Sociology

Indexes & Databases

• Sociological Abstracts [info]

Sociological Abstracts
Format: Internet
Remote Access: Available
Coverage: From 1974
Covers sociology and related disciplines including anthropology, criminology, demography, education, gerontology, mental health, minority studies, political science, public health, social psychology, social work, urban studies, welfare programs, and women's studies. Comprehensive and international in scope. Covers about 2,600 journals in 30 different languages from 55 different countries. Also includes books, conference papers,and doctoral dissertations.

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• Social Work Abstracts [info]

Social Work Abstracts
Format: Internet
Remote Access: Available
Coverage: Coverage from 1977
Index to articles and dissertations on social work, social welfare, and related fields.

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• Academic Search Premier [info]

Academic Search Premier
Format: Internet
Remote Access: Available
Provides full text for nearly 4,000 scholarly publications of which 3,100 are peer reviewed. Academic areas of study include: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.

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• America: History and Life [info]

America: History and Life
Coverage: From 1954
Licensed Number of Users: 6
Format: Internet
Remote Access: Available
Index to research on the history of the United States and Canada, from prehistoric times to the present. Includes references to journal articles, books and book reviews, dissertations, and collective works.

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• CQ Researcher [info]

CQ Researcher
Format: Internet
Remote Access: Available
Coverage: 1991-present
Explores a single hot issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. There are 44 reports produced each year including four expanded reports.

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• Historical Abstracts [info]

Historical Abstracts
Format: Internet
Remote Access: Available
Coverage: From 1969
Index to articles, dissertations, and books on the history of the world, except the United States and Canada, from 1450 to the present. Works on U.S. and Canadian history are covered in America: History and Life.

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• PAIS International [info]

PAIS International
Format: Internet
Remote Access: Available
Coverage: From 1972
Index to the literature of public and social policy, and other aspects of social sciences. Includes journal articles, serials, books, government documents, directories, and public, intergovernmental, and private organization reports. Updated monthly.

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• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses [info]

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Format: Internet
Remote Access: Available
Index to dissertations from 1861 to the present, representing the work of authors from over 1,000 North American graduate schools and European universities. Includes the 350-word abstracts written by the author for those dissertations published after 1979. More limited coverage of master's theses from 1962 on (UM theses are not included); citations for those published after 1987 include 150-word abstracts. Database includes full text of dissertations written at the University of Maine after 1996.

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• Social Services Abstracts [info]

Social Services Abstracts
Format: Internet
Remote Access: Available
Social Services Abstracts covers journal articles and dissertations in social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development since 1980.

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• Statistical Universe [info]

Statistical Universe
Format: Internet
Remote Access: Available
Coverage: Varies
Searchable index to over 100,000 United States government and privately published statistical sources. Also includes searchable, full-text access to the Statistical Abstract of the United States.

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• Women's Studies International [info]

Women's Studies International
Format: Internet
Remote Access: Available
Index to the interdisciplinary field of women's studies, this database covers material in the fields of arts and humanities, business, economics, education, history, international relations, political science, public policy, and sociology. Covers from 1972 forward, and includes journal articles, books, book chapters, and dissertations.

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	Subject Guides: Sociology Course Guides: SOC 210 - Fall 2006 SOC 307 - Fall 2006 SOC 393 - Fall 2006