Research Guide: Sociology & Anthropology
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Sociology & Anthropology Indexes and Databases
Sociological AbstractsOne of the most important guides to the literature of sociology and related disciplines, including anthropology. Indexes journal articles, books, conference papers, book reviews, and scholarly web sites.
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Annual Reviews
Annual Review of AnthropologyDescribes and evaluates recent noteworthy publications in the field. Chapters are written by specialists on topics of current interest and varying scope. Includes bibliographies. Online access from 1972-present. Available in the Watzek Stacks at GN1 .A623.
Annual Review of SociologyOverviews and highlights the latest developments in the field. Chapters are written by specialists on topics of current interest. Includes bibliographies. Online from 1975. Available in the Watzek Stacks at HM1 .A78.
Sociology & Anthropology Encyclopedias
Blackwell Encyclopedia of SociologyNew 2007 edition now available full-text online! Comprehensive encyclopedia with with over 1800 entries, this is the most up-to-date reference work on sociology. This new edition of the valuable reference source contains specially commissioned entries written and edited by an international team of the world's best scholars and teachers. Articles are signed and include references.
Encyclopedia of AnthropologyMore than 250 respected anthropologists and scholars have contributed over 1000 A-to-Z articles. Covers a wide range of topics in physical anthropology, archaeology, cultural anthropology, anthropological linguistics, and applied anthropology.
Encyclopedia of Food and CultureExplores the nutritional and cultural impact of food, with articles written by anthropologists, chefs, food historians, nutritionists, agronomists, food stylists, and other food researches.
International Encyclopedia of the Social SciencesCovers scholarship and fields that have emerged and matured since the publication of the original international edition. Highlights the expanding influence of economics in social science research and features new articles and biographies contributed by scholars from around the world on a wide array of global topics in the social sciences.
Sociology & Anthropology-Related Databases
AfricabibTwo bibliographic databases covering Africa- one general and one concerning women.
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Multi-Disciplinary Databases
JSTORFull text of scholarly journals, from earliest issues up to 3-5 years ago.
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Project MuseFull text articles from scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
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Left IndexLeads to articles in left-leaning periodicals about politics, economics, and society.
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Sociology/Anthropology Web Resources
Academic Blog Portal--AnthropologyA directory of blogs written by academics in anthropology. This is the anthropology section of the wiki called Academic Blog Portal. This site is supposed to help make the academic blogosphere, sometimes described as "the invisible college," a little more visible to itself and its readers.
Academic Blog Portal--SociologyA directory of blogs written by academics in sociology. This is the sociology section of the wiki called Academic Blog Portal. This site is supposed to help make the academic blogosphere, sometimes described as "the invisible college," a little more visible to itself and its readers.
Anthro.NetThis highly regarded site contains thousands of reviewed web sites and bibliographic references related to anthropology, archaeology, and other social sciences.
Intute-- Social SciencesWeb resources for education and research, evaluated and selected by a network of subject specialists covering disciplines including anthropology, economics, education, environmental sciences, psychology, sociology, and women's studies, among others. This service is created by a network of UK universities and partners.
SocioSiteThis outstanding metasite presents resources and information organized by subject. Based at the University of Amsterdam, it intends to provide a comprehensive listing of all sociology resources on the Internet.
SocioWebAnother Sociological metasite that can be searched or explored by category.
Statistics Sources
General Social SurveyThe General Social Survey (GSS) is an annual personal interview survey of U.S. households conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) and "is widely regarded as the single best source of data on societal trends". The first survey took place in 1972 and since then more than 35,000 respondents have answered over 2500 different questions. The website gives access to the data itself, as well as survey documentation, reports on methodological issues & uses of the data, quick downloads (by year), a bibliography and information on the variables.
Pew Global Attitudes ProjectReports on cross-cultural public opinion surveys and public data sets. Since its inception in 2001, the project has conducted 44 surveys. Survey reports from 2001-2006 are free and are easy to download. The 17 survey reports focus on U.S. image abroad, but include other topics related to globalization including computer use, democratic values, satisfaction with life, and religiosity.
Original datasets (2001-2005) contain interviews of more than 100,000 people in 50 countries. Datasets and codebooks are available in SPSS format (with a .sav extension). If you do not have SPSS software, you can use it on any L&C Lab machine. Download data to the Desktop for easier access, then open .sav files in SPSS.
U.S. Census Bureau"One of the most user-friendly, high quality, and comprehensive web site maintained by any government agency," according to CHOICE. Primary data collected by the Census Bureau with private and commercial analysis of that data. Includes Statistical Abstract in its entirety going back to 1878 and the Historical Statistics of the U.S. 1790-1970.
L&C Sociology/Anthropology Dept. sites
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