Some of the journals titles relating to sociology that you will find in our databases are the following:
Sociology of Education, Sociology of Health and Illness, International Journal of Criminology and Sociology, American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Contemporary Sociology, International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy.
To find Journals relating to sociology in the library, take the following steps, from the Library homepage.
Select "Journal Finder" (highlighted below):
Watch the following for a brief tutorial on how to use the Proquest database:
What is a Library databases? Library databases are great places to find credible articles online for research. They are reliable, searchable, and can provide citation information on your sources.
What is a scholarly source or a peer-review? These are just special kinds of articles that are more academic in nature than a popular magazine or newspaper article. Peer-reviews are articles that are rigorously evaluated by experts in the field. Scholarly or academic works tend to be studies, or contain data and lots of technical language. You can usually select this type of source in almost any database.
How do I access the databases? From the library homepage, you can access the library databases. It will look like this:
Access databases from home with your SVC username and password.
The following links are direct links to databases you might try for your research:
Facts on File: Issues and Controversies
Proquest (see tutorial on this page)
Also try searching in our Streaming videos for resources:
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