Sociology Research Guide

Covers the international literature of sociology, social work, and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

The Applied Social Sciences Index Abstracts (ASSIA) is designed to meet the information needs of the caring professions, and spans the literature of health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education.

This database includes journal articles, dissertations, and other resources focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.

This collection captures the voices of students across the great range of protest, political actions, and equal-rights advocacy from the 20th and early 21st century United States. The primary sources are broad-based across time, geography, and political viewpoint — from conservative to anarchist.

A great database to get started with for your research on any topic. Use it to search for articles from scholarly (peer-reviewed) journals, newspapers, and magazines.

Provides access to academic journals and books covering a wide range of disciplines; it also includes some limited primary source collections.

Scholarly journals and ebooks in the arts and humanities, social sciences and mathematics.

A digital collection of historical primary source publications relating to the historical study of sex, sexuality, and gender.

Provides access to a vast body of original British source material that will enrich the teaching and research experience of those studying history, literature, sociology and education from a gendered perspective.

Showcases unique primary source material for the study of American social, cultural, and popular history in the 19th and early 20th centuries, c. 1800-1920.

Provides indexing and abstracts covering the full spectrum of gender-related scholarship. Subjects include gender inequality, masculinity, post-feminism and gender identity.

Covers LGBTQ topics in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and North America.

A collection of materials relating to the LGBTQ+ movement in America.

Comprehensively covers the role women have played throughout world history. Contains biographies of influential women and articles covering geography and history, culture and society, organizations, movements, and gender studies.

This collection explores themes of gender oppression and inequity and examines the unjust systems that stifle equality.

This four-part collection features personal papers, federal records and a variety of other resources from the perspective of the men, women, and sometimes even children who waged one of the most inspiring social movements in American history.

This free research database offers essential content covering important issues related to race in society today. Essays, articles, reports and other reliable sources provide an in-depth look at the history of race and provide critical context for learning more about topics associated with race, ethnicity, diversity and inclusiveness.

A comprehensive digital archive of primary source documents depicting the experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media, highlighting centuries of Hispanic history, culture, and daily life.

This collection offers a comprehensive view of the history, cultures, and experiences of Indigenous peoples across North America and Canada. It covers a broad range of topics, from the seventeenth to twentieth century, including early encounters with settlers to contemporary issues faced by Indigenous communities.

This collection documents the realities of segregation in the early 20th century to the triumphs of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and beyond.

This two-part collection covers the political, social, and cultural history of native peoples from the seventeenth through the early twentieth centuries. Part 1 includes news reports and editorials covering 1728-1922, and Part 2 provides access to historical ebooks covering 1663-1928.

Draws together the diverse historical and contemporary experiences in the United States of Latinos and Latinas from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Articles address such broad topics as identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history.

Incorporates primary and secondary sources to explore and compare unique material relating to the complex subjects of slavery, abolition and social justice c. 1490-2007. Sources include court records, maps, scholarly essays, and abolition society records.

Contains records covering topics such as: criminal justice; criminal law and procedure; corrections and prisons, police and policing, criminal investigation; forensic sciences and investigation; substance abuse and addiction; probation and parole.

Provides full-text articles, news feeds, reports, books, and summaries covering regional conflict, terrorism, domestic security, and risk management options.

A database providing access to publications, reports, and papers that address and explore issues of human rights and justice.

HeinOnline’s Civil Rights and Social Justice database brings together a diverse offering of publications covering civil rights in the United States as their legal protections and definitions are expanded to cover more and more Americans. Containing links to more than 500 scholarly articles, hearings and committee prints, legislative histories on the landmark legislation, CRS and GAO reports, briefs from major Supreme Court cases, and more.

Diaries, journals and narratives of explorers, emigrants, military men, Native Americans and travelers to Appalachia.

This encyclopedia delves into the period from 1750 to the present, providing special attention to social, economic, cultural and political topics applicable to the time.

This resource covers issues in the public debate through selective coverage of a wide variety of international sources. PAIS Archive is included in this database and includes the content from printed volumes published 1915-1976.

Provides peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health and is produced by the American Psychological Association.

SIRS Issues Researcher provides background, current analysis, and opinions on current social issues.

This multidisciplinary database includes a citation mapping feature that allows you to track research across time, including almost 1.7 billion cited references allowing for comprehensive searches.

Journals in the physical/life sciences and in the social sciences.