LibGuides: Sociology: Find Articles

About Sociology Databases

Below you will find databases that provide scholarly articles, news articles, as well as magazine articles related to Sociology subjects in addition to multidisciplinary databases. A select list of journals is also provided.

For further assistance searching these databases or finding articles, contact the Sociology Librarian: Grace Bourret.

Sociology Databases

Sociology Abstracts
Comprehensive index of articles from journals worldwide in sociology and related disciplines (e.g. social anthropology, demography, community development, social psychology)
IBSS (International Bibliography of the Social Sciences)
Includes over 3 million bibliographic references to journal articles and to books, reviews and selected chapters dating back to 1951. It is unique in its broad coverage of international material and incorporates over 100 languages and countries. It provides cross-disciplinary coverage across the social sciences, focused on four primary subject areas: anthropology, economics, political science and sociology.
Social Services Abstracts
Index of articles in publications related to social work, human services, social welfare & social policy.
Social Sciences Citation Index
Huge multidisciplinary index of articles in over 8,500 Social Sciences journals.

Interdisciplinary & General Databases

Wiley Online Library
Over 1.5 million scholarly articles relating to scientific research as well as many humanities and social science disciplines.
SAGE Journals Online
Full-text access to over 460 journals in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine.
ProQuest Central
ProQuest Central is a large, multidisciplinary, full-text database. This resource provides access to over 40 of ProQuest's complete databases, with a variety of content types across 175 subjects.
Periodicals Archive Online
Full-text back issues of key academic journals in the humanities and social sciences. International in scope, with 500 full-run titles spanning 200 years.

Selected Sociology Journals

American Sociological Review
The ASA founded this journal in 1936 with the mission to publish original works of interest to the discipline of sociology in general, new theoretical developments, results of research that advance understanding of fundamental social processes, and important methodological innovations.
Journal of Marriage and the Family
JMF features original research and theory using the variety of methods reflective of the full range of social sciences, including quantitative, qualitative, and multi-method designs; research interpretation; integrative review; reports on methodological and statistical advances; and critical discussion concerning all aspects of marriage, other forms of close relationships, and families. The journal also publishes brief reports.
Ethnic and Racial Studies
This journal seeks to provide an interdisciplinary academic forum for the presentation of original research and theoretical analysis, drawing particularly on sociology, social policy, anthropology, political science, international relations, geography, history, social psychology and cultural studies.
Work, Employment, & Society
Work, Employment and Society (WES) is a leading international peer-reviewed journal of the British Sociological Association which publishes theoretically informed and original research on the sociology of work.

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