Sociology

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Getting Started

Identify the Keywords and Phrases you will use in your search for information on your topic.
Use Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and your textbook to define your keywords, or get brief information about a topic.

eReference - Key Titles for Sociology

Credo - Social Sciences

• Penguin Dictionary of Sociology
• Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology
• Collins Dictionary of Sociology
  

Oxford Reference - Politics and Social Sciences

• Dictionary of Sociology

Gale Virtual Reference Library

• Family in Society: Essential Primary Sources
• International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family

SAGE eReference, including the key areas of

• Sociology
• Social issues
• Gender & sexuality studies
• Politics
• Research methods & evaluation

Try these numbers on the Library shelves:

Australian sociology

301.0994

Communities

307

Culture & institutions

306

Social interaction (includes social control, socialisation, social change)

302

Social stratification

305

Social problems & social services

361

Sociology, educational

370.15

Sociology, general

301

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