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Sociology
HF Databases
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Abstracts or
Full Text? |
Description
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Academic Search premier
(Ebsco) |
Abstracts and selected full text
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Selected full-text articles from newspapers, magazines and journals
1975 - present.
Available off-campus.
Click here for searching instructions. |
CIAO
(Columbia International Affairs Online) |
Abstracts and full text |
References a wide range of journals, books, reports, case studies and other materials dealing with international affairs. It is an excellent source of information for global issues, diplomacy, economics, and events.
Available off-campus.
Click here for searching instructions.
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Issues & Controversies
(Facts on File) |
Full text |
Topical database on current issues, presenting opposing
points of view.
Available off-campus.
Click
here for searching instructions.
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JSTOR |
Full text |
Provides full-text of journals in sociology and other topics.
No current journals, only those 2-5 years old or older.
For on campus use only!
Click
here for searching instructions.
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PsycINFO and
PsycARTICLES
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Abstracts and selected full text
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References articles, book chapters, dissertations and
reports of psychology literature in over 1,500 journals,
from 1887 to the present. Contains links to the full
text of articles from journals published by American
Psychological Association and its affiliates, from 1990
to the present.
Available off-campus. From on or off campus, enter username
and password.
PsycINFO searching instructions. PsycARTICLES searching instructions.
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Social
Sciences Full Text
(WilsonWeb) |
Abstracts and selected full text
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References articles concerning all aspects of the social
sciences, including: psychology, sociology, social work,
criminology, addiction studies, family studies, anthropology
and related fields. Provides indexing from 1983 and
selected full text articles from 1995 to the present.
Available off-campus.
Click here for searching instructions.
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Holy Family students, faculty, and staff may obtain the current database logins by contacting the Northeast Philadelphia Library (267-341-3315), Newtown LRC (267-341-4010) or by sending email to reference@holyfamily.edu .
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Journals
Many science and technology journals are available to the Holy Family University community. Use our research databases to find journal articles on a specific topic.
If you know the name of the journal you need, try our Journal Locator.
If the library does not own the journal you need, try our Interlibrary Loan service.

Reference Sources
Glossary
of Important Terms
Identifies and provides definition of important terms and
concepts in the social sciences.
Sociology Timeline from
1600
People and events important in shaping the development of
sociology. Links to major theorists and their works.
Statistical
Abstract of the US
Compendium of data on all aspects of socio-economic, business,
education, health conditions and more. Based on data from
the Bureau of the Census.
Statistical Resources
on the Web: Sociology U of Mich. Documents Center)
Comprehensive data from federal and other sources on adoption,
aging, children, crime, violence, ethnicity, welfare, marriage,
religion, sexual behavior, poverty.
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Research Gateways
AcademicInfo: Sociology
Sociology links of interest to students and faculty. An eclectic
list of databases, reference sources, digital libraries and
archives not found in other gateways. Excellent starting place
for web sites related to research topics.
SocioLog
Comprehensive links to sociological topic, organizations,
research, e-journals and many other subjects that will serve
as an introduction and Internet guide to the discipline.
Sociological Subject
Areas
List of nearly two hundred subjects studied in sociology with
definitions and links to explore them on the web.
Sociological Tour Through
Cyberspace
A professor's imaginative tribute to his discipline with links
to web tools and resources helpful to his students and anyone
interested in sociology. Organized on a topic basis that parallels
a department's course offering.
SocioSite
Excellent starting place to explore topics, people, associations,
chat rooms, and research sources in the field.
SocioWeb
"Independent guide to sociological resources on the web."
Includes links to net indexes, journals, theorists, surveys
and statistics, and specialized research topics.
WCSC List: Sociology
Internet Resources
Excellent collection of links to sociology sites organized
by broad topics: ethnic, cultural, women, family, criminology,
social theory and more.
WWW Virtual Library: Sociology
Searchable index and comprehensive guide to web resources,
chat rooms, journals, theories, research centers, departments,
associations and related information in sociology.
Yahoo! Social Science:
Sociology
Portal to sociology related topics and sites. Links to theorists,
associations, university web pages, and many other sites of
interest to students in sociology.
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Updated 8/17/2006 |