts.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 42 (1998) -- present
		Sage	v. 43 (1999) -- present
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 45 (1957 - 2001)
	Journal of Contemporary Ethnography International journal dedicated to ethnography and qualitative research.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 27, no. 1 (1999)-- 2004
	Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
		JSTOR	v. 22 (1931) -- v. 41 (1951)
	Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-)
		JSTOR	v. 64 - 92 (1973 - 2002)
	Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science
		JSTOR	v. 42 (1951) -- v. 63 (1972)
	Journal of Divorce & Remarriage
		Haworth Press	v.30, 1999-present
	Journal of Early Adolescence Studies early adolescent development, focusing on individuals 10 to 14 years.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 19, no. 1 (1999)-- 2004
		Sage	v. 19, no. 1 (1999)-- present
	Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect Study of causes, treatment, effects, and prevention of the mistreatment of older people
		Haworth Press	v.5 - v.14 1993-2003
	Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
			Vol. 31, no. 1 (Jan. 1995) -- present
	Journal of Family and Economic Issues Address important issues in family management, household division of labor and productivity, relationships between economic and non-economic decisions, and interrelations between work and family life, among others.
		MetaPress (Springer)	v. 18, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	Journal of Family Issues Social issues and problems related to marriage and family life.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 20, no. 1 (1999)-- 2004
		Sage	v. 20, no. 1 (1999)-- present
	Journal of Family Psychotherapy an expanded forum for detailed clinical case studies, descriptions of successful treatment programs, innovative strategies in clinical practice.
		Haworth Press	1999 issue 1-
	Journal of Family Social Work It is the first peer-reviewed social work journal devoted to ecosystemic theory, examining the self of the clinician, research, and practice with couples and families.
		Haworth Press	v.5,2000 -
	Journal of Family Therapy Studies relationships in systems such as couples, families, and wider groups.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 20, no. 1 (1997)-- 2005
	Journal of Family Violence An interdisciplinary forum for the publication of information on clinical and investigative efforts concerning all forms of family violence and its precursors
		MetaPress (Springer)	v. 12, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services The premiere publication promoting the well-being of homosexuals and bisexuals in contemporary society
		Haworth Press	v.1, iss1, 1994 - 2003
	Journal of Health and Social Behavior Articles on understanding social aspects of health and medicine.
		JSTOR	Vol. 8, no. 1 (Mar. 1967)-v. 43, no. 4 (Dec. 2003)
	Journal of Housing for the Elderly Research in the housing and aging field
		Haworth Press	v.10 (1993) -- present
	Journal of International Development Research on development issues with a focus on social sciences.
		Wiley Interscience	v. 8, no. 1 (1996)--present (older issues may be abstract only)
	Journal of Interpersonal Violence Concerns and activities of professionals and researchers in social violence.
		First Search (OCLC)	Vol. 14, no. 1 (1999)-v. 19, no. 12 (2004)
	Journal of Latin American Studies Recent research in Latin American studies.
		Cambridge University Press	v. 29 (1997) -- present
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 31 (1969 - 1999)
	Journal of Marriage and the Family features original research and theory, research interpretation and reviews, and critical discussion concerning all aspects of marriage, other forms of close relationships, and families.
		JSTOR	v. 26 - 61 (1964 - 1999)
		Blackwell-Synergy	2000 -- Present
	Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs Provides a forum for frank but responsible discussion of issues relating to the life of Muslims in non-Muslim societies.
			v. 20, no.1 (2000) -- present
	Journal of Occupational Behaviour
			v. 1 - 8 (1980 - 1987)
	Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
		Haworth Press
	Journal of Poverty
		Haworth Press	v.3 1999 - v.7 2003
	Journal of Progressive Human Services
		Haworth Press	v.12-14, 2001- june 2003
	Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
			v. 20, no. 1 (1998) -- present
	Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Original research in crime and delinquency.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 35, no. 1 (1998)-- 2004
		Sage	v. 36, no. 1 (1999)-- present
	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships Tthe bimonthly Journal of Social and Personal Relationships has become the leading journal in the field of relationships.
		First Search (OCLC)	v.15, no.1 (1998)-- 2004
		Sage	v. 16, no. 1 (1999)-- present
	Journal of Social Issues
		First Search (OCLC)	Vol. 56- (2000- 2005
	Journal of Social Policy Publishes research studies on social policy in an international context.
		Cambridge University Press	v. 26, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	The Journal of Socio-Economics
		ScienceDirect	v. 20/1 - 23/4, 1991-1994
	Journal of Sociology Refereed ejournal of sociology.
			v. 1, no. 1 (1994)--present
	Journal of Technology in Human Services
		Haworth Press	v.16, 1999-
	Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment An interdisciplinary forum that combines computer technology, learning theory, and assessment.
		Directory of Open Access Journals	2002 -- Present
	Journal of the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 21 (1910 - 1931)
	Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences Scientific and cultural history of the social and behavioral sciences.
		Wiley Interscience	Vol. 32, no. 1 (1996)--present
	Journal of Women & Aging Information on the social, psychological, and health care needs of women as they age
		Haworth Press	Vol. 11, no. 1-4 (1999) & v. 14, no. 1 (2002)-present
	Journal of Youth and Adolescence
		MetaPress (Springer)	v. 26, no. 1 (1997)-- present
	Language & Communication
			v. 15, no. 1 (1995) -- present
	Language in Society Studies speech and language as aspects of social life.
		Cambridge University Press	v. 27, no. 1 (1998) -- present
	Latin American Politics and Society Publishes articles dealing with original research in contemporary Latin American politics, economics, sociology, and U.S.-Latin American relations.
		Project Muse	v. 46 (2004) -- present
	Law & Society Review A peer-reviewed publication for scholarship bearing on the relationship between society and the legal process.
		Blackwell-Synergy	2003 -- Present
	Law and Human Behavior Publishes articles about the relationships between human behavior and the law, our legal system, and the legal process.
		MetaPress (Springer)	v. 21, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	Marriage & Family Review study of the family unit and the complex issues affecting today's families
		Haworth Press	v.18, 1993-
	Milbank Quarterly
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 76, no.1 (1998) -- 2005
	Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
		JSTOR	Vol. 1, no. 1 (1936)-v. 67, no. 4 (2002)
	Multivariate Behavioral Research Publishes anything about behavioral research
		First Search (OCLC)	v.32, no.1 (1997) -- v. 37, no. 4 (2002)
	Organization Science Publishes fundamental research about organizations, including their processes, structures, technologies, identities, capabilities, forms, and performance.
		Extenza	v. 1, no. 1 (1990) -- present
		JSTOR	Vols. 1 - 12 (1990 - 2001)
	Organization Studies Leading scholarly journal which addresses issues of organization theories and practice.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 22, no. 1 (2001) -- 2004
		Sage	v. 24, no. 1 (1999)-- present
	Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Publishes fundamental research in organizational behavior, organizational psychology, and human cognition.
			v. 61, no. 1 (1995) -- present
	Philosophy and Public Affairs Philosophical discussions of substantive legal, social, and political problems.
		Project Muse	v. 30 - 31 (2001 - 2003)
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 28 (1971 - 1999)
		Blackwell-Synergy	1999 -- Present
	Political Behavior Publishes original research in the general fields of political behavior.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 21 (1979 - 1999)
		MetaPress (Springer)	v. 19, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	Political Psychology Explores and analyzes the psychological aspects of national and international political developments.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 21, no. 1 (2000) -- 2005
	Population and Development Review Studies the interrelationships between population and socioeconomic development.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 28 (1975 - 2002)
	Progress in Human Geography An international review of geographical work in the social sciences and humanities.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 21, no. 1 (1997)-present
	Social Compass Theme-based issues focus on a debate in religion and society.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 46, no. 1 (1999) -- 2004
		Sage	v. 46, no. 1 (1999)-- present
	Social Development International journal dealing with all aspects of children's social development.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 6, no. 1 (1997) -- 2005
	Social Forces
		Project Muse	v. 79 - 83 (2001 - 2004)
		JSTOR	v. 4 - 83 (1925 - 2004)
	Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State and Society Examines political systems and cultural institutions through the lens of gender.
		Project Muse	v. 10 (2003) -- present
	Social Problems
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 48 (1953 - 2001)
		Caliber	v. 48, no. 1 (2001) -- present
	Socio-Economic Planning Sciences
		ScienceDirect	v. 1, no. 1 (1967) -- present
	Sociological Forum
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 14 (1986 - 1999)
	Sociological Methodology
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 32 (1969 - 2002)
	Sociological Quarterly Research and theory in all areas of sociological inquiry.
		Blackwell-Synergy	1997 -- Present
	Sociological Review Covers all areas of sociology.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 46, no. 1 (1998) -- 2005
	Sociological Theory
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 20 (1983 - 2002)
	Sociology Journal of the British Sociological Association
		Cambridge University Press	v. 32, no. 3 (1998) -- v. 35 (2001)
		Sage	v. 33, no. 1 (1999) -- present
	Sociology of Education
		JSTOR	v. 37 - 75 (1963 - 2002)
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 20 (1980 - 1999)
	Studies in Family Planning Studies reproductive health, fertility regulation, and family planning programs
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 33 (1963 - 2002)
	Technology and Culture Scholarly articles on the history of technology.
		Project Muse	v. 39, no. 3 (1998)--present
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 39 (1959 - 1998)
	Theory and Society
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 28 (1974 - 1999)
		MetaPress (Springer)	v. 26, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	Urban Studies International discussion of issues in urban and regional planning.
			v. 1, no. 1 (1964) -- present
	Visual Studies Major interdisciplinary journal in the social sciences and visual arts
			2002 --
	Women & Health
		Haworth Press
	Youth & Society Cross-disciplinary, cross-cultural journal on youth in society.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 30, no. 1 (1999) -- 2004
		Sage	v. 30, no. 3 (1999)-- present
eBooks
	Changing America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-being by Race and Hispanic Origin
	Ebrary Internet-based library of over 30,000 electronic volumes
	NetLibrary Collection Collection of full-text electronic books.
Web Sites
	Anthropological Index Online Index to Periodicals in the The Anthropology Library, British Museum
	Data Bases Available to All USC Researchers Databases locally available to USC researchers.
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	The Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science Cases covering public safety and welfare, conflicts of interest, international engineering ethics, fair trade, and research ethics
	Policy Brief Series Collection of essays on current public policy issues in aging, health, income security, metropolitan studies and related research.
			1994 -- present
	Project Inform (Spanish)
	Roper Center Latin American Databank Archive of public opinion surveys conducted by the survey research community in Latin America
	SocioSite
	United Nations Cyber School Bus View and compare statistical country data from the United Nations