• family 
• ethnicity 
• homelessness 
• juvenile delinquency 

• poverty 
• sociology 
• women-social conditions 

• GN Anthropology 
• HM Sociology 

• HQ Marriage and family 
• HV Social pathology, Public welfare, Criminology 

Academic OneFile - The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive.

SIRS Knowledge Source - (online) - general reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, and global issues

Opposing Viewpoints - Opposing Viewpoints provides information on both sides of contemporary social issues. You may access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles

Oxford Reference Online - Oxford Reference Online brings together 100 language and subject dictionaries and other reference works into a single cross-searchable resource.  Subject areas include language, general reference, humanities, social sciences, business & professional, and science & medicine

*You may access online databases from off-campus computers by entering your general computer account username and password (used for PSTCC e-mail). NOTE: Enter your username in this format example: s_jmdoe. It is not necessary to add "@pstcc.edu" for this application.

• American Sociological Review  www.asanet.org/journals/asr
  

• Social Science Quarterly 

Statistical Abstract of the United States. (all campuses) Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of Commerce, 2003. Ready Reference HA 202 .S7 2006. This comprehensive volume provides a selection of data from many statistical publications. Many tables provide historical statistics useful for comparing trends.

The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology: A User's Guide to Sociological Language. Allan G. Johnson. Cambridge, Mass: Basil Blackwell Inc., 1995. REF HM 17 .J64 1995. This one volume dictionary provides comprehensive definitions and discussion of sociological terms. It includes an index and biographical sketches of sociologists.

The Encyclopedia of Child Abuse. 2nd edition Robin E. Clark and Judith Clark. New York: Facts on File, 2001. REF HV 6626.5 .C57 2001.  This encyclopedia provides an overview of issues related to child abuse with definitions and suggestions for prevention and treatment.

Tennessee Statistical Abstract. (all campuses) Betty Vickers, ed. Knoxville: The University of Tennessee, Center for Business and Economic Research, 2003. Ready Reference HA 641 .U55 2003.   This source contains data for TN counties and metropolitan areas including population, employment, and education statistics.

Opposing Viewpoints, Taking Sides, etc. (shelved along wall near computer workstations with CurrentBks) Several series which provide pros and cons of social issues.

The Encyclopedia of Sociology. Edgar F. Borgatta and Marie L. Borgotta, eds. REF HM 17 .E5 1992.

Statistical Handbook on Women in America. Cynthia Taeuber, 2nd ed. REF HQ 1420 .T34 1996.

Statistical Record of Black America. Jesse Carney Smith and Robert L. Johns, eds.REF E 185.5 .S83 1997.

Yahoo! Social Sciences  - Links to information, resources, and Web sites related to the social sciences.

World Wide Web Virtual Library - Sociology  - Links to information and resources related to sociology.

SocioWeb - Links to information, resources, and Web sites related to sociology.

Women and Social Movements (in the U.S. 1600-2000) -This Worldwide Web site is intended to serve as a resource for students and scholars of U.S. history and U.S. women's history. Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000, the website seeks to advance scholarly debates and understanding at the same time that it makes the insights of women's history accessible to teachers and students at universities, colleges, and high schools.