Books
Search or Browse for Books at the Library
Sociology and anthropology are covered in the H section of the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) system--the system the Blough-Weis library uses to organize books. You may want to look on the shelf where books on your subject are located in order to see what is available. Please note that these categories, like any system for organizing knowledge, embody the biases of those who created them. LCC was developed in 1899-1903.
The general categories for sociology are listed below.
| Social Sciences (General) | H |
| Labor | HD |
| Sociology (General) | HM |
| Women and Gender Studies | HQ |
| Communities. Classes. Races | HT |
| Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology | HV |
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Online encyclopedias
- Credo Reference Academic Core This link opens in a new windowCredo Reference is a digital reference library that places a world of factual information at your fingertips. Containing a selection from nearly 400 high-quality reference books from the world's leading publishers, Credo Reference is the ideal place to start any research.
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Books to get started
Here are some encyclopedias and other general books on sociology available online or at the library.
Sociology: the basics by Call Number: Main Library HM585 .P58 2010ISBN: 9780415472050Publication Date: 2010-07-27
The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology by Call Number: REF HM425 .B53 2007 v.1-11ISBN: 1405124334Publication Date: 2007-01-30
Cultural Encyclopedia of the Body by Call Number: REF HM636 .C85 2008 v.1-2ISBN: 9780313341458Publication Date: 2008-09-30
Handbook of Environmental Sociology by Call Number: ebook & REF GE195 .H35 2002ISBN: 0313268088Publication Date: 2001-12-30
Handbook of the Life Course by Call Number: ebook & REF HQ799.95 .H36 2004ISBN: 0306474980Publication Date: 2003-09-30
Encyclopedia of Social Theory by Call Number: REF HM425 .E53 2006ISBN: 0415290465Publication Date: 2006-02-01
Encyclopedia of Community by Call Number: REF HM756 .E53 2003 v.1-4ISBN: 0761925988Publication Date: 2003-06-23
Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society by Call Number: REF HQ767.84 .E53 2003 v.1-3ISBN: 0028657144Publication Date: 1905-06-01
Encyclopedia of Social Psychology by Call Number: REF HM1007 .E53 2007 v.1-2ISBN: 9781412916707Publication Date: 2007-08-29
Encyclopedia of Aging by Call Number: REF HQ1061 .E534 2002 v.1-4ISBN: 0028654722Publication Date: 1905-06-01
Handbook of Medical Sociology, Sixth Edition by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9780826517227Publication Date: 2010-11-29
