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Using DUQSearch to Find Books and eBooks

Gumberg Library's catalog includes many print books and eBook collections related to Sociology and its many subdisciplines. Searching DUQSearch with a keyword search for your topic (e.g. criminology, welfare, or social policy) will return results for both print books and electronic resources. You can limit your search results to eBooks.

Reference Resources

21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook by Clifton D. Bryant
Call Number: eBook
This handbook focuses on the corpus of knowledge garnered in traditional areas of sociological inquiry, and documents the general orientation of the newer and currently emerging areas of sociological inquiry.
The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (Online) by George Ritzer
Arranged across eleven volumes in A-Z format, it is the definitive reference source for students, researchers, and academics in the field.
Visual Research Methods by Peter Hamilton
Call Number: HM500 .V548 2006 Vol. 1-4
This collection brings together the contributions of key writers within both the symbolic and empirical research traditions, presenting the most influential statements on visual research methods and the central debates about visual culture in a diversity of fields, including the social sciences.

SAGE Knowledge This link opens in a new window
SAGE's authoritative and award-winning online encyclopedias.
SAGE Research Methods This link opens in a new window
the ultimate methods library with more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher. The site is designed to guide users to the content they need to learn a little or a lot about their method. The Methods Map can help those less familiar with research methods to find the best technique to use in their research.
Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
Statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.