Sociology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources

by Stephen H. Aby, James Nalen, Lori Fielding

Overview

Now in its third edition, this critically acclaimed work provides undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and librarians with descriptions of approximately 610 major reference sources in sociology, its subdisciplines, and the related social sciences. Emphasis in this edition is on works in English published in the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and Australia from 1997 through early 2004. Coverage of earlier works is included if coverage is historically important or not historically bound. The third edition has been reorganized for ease of searching, and adds over 325 new titles and electronic sources, as well surveying new editions and updates of previously cited works, making this a substantial revision and complement to the previous edition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563089473
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/30/2005
Series:	Reference Sources in the Social Sciences
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Stephen H. Aby is a Professor of Bibliography and Education and Sociology Librarian at the University of Akron. He has a Ph.D. in Social Foundations of Education from the State University of New York, Buffalo, an M.A. in Sociology from the University of Houston, and an MLS from Kent State University. His previous books include Sociology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources with James Nalen and Lori Fielding (Libraries Unlimited, 2005) and Academic Freedom: A Guide to the Literature with James C. Kuhn (Greenwood Press, 2000). University of Akron.

James Nalen is an information analyst for the MITRE Corporation. Prior to MITRE, he served as an off-campus librarian for Central Michigan University in its Centreville, Virginia, location; as a social sciences librarian at the University of Akron; and as a librarian at the Boston Public Library. He earned his MS in library and information science from Simmons College in 1996 and his MS in public affairs from the University of Massachusetts Boston in 1999. He earned his BA in anthropology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Lori Fielding is Assistant Professor of Bibliography at the University of Akron, her subject areas include psychology, social work, and counseling. She has previously worked for EBSCO Information Services, the University of Wisconsin, and Keuka College. She received her MLS from the University at Buffalo in 1996.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
General Social Science: Reference Sciences
Guides
Bibliographies
Indexes, Abstracts, and Databases
Handbooks and Yearbooks
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Statistics
Directories
Biographies
Sociology: General Reference Sources
Guides
Bibliographies
Indexed, Abstracts, and Databases
Handbooks and Yearbooks
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Journals
World Wide Web Sites and Organizations
Directories
Sociological Fields
Criminology, Law, and Deviance
Gerontology and Aging
Industrial Sociology/Sociology of Work
Marriage and the Family
Medical Sociology
Population and Demography
Race and Ethnic Relations
Research Methods and Statistics
Rural Sociology
Social Change, Movements, and Colloective Behavior
Social Indicators
Social Networks and Social Support
Social Problems
Socialization, Gender Roles, and Social Psychology
Sociological Practice
Sociology of Education
Sociology of Organizations and Groups
Sociology of Religion
Sociology of Sport and Leisure
Stratification and Inequality
Theory
Urban Sociology and Community Studies
Women's Studies
Author/Title Index
Subject Index

Editorial Reviews

The third edition of this text reflects changes in organization and updated entries, making this revision an essential part of any sociology reference collection that aids students, faculty, and librarians in determining the major sources to consult for sociological information. Indexes, bibliographies, handbooks, databases, Web sites, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other print and electronic information sources fill the book with 610 entries….Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” —Choice

“This is an excellent selection tool for any academic library that supports a sociology curriculum. Librarians, researchers and undergraduate students should find the subject approach helpful. Since this is such a substantial revision, libraries that own the earlier editions will also want to have this one on their shelves.” —Collection Management

From the Publisher

Provides undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, librarians, and researchers with substantial descriptions of 576 of the major reference sources in sociology, its subdisciplines, and related social sciences. Cites indexes, bibliographies, handbooks, databases, World Wide Web sites, dictionaries, and other print and electronic reference and information sources published from 1985 to 1996. No date is noted for the first edition. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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