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Use this research guide as a starting point for finding books, articles, and Internet sites in sociology.

Finding Articles with SCC Library Indexes

The following databases are available from the library Web site. These can be accessed off campus by students, faculty, and staff of SCC with a valid ID number. Search the databases for articles from magazines, journals, and/or newspapers.

Academic Search Elite/MasterFile (EBSCOhost)

Topics of the periodicals are varied, covering many different disciplines including sociology. Users can restrict their searches to peer reviewed articles.

CQ Researcher

Provides comprehensive analysis, backgrounds, and pro/con views on current political and social issues.

LexisNexis

LexisNexis is a full-text database which gives you access to major newspapers, magazines and government information.

Opposing Viewpoints

Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, magazine and newspaper articles on current social issues.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences

Access current, scholarly research and articles in psychology, sociology and additional behavioral sciences. Most articles are full-text and scholarly.

World and I

Global perspective articles on cultures, history, politics, and more; full-text 1986 to present.

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Sociology journals currently received at SCC:

The list below only reflects currently received, paper journals on the SCC shelves, and is only a small sampling of journals available to you. Click on the above link to view all available titles.

American sociological review	Paper Feb. 1994-Present
Economist	Paper Current five years + Online 7/7/1990-Present
Journal of abnormal psychology	Paper 1991-1992, 1994-Present
Journal of communication	Paper 1995-Present
MultiCultural review : dedicated to a better understanding of ethnic, racial, and religious diversity.	Paper Summer 2004-Present
Social problems	Paper Feb. 1994-Present
Social Work	Paper 1985-1995, 1996,-2002, 2004-Present + Online 1985-Present