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Sociology

Guide to resources in the field of Sociology.

Sociology Databases and Resources

  • Civil Rights and Social Justice Best Bet

    Part of HeinOnline Academic, this database covers civil rights in the United States. It includes hearings and committee prints, legislative histories on the landmark legislations, CRS and GAO reports, briefs from major Supreme Court cases, publications from the Commission on Civil Rights, a curated list of scholarly articles & books on many civil rights topics, and a list of prominent civil rights organizations.

  • Academic Search Complete
    Academic Search Complete is a scholarly, multidisciplinary full-text database, with several thousand full-text periodicals, most of which are peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for many more journals, monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
  • Ad*Access
    The Ad*Access Project presents images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. & Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955 and covers five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II.
  • AdViews: A Digital Archive of Vintage Television Commercials
    Access to over 8,000 historic television commercials created for clients or acquired by the D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B) advertising agency or its predecessor during the 1950s - 1980s.
  • AfricaBib
    AfricaBib consists of several bibliographic databases covering Africana periodical literature: Africana Periodical Literature; African Women; Women Travelers, Explorers and Missionaries to Africa; Islam in Africa; Kenya Coast; Water in Africa; and Education in Africa along with a few additional resources: African Journals Online; African Studies Abstracts Online; Catalogue of the African Studies Centre Leiden; and Connecting-Africa.
  • AnthroSource
    AnthroSource is a digital searchable database which includes more than 250,000 articles drawn from AAA journals, newsletters, bulletins and monographs covering scientific research information in the field of anthropology.
  • Archives of Sexuality and Gender: Parts I, II, and III
    Part I: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940
    Part II: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940
    Part III: Sex and Sexuality, Sixteenth to Twentieth Century
  • Archives Unbound
    Archives Unbound presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents that support the research and study needs of scholars and students. For more information, see this list of Archives Unbound collections.
  • Child Welfare Information Gateway
    A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to print and electronic publications, websites, databases, and online learning tools for improving child welfare practice, including resources that can be shared with families.
  • data.census.gov (U.S. Census)
    data.census.gov provides access to population, housing, economic and geographic data gathered by the United States Census Bureau. It provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data is drawn from several censuses and surveys. Older City & County Data Books (2007 and earlier)
  • Exploring Race in Society
    Exploring Race in Society is a free EBSCO resource. Note: The dashboard and tools on the left are NOT linked to our other EBSCO resources at this time.
  • HeinOnline Academic
    HeinOnline Academic offers access to a wide array of case law at the federal and state levels. The database covers 300+ years of information on political development and the complete history of the creation of government and legal systems around the world. The package also includes the U.S. Congressional Serial Set and features more than 100 million pages of content across more than 100 subject areas.
    FastCase, a separate database, is more technical, but offers a few additional materials (such as statutes) if you cannot find what you need in HeinOnline.
  • HLAS (Handbook of Latin American Studies)
    The Handbook is a scholarly bibliography on Latin America covering works dating back to 1935, in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.
  • Indigenous Peoples of North America
    Enabling exploration of the political, social, and cultural history of native peoples from the sixteenth century well into the twentieth century, Indigenous Peoples of North America illustrates the fabric of the North American story with unprecedented depth and breadth. Comprehensive yet personal, the collection covers the history of American Indian tribes and supporting organizations.
    Topics of interest include trade and communication, Arctic exploration and tribes, the Iroquois Confederation, Canadian Catholic Indian missions, Indian removal, Indian wars and the frontier army, establishment of the Canadian Indian and Aboriginal Department, Indian delegations and Indian-federal relations, Canadian Indian treaty policy, government boarding and missionary schools and curricula, Dawes Severalty and the allotment system, dances and festivals, Alaskan Indian policies, Indian languages and linguistics, assimilation and the Indian New Deal, relocation, termination, and the Indian Claims Commission, water and fishing rights, civil rights, radicalism, poverty, and the American Indian movement.
    Includes Parts 1 & 2.
  • JSTOR

    JSTOR contains articles and books, usually at least 3-5 years old, from scholarly sources. They also have some primary resource collections. For more recent material, use Discover@UMSL or other individual databases.

  • Missouri Digital Heritage
    Through the Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative, the Missouri State Archives, the Missouri State Library, and the State Historical Society of Missouri, are working with institutions across the state to digitize their records. Included are historic newspapers, documents, art, photographs, maps and other materials.
  • NBER Working Papers

    Working papers published by the National Bureau of Economic Research

  • NCJRS Abstracts Database
    The NCJRS Abstracts Database contains summaries of more than 210,000 criminal justice publications, including Federal, State, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research.
  • NCJRS Publications / Products
    NCJRS Publications / Products lists more than 3,500 full-text publications from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS).
  • ProCon.org
    ProCon.org, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit nonpartisan public charity, provides professionally-researched pro, con, and related information on more than 50 controversial issues from gun control and death penalty to illegal immigration and alternative energy.
  • Scopus
    Scopus is a large abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. It is useful for analyzing publication topics, finding researchers, and obtaining counts of cited materials.
  • Social Explorer
    Quick and easy access to current and historical census data, demographic information, election data and marketing profile data. Create maps and reports to illustrate, analyze and understand demography and social change.
    User Guide
    Examples from Business, Criminal Justice, Education, Political Science, History, Health, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology & more.
  • Social Welfare History Image Portal
    The Social Welfare Image Portal presents archival materials related to the history of social reform and social welfare in the United States. These images include photographs, pamphlets, placards, handbills, and comics pages drawn from the collections of VCU Libraries and other participating institutions.
  • SSRN
    SSRN is an open-access online preprint community providing valuable services to leading academic schools and government institutions. Specializing primarily in social sciences, including economics, law, corporate governance, and humanities, SSRN is branching out into other science disciplines. Most, but not all papers are free.
  • St. Louis Regional Data Exchange (RDX)
    The St. Louis Regional Data Exchange (RDX) is a unified open data portal for the St. Louis Region. On this site, you will find publicly available data from all over the St. Louis area, compiled and documented by the St. Louis Regional Data Alliance. Our vision for the RDX is to be a one-stop-shop for public community data in St. Louis, helping people find data on local government and nonprofit websites — or uploaded onto the RDX directly.
  • Wiley Online Library
    UMSL's collection of books from Wiley includes companion and reference works in the areas of Art, Business, Communication and Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, History, Literature, Museum Studies, Race and Ethnicity Studies, and Sociology. UMSL does not have access to all titles in Wiley's Online Library.