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Listed here are some general reference sources for Sociology and Anthropology. You can search the catalogue, LINC for materials that are available in the NUS Libraries. 

For online instructions on how to use LINC, go to  http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/l/.

This guide is divided into the following sections:

1.    Location of Sociology materials
2.    Literature guides
3.    Dictionaries & Encyclopedia
4.    Biographies
5.    Statistics
6.    Directories
7.    Handbooks
8.    Bibliographies
9.    Indexes &  Abstracts (E-Resources)
10.  Electronic Journals
11.  Newspapers
12.  Theses
13.  Internet sources
14.  Research & Writing

1.  Location of Sociology materials : Library of Congress Classification

Sociology materials are arranged on the shelves according to the Library of Congress Classification system as follows:

GN

Anthropology

GR

Folklore

GT

Manners and customs

HM

Sociology

HN

Social history, conditions & problems. Social reform

HQ

The Family.  Marriage.  Women

HS

Societies: secret, benevolent, etc.

HT

Communities.  Classes.  Races

HV

Social pathology. Social & public welfare. Criminology

More information on the above class numbers can be found at
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco_h.pdf

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2.  Literature guides 

Aby, Stephen H., Nalen, James & Fielding, Lori
Sociology : a guide to reference and information sources. 3rd ed.
Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2005.
Z7164 Sco.Ab 2005

Fisher, David, Price, Sandra P. & Hanstock, Terry, eds.
Information sources in the social sciences
Munchen : K.G. Saur, 2002.
Z7161 Inf 2002

Herron, Nancy L., ed.
The social sciences : a cross-disciplinary guide to selected sources
Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 2002.
Z7161 Soc 2002

Oakes, Elizabeth H.
Social science resources in the electronic age.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004.
H61.95 Oak 2004

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3.  Dictionaries & Encyclopedia

For dictionaries & encyclopedia available from our E-Resources, search NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases> Browse databases by Type> Dictionaries & Encyclopedia

    3.1.  Anthropology (General)  
    3.2.  Sociology (General)  
    3.3.  Special  
      Aged. Gerontology (Social aspects)     Sexual life 
      Ethnology. Folklore     Social & cultural theories
      Family. Marriage. Home     Social pathology. Crime. Criminology
      Food & society     Social research. Methodology
      Medicine & society. Social medicine     Women. Feminism
      Religions. Religious beliefs & practices     Young adults. Youth. Teenagers

3.1.  Anthropology (General)

Amit, Vered, ed.
Biographical dictionary of social and cultural anthropology
London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
GN20 Bio 2004

Barfield, Thomas, ed.  
The dictionary of anthropology.  
Cambridge, Mass : Blackwell, 1997.
GN307 Dic

Birx, H. James, ed.
Encyclopedia of anthropology
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 2006.
GN11 Enc 2006

Bolaffi, Guido [et al.] eds.  
Dictionary of race, ethnicity and culture.
London : SAGE, 2003.
GN307 Dic 2003

Gaillard, Gérald.
The Routledge dictionary of anthropologists; translated by Peter James Bowman
London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
GN20 Gai 2004

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3.2.  Sociology (General)

Borgatta, Edgar F, ed. 
Encyclopedia of sociology.
2nd ed.
New York : Macmillan Reference USA, 2000. 5 Vols.
HM17 Enc 2000

Bruce, Steve & Yearley, Steven
The Sage dictionary of sociology.
London : Sage, 2006.
HM425 Bru 2006

Calhoun, Craig, ed. 
Dictionary of the social sciences.
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
H41 Dic

Johnson, Allan G. 
The Blackwell dictionary of sociology: a user's guide to sociological language.  2nd ed.
Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
HM17 Joh

Kuper, Adam & Kuper, Jessica
The social science encyclopedia  3rd ed.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.                                                                       
H41 Soc 2004.

Smelser,  Nelson J & Baltes, Paul B., eds. 
International encyclopedia of social and behavioral sciences.
Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2001.  
H41 Int

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3.3.  Special

Aged. Gerontology (Social aspects)

Ekerdt, David J., ed.
Encyclopedia of aging.
New York : Macmillan Reference, 2002.
HQ1061 Enc 2002

Kastenbaum, Robert, ed.
Macmillan encyclopedia of death and dying
New York : Macmillan Reference USA, 2003.
HQ1073 Macm 2003

Schulz, Richard [et al], eds.
The encyclopedia of aging : a comprehensive resource in
gerontology and geriatrics.
4th ed.
New York : Springer Pub. Co., 2006.
HQ1061 Enc 2006

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Ethnology. Folklore

Alexander, Marc
A companion to the folklore, myths & customs of Britain.
Stroud : Sutton, 2002.
GR141 Ale 2002

Lavenda, Robert H. & Schultz, Emily A.
Core concepts in cultural anthropology. 3rd. ed.
Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill, 2007.
GN316 Lav 2007

Michaud, Jean
Historical dictionary of the peoples of the Southeast Asian massif
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2006.
CDS524 Mic 2006

Mills, Margaret A., Claus, Peter J. & Diamond, Sarah, eds.
South Asian folklore : an encyclopedia : Afganistan, Bangladesh,
India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
 
New York, NY Routledge, 2003.
GR302 Sou 2003

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Family. Marriage. Home

Balter, Lawrence, ed. 
Parenthood in America: an encyclopedia. 
Santa Barbara, CA.: ABC-CLIO, 2000.
HQ755.8 Pae

Bankston, Carl L, ed. 
Encyclopedia of family life. 
Pasadena, CA : Salem Press, c1999. 5 vols.
HQ534 Enc

Broude, Gwen J.  
Marriage, family, and relationships: a cross-cultural encyclopedia.
Santa Barbara, CA. : ABC-CLIO,1994.
GN480 Bro

Fass, Paula S., ed.
Encyclopedia of children and childhood : in history and society
New York : Macmillan Reference USA, 2004.
HQ767.84 Enc 2004

Fisher, Celia B. & Lerner, Richard M., eds.
Encyclopedia of applied developmental science
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2005.
HQ767.84 Enc 2005

Ponzetti, James J., ed.
International encyclopedia of marriage and family  2nd ed
New York : Macmillan Reference USA, 2003. 
HQ9 Int 2003

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Food & society

Anderson, Eugene N.
Everyone eats : understanding food and culture
New York : New York University Press, 2005.
GT2850 And 2005

Bender, David A.
A dictionary of food and nutrition. 2nd ed.
Oxford [U.K.] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
TX349 Ben 2005

Blum, Daniel
Pocket dictionary of ethnic foods
Washington, DC : Word Craft Pub., 2005.
GN407 Blu 2005

Katz, Solomon H. & Weaver, William Woys, eds.
Encyclopedia of food and culture
New York : Scribner/Thomson Gale, 2003.
TX349 Enc 2003

Ritzer, George
Explorations in the sociology of consumption : fast food, credit
cards and casinos
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London : Sage Publs. 2000.
HF5415.32 Rit

Singer, Peter & Mason, Jim
The way we eat : why our food choices matter
Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale, 2006.
TX357 Sin 2006

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Medicine & society. Social medicine

Cockerham, William C. & Ritchey, Ferris J. 
Dictionary of medical sociology
Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 1997.
RA418 Coc

Cockerham, William C.
Medical sociology.
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004.
RA418 Coc 2004

Gabe, Jonathan, Bury, Michael & Elston, Mary Ann
Key concepts in medical sociology
London : Sage Publications, 2004.
RA418 Gab 2004

Scrambler, Graham, ed.
Medical sociology : major themes in health and social welfare
New York : Routledge, 2005.
RA418 Med 2005

Weitz, Rose
The sociology of health, illness, and health care : a critical
approach
.  3rd ed
Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, c2004.
RA418.3 Uni.We 2004

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Religions. Religious beliefs & practices

Dowling, Elizabeth M. & Scarlett, W. George, eds.
Encyclopedia of religious and spiritual development
IThousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2006.
BV4571.3 Enc 2006

Davies, Douglas J. & Mates, Lewis H., eds.
Encyclopedia of cremation
Aldershot, Hants ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., 2005.
GT3330 Enc 2005.

Fenn,  Richard K., ed.
The Blackwell companion to sociology of religion.
Oxford : Blackwell, 2001.
BL 60 Bla

Melton, J. Gordon & Baumann, Martin, eds.
Religions of the world : a comprehensive encyclopedia of beliefs
and practices

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2002
BL80.3 Rel 2002

Palmer-Fernandez, Gabriel, ed.
Encyclopedia of religion and war
New York, NY : Routledge, 2004.
BL80.3 Enc 2004

Salamone, Frank A., ed.
Encyclopedia of religious rites, rituals, and festivals
New York : Routledge, 2004.
BL31 Enc 2004

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Sexual life

Gerstner, David A., ed.
Routledge international encyclopedia of queer culture
London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
HQ76.96 Rou 2006

Kimmel, Michael S. & Aronson, Amy, eds.
Men and masculinities : a social, cultural, and historican encyclopedia
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2004.
HQ1090.3 Men 2004

Younger, John G.
Sex in the ancient world from A to Z
London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
HQ13 You 2005

Zimmerman, Bonnie, ed.
Lesbian histories and cultures : an encyclopedia
New York : Garland Pub., 1999.
HQ75.5 Les

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Social & cultural theories

Alexander. Jeffrey C., ed.
Mainstream and critical social theory : classical, modern and contemporary
London : Sage, 2001.
HM585 Mai

Anthony Giddens on Capitalism and modern social theory [videorecording]
Twickenham, Middlesex, UK : HaloVine, 2004
HM19 Ant 2004

Bottomore, Tom, ed.
A dictionary of Marxist thought. 2nd ed. 
Cambridge, MA : Blackwell,1991.
HM17 Dic

Brooker, Peter.
A glossary of cultural theory. 2nd ed.
London : Arnold, 2003.
HM101 Bro 2003

Edgar, Andrew, & Sedgwick, Peter, eds.  
Cultural theory : the key concepts.
London : Routledge, 2002.  
HM101 Cul 2002

Elliott, Anthony & Ray, Larry , eds.
Key contemporary social theorists
Oxford, UK ; Malden, MA, USA : Blackwell Publishers, 2003.
H61 Key 2003.

Outhwaite, William, ed. 
The Blackwell dictionary of modern social thought. 2nd ed
Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, 2003. 
H41 Bla 2003 

Ritzer, George & Goodman, Douglas J.
Sociological theory
Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2004.
HM585 Rit 2004

Ritzer, George, ed.
The Blackwell companion to major social theorists
.
Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2000.
HM478 Bla

Swedberg, Richard & Agevall, Ola
The Max Weber dictionary : key words and central concepts
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Social Sciences, 2005.
HM425 Swe 2005

Turner, Jonathan H.
The structure of sociological theory. 7th ed.
Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Thomson Learning, 2003.
HM24 Tur 2003

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Social pathology. Crime. Criminology

Clark, Robin E.
The encyclopedia of child abuse. 2nd ed.
New York : Facts on File, 2000.
HV6626.5 Cla 2000

Davis, Mark S.
The concise dictionary of crime and justice
Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : SAGE, 2002.
HV6017 Dav 2002

Evans, Glen, & Farberow, Norman L.
The encyclopedia of suicide.
New York, NY : Facts On File, 2003.
HV6545 Eva 2003

Levinson, David, ed.
Encyclopedia of crime and punishment
Thousand Oaks, Ca. : Sage Publications, 2002.
HV6017 Enc 2002

Rafter, Nicole Hahn, ed.  
Encyclopedia of women and crime.
Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 2000.
HV6046 Enc

Sabasteanski, Anna, ed.
Patterns of global terrorism 1985-2005 : U.S. Department of State
reports with supplementary documents and statistics

Great Barrington, Mass. : Berkshire Pub., 2005-
HV6431 Pat 2005

Shelton, Dinah L., ed.
Encyclopedia of genocide and crimes against humanity
Detroit : Macmillan Reference, 2005.
HV6322.7 Enc 2005

Sifakis, Carl
Mobspeak : the dictionary of crime terms
INew York : Checkmark Books, c2003.
HV6017 Sif 2003

Smith, Merril D., ed.
Encyclopedia of rape
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004.
HV6558 Enc 2004

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Social research.  Methodology

Jupp, Victor, ed.
The SAGE dictionary of social and cultural research methods.
London : SAGE, 2006.
H62 Sage 2006

Kempf-Leonard, Kimberly, ed.
Encyclopedia of social measurement
San Diego, Calif. ; London : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2005.
H62 Enc 2005

Knapp, Sara, D. 
The contemporary thesaurus of search terms and synonyms: a guide for natural language computer searching. 2nd ed.
Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 2000.
Z699.5 Soc.K

Lewis-Beck, Michael S, Bryman, Alan & Liao, Tim Futing
The Sage encyclopedia of social science research methods
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 2004. 3 vols.
H62 Lei 2004

Mathison, Sandra
Encyclopedia of evaluation
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 2004.
H62 Mat 2005

Neuman, William Lawrence
Social research methods : qualitative and quantitative approaches. 5th ed.
Boston : Allyn and Bacon, 2003.
HM48 Neu 2003

Miller, Robert L. & Brewer, John D., eds.
The A-Z of social research : a dictionary of key social science research concepts.
London : SAGE, 2003.
H62 Az 2003

Schwandt, Thomas A. 
Dictionary of qualitative inquiry2nd ed.
Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 2001. 
H61 Schw 2001

Vogt, W. Paul.
Dictionary of statistics and methodology : a nontechnical guide for the social sciences. 3rd ed.
Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, 2005.
HA17 Vog 2005

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Women. Feminism

Boles, Janet K. & Hoeveler, Diane Long
Historical dictionary of feminism. 2nd ed.
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2004.
HQ1115 Bol 2004

Heywood, Leslie L., ed.
The women's movement today : an encyclopedia of third-wave
feminism

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.
HQ1115 Wom 2006

Kramarae, Cheris & Spender, Dale, eds.
Routledge international encyclopedia of women : global women's issues and knowledge.
New York : Routledge, 2000.  
HQ1115 Rou

Rappaport, Helen
Encyclopedia of women social reformers.
Santa Barbara, CA :  ABC-CLIO, 2001.
HQ1236 Rap 2001

Worell, Judith, ed.  
Encyclopedia of women and gender: sex similarities and differences and the impact of society on gender
San Diego, CA.: Academic, 2001. 2 vols.
HQ1115 Enc

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Young adults. Youth. Teenagers

Celia, B. Fisher & Lerner, Richard M., eds.
Encyclopedia of applied developmental science
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2005.
HQ767.84 Enc 2005

Dowling, Elizabeth M. & Scarlett, W. George, eds.
Encyclopedia of religious and spiritual development
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2006.
BV4571.3 Enc 2006

Krapp, Kristine & Wilson, Jeffrey, eds.
The Gale encyclopedia of children's health : infancy through adolescence
Detroit : Thomson Gale, 2005.
RJ26 Gal 2005

Steinberg, Shirley,  Priya Parmar, Richard, Birgit & Quail, Christine, eds.
Contemporary youth culture : an international encyclopedia
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.
HQ796 Con 2006

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4.  Biographies

 

For biographies available at our E-Resources, search NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases> Browse databases by Type> Biographies

 

Ashley, David & Orenstein, David Michael
Sociological theory : classical statements. 6th ed.
Boston : Allyn and Bacon, 2005.
HM511 Ash 2005

Elliott Anthony & Ray, Larry, eds.
Key contemporary social theorists
Oxford, UK ; Malden, MA, USA : Blackwell Publishers, 2003.

Fernandez, Ronald
Mappers of society : the lives and legacies of great sociologists
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.
HM478 Fer 2003

Gaillard, Gerald
The Routledge dictionary of anthropologists ; translated by Peter James Bowman.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
GN20 Gai 2004.

Parker, Noel & Stuart Sim, eds.
The A-Z guide to modern social and political theorists.
London : Prentice-Hall/Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1997.
JA92 Az

Ringer, Fritz K.
Max Weber : an intellectual biography
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2004.
HM479 Web.R 2004

Robbins, Derek, ed.
Pierre Bourdieu 2
London : SAGE, 2005.
HM22 Fra.Bo*P 2005

Treviño, A. Javier, ed.
Goffman's legacy
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 2003.
HM479 Gof.G 2003

Turner, Bryan S. & Elliott,  Anthony, eds.
Profiles in contemporary social theory.
London : Sage Publications, 2001.
H61 Pro

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5 Statistics

For statistical sources available at our E-Resources, search NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases> Browse Databases by Type> Statistical Data

     General statistical sources
     Singapore statistical sources

5.1.  General statistical sources

ASEAN statistical yearbook
Jakarta : ASEAN Secretariat, 2001-
HA4590.8 Asyb 2005

EIU Country Data (via BvD site, E-Resource)
Source of economic indicators and forecasts of 115 countries worldwide. It allows users to perform complex calculations and create charts and graphs.

Demographic tables for the Western Pacific Region 2005-2010
Manila : World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2005.

HA4551 Dem 2005

Global Market Information Database (E-Resource)
Provides key business intelligence on countries, companies, markets and consumers. Includes country statistics, market data, lifestyle indicators and analysis

International financial statistics (E-Resource)
IFS contains approximately 32,000 time series covering more than 200 countries and areas and includes all series appearing on the IFS Country Pages.

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR, E-Resource)
Supplies data files for use with statistical software, such as SAS, SPSS, and Stata.
ICPSR data holdings cover a wide range of social science areas such as population, economics, education, health, social and political behavior, social and political attitudes, history, crime, aging and substance abuse

OECD factbook 2006 : economic, environmental and social statistics
Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2006.
HC59.15 Oec 2006.

Society at a glance : OECD social indicators.
Paris : OECD, 2005.
HN25 Soc 2005

Statistics on Asia Pacific : an annotated list.
Available online: http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/bib/ss/asiapac.html

World fertility report : 2003
New York : United Nations, c2004.
HB901 Wor 2004

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5.2  Singapore statistical sources

Education statistics digest.
IMPRINT Singapore : Ministry of Education, Education Statistics Section,
1987-
L584 KES

Fong Chun Wah ... [et al.]
Public housing in Singapore [electronic resource]
Singapore : [Research Section], Research & Planning Dept.,
Housing & Development Board, 2005.
HD7371.12 Pub 2005
Also available in print, published separately

Ho, Kong Chong & Yip, Jeffrey
Youth.sg : the state of youth in Singapore
Singapore : National Youth Council, 2003.
HQ799.12 Ho 2003

Leow, Bee Geok, comp.
Census of population 2000
Singapore : Dept. of Statistics, 2001
HA1801 Scc 2000
See also Demographic characteristics; Economic Characteristics; Education, Language and Religion; Geographic Distribution and Travel.
See also Census of population 2000 on special sections : Advance data release ; Demographic characteristics ; Economic characteristics ; Education, language and religion ; Geographic distribution and travel ; Households and Housing

Lim-Yeo, Pin Pin, comp.
Statistics on Singapore : an annotated bibliography of sources in
NUS Library

Singapore : Reference & Information Services Dept., Central
Library, National University of Singapore, 1998.
Z3268 Sta.L.
Also available at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/bib/ss/

National health survey 2004 : Singapore
Singapore : Ministry of Health, 2005.
RA407.512 Nat 2005

Singapore in figures
Singapore : Dept. of Statistics, 1996-
HA1801 SIF

Singapore yearbook of manpower statistics [electronic resource] ;
Report on wages in Singapore.

Singapore : Ministry of Manpower, Manpower, Research and
Statistics Dept., 2005-
HD8769.2 SYMR

SingStat time series directory online [electronic resources].
Singapore : Dept. of Statistics, 2004-
HA1801 Sts.

Statistics on marriages and divorces.
Singapore : Dept. of Statistics, 1985-
HQ690.2 SSM

Yearbook of statistics, Singapore.
Singapore : Dept. of Statistics, 1968-
HA1801 SYS
Also available in electronic version.

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6.  Directories

American Anthropological Association.
AAA guide.

Washington, D.C : American Anthropological Association , 1989-
L901 GDA 2005/2006

Guide to graduate departments of sociology.
Washington, D.C. : American Sociological Association, 2006
L901 GGS 2006

Library-Anthropology Resource Group (Chicago, Ill.)
Anthropological resources : a guide to archival, library, and museum collections 
New York : Garland, 1999.
GN14 Ant

Oakes, Elizabeth H., 1964-
Social science resources in the electronic age.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c2004.
H61.95 Oak 2004

Peterson's guide to graduate programs in the humanities, arts,
and social sciences.

Princeton, N.J. : Peterson's Guides , c1993-
LB2371 PGH.

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7.  Handbooks

Abbas, Tashakkori & Teddlie, Charles, eds.
Handbook of mixed methods in social & behavioral research
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2003.
H62 Tas 2003.

Becker, Henk A. & Vanclay, Frank, eds.
The international handbook of social impact assessment :
conceptual and methodological advances

Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003.
HD28 Int 2003

Binstock, Robert H. & George, Linda K., eds.
Handbook of aging and the social sciences. 6th ed.
Amserdam ; Boston : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2006.
HQ1061 Han 2006

Delamater, John, ed.
Handbook of social psychology
New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2003.
HM1033 Han 2003

Evans, Karen & King, Dave
Studying society : the essentials
Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2006.
HM571 Eva 2006.

Galea, Sandro &  Vlahov, David, eds.
Handbook of urban health : populations, methods, and practice
Springer, 2005.
RA566.7 Han 2005

Gwynne, Margaret Anderson.
Anthropology career resources handbook
Boston : Pearson Education, 2003.
GN397.5 Gwy 2003.

Lievrouw, Leah A. & Livingstone, Sonia, eds.
Handbook of new media : social shaping and social consquences of
ICTs

London : Sage, 2006.
P96 Tec.Ha 2006

Poston, Dudley L. & Micklin, Michael, eds.
Handbook of population
New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum, 2005.
HB849.4 Han 2005

Trimble, Joseph E. & Fisher, Celia B., eds.
The handbook of ethical research with ethnocultural populations
and communities

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2006.
GN495.4 Tho 2006.

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8.  Bibliographies

 

Antweiler, Christoph
Southeast Asia : a bibliography on societies and cultures =
Südostasien : eine Bibliographie zu Gesellschaften und Kulturen
Münster : Lit ; Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2004.
Z3221 Ant 2004

 

Babkina, A. M., ed.
Terrorism : a bibliography with indexes
Huntington, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2001.
Z7164 Ter.B 2001

Cheung, Fanny M., Tam, Siumi Maria & Chu, Serena Sheng-hua
A bibliography of gender studies in Hong Kong : 1991-1997
Hong Kong : Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998.
Z7964 Hon.Bi

Ch'ng, Kim See
Bibliography of Southeast Asia : a decade of selected social
science publications in the English language, 1990-2000

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2003.
Z3221 Chn 2003

Handel, Michael J., ed.
The sociology of organizations : classic, contemporary, and critical readings.
Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, 2003.
HM786 Soc 2003

International bibliography of the Social sciences [electronic resource]
Norwood, Mass. : SilverPlatter Information
Z7161 IBSS

Krikos, Linda A. & Ingold, Cindy
Women's studies : a recommended bibliography
Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2004.
Z7963 Fem.Kr 2004

Olson Hope A., ed.  
Information sources in women's studies and feminism. 
München : K.G. Saur, 2002.
Z7961 Inf

Purcell, Anton, ed. 
Family disintegration: a bibliography with indexes
New York : Nova Science, 2002.
Z7164 Marr.Fa 2002

Ritzer, George, Stillman, Todd & Rich, Meghan E., eds.
Syllabi and teaching resources for teaching the sociology of consumption
Washington, DC : American Sociological Association, c2002.  1st ed.

HF5415.32 Syl 2002

Russell, Katheryn K., Jones, Judith Lynne & Pfeifer, Heather L., comps.
Race and crime : an annotated bibliography.
Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2000.
Z5703.5 Uni.R

Saliba, John A. 
Social science and the cults: an annotated bibliography
New York : Garland Pub. , 1990.
Z7835 Cul.S

Tan, Chee Beng
Bibliography on ethnic relations : with special reference to Malaysia and Singapore
Kuala Lumpur : Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Malaya , 1992.
Z3268 Tcb

Tim, Yap Fuan, ed. 
A sense of history: a select bibliography on the history of Singapore. 
Singapore : National University of Singapore Library, 1998.
Z3267.2 Sen
Updated version available at
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/bib/sh/ 

Walden, Graham R., comp.
Survey research methodology, 1990-1999 : an annotated bibliography
Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Z7164 Socc.W 2002

Wheeler, Albert J., ed.
Racism : a selected bibliography
New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2005.
Z7164 Rac.Wh 2005

Women : a selective bibliography 1988-1999 = Femmes : bibliographie sélective, 1988-1999 
Geneva : United Nations Library, 2000.
Z7961 Wom

Wong, Grace Khei Mie, Ooi, Giok Ling & Phua, Kai Hong
Annotated bibliography on ageing and the elderly in Singapore
Singapore : Housing Policy and Development Research Team, Faculty of Architecture, Building & Real Estate, National University of Singapore, 1999.
Z7164 Old.Wo

Woodward, Claire.
Islam : background and bibliography
Hauppauge, NY : Noinka Books, 2002.
Z7835 Isl.W 2002

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9.  Indexes and Abstracts (E-Resources)

Access via NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases> Browse databases by Type> Indexes & Abstracts

Sociological Abstracts (formerly known as Sociofile), 1952-
Provides abstracts of journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers as well as citations to book reviews drawn from serials publications. Major areas of coverage include Culture, Demography, Family, Health, History and theory of sociology, Research methodology, Radical sociology, Rural and urban sociology, Social differentiation , Social psychology, Sociology of the arts, business, education , Studies in violence and power, Substance abuse and addiction, Welfare services, Women's studies.

Social Sciences Citation Index (via Web of Science), 1956-
The Web of Science provides access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from prestigious and high impact research journals.  Besides cited reference searching, users can navigate through the literature from various disciplines and time spans as well as accessing electronic full-text journal articles.

Social Sciences Abstracts, 1983-
A bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from a wide range of social sciences journals. Covers the latest concepts, trends, opinions, theories, and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences.

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, 1951-
IBSS’s main focus is on the 4 core social science subjects of anthropology, economics, politics and sociology.

PERIND, 1980-
An index to journal articles, book reviews, book chapters and conference papers relating to Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and ASEAN (as an entity).
Subjects covered range from the humanities and social sciences to business and management, architecture, building, science, technology, law and medicine.

Expanded Academic ASAP, 1980-
Provides indexed and full-text articles from sources covering social sciences, humanities, education, science and technology.

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10.  Electronic journals (E-journals)

Below is a select list of Sociology E-journals subscribed by the NUS Libraries.
For a comprehensive list, search NUS Libraries> E-Resources > E-Journals>
Browse E-journals, select by Title/Subject/Publisher/New Titles Added.

American journal of sociology
American sociological review
Annals of tourism research
Annual review of sociology
The British journal of sociology
Deviant Behavior
Discourse & society
Economy And Society
European Sociological Review
Gender And Society
Global networks
Journal of marriage and the family
Journal for the scientific study of religion
Language in society
Law & society review
Leisure sciences
Politics & society
Population and development review

Rural sociology
Social forces
Social indicators research
Society & natural resources
Social networks
Social problems
Sociology of education
Sociology of health & illness
Sociological methods & research
Sociological methodology
Sociological review
Sociologia ruralis
Sociology
Teaching sociology
Theory and society
Work, employment & society
Work and occupations
Youth & society

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11.  Newspapers


To access newspapers from our E-Resources, search NUS Libraries> E-Resources> E-Newspapers

 

Factiva (E-Resource)
For searching and obtaining the full text articles from major world newspapers such as New York Times, Financial Times and others as well as journals. The Straits Times and Business Times articles covered are from Jan 1995.

 

LexisNexis Academic (E-Resource)

Another database for searching and obtaining the full text newspaper articles from Washington Post, Financial Times and other newspapers and journals. The issues covered for the Straits Times and Business Times are from May 1992.

 

Press Clippings

Located in the Singapore - Malaysia Collection, Central Library. A useful source for topical and current information, not available in journal articles or books. Articles on Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and ASEAN from The Straits Times and Business Times are arranged by broad subjects chronologically. A copy of Press clippings subject headings is also available near the collection.

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12.  Theses

12.1.  NUS Theses & Academic exercises
Selected theses & academic exercises submitted to the NUS Dept of Sociology are kept in the Closed Stacks under the call number HM15

Instructions on how to search the Theses Collection in LINC are available at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/l/wtheses.html.

12.2.  Foreign Theses
To access the following Theses databases from our E-Resources, search NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases> Browse Databases by Type> Theses & Dissertations.

Australasian Digital Theses Program (E-Resource)
An initiative of 7 Australian universities in association with the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL). Database provides digital access to theses produced by the postgraduate research students at Australian universities.

Index to Theses with Abstracts accepted for Higher Degrees by the Universities of Great Britain and Ireland (E-Resource)
Listing of theses with abstracts accepted for higher degrees by universities in Great Britain and Ireland since 1716.

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (E-Resource)
Provides information on dissertations and master's theses from accredited colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and Europe.

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13.  Internet sources

American Sociological Association
http://www.asanet.org/index.ww
An invaluable reference website of a non-profit association dedicated to serving sociologists in their work and advancing Sociology as a profession. The resources include online publications, large data-sets for public use as well as 'Sections" to facilitate relationships and work among sociologists with a common interest.

Anthro.Net
http://www.anthro.net/
The research engine contains thousands of reviewed web sites and bibliographic references for Social Sciences including Sociology and  Anthropology. The site was awarded the 'Sites that are awarded Best Practices' award for its original content that is of a public service to Anthropology and other social sciences on the Internet

Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology
http://www.aacsnet.org/wp/

A forum for sociologists and others interested in application of sociological knowledge through scholarly, educational, programmatic, community, and policy activities.

British Sociological Association
http://www.britsoc.co.uk/
A key resource that provides a network of communication to all who are concerned with the promotion and use of sociology and sociological research.

Dead Sociologist's Society
http://www2.pfeiffer.edu/~lridener/DSS/DEADSOC.HTML

Lists various theorists including their biographical information as well as summaries of their works.

Electronic Journal of Sociology
http://www.sociology.org/
Presents research papers on topical or critical issues of Sociology that are both scholarly and accessible free of charge to individuals, libraries, academic and commercial organizations. The scholars themselves retain control over all aspects of the scholarly communication process.

Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences
http://bitbucket.icaap.org/
Electronic social science dictionary covering the disciplines of sociology, criminology, political science and women's study. The entries are mainly related to Canadian events and names which are fully searchable using both terms and definition text.

Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research
http://gsociology.icaap.org/methods/
Lists free links/resources that can be read over the web. The site focuses on  "how-to" do evaluation research and the methods used including surveys, focus groups, sampling, interviews and other methods.

Sociosite
http://www.sociosite.net/index.php
A multi-purpose guide that is distributed free in order to promote uncommercialized scholarly communication. Based in the Netherlands, it includes useful links to sites around the world.

Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG)
http://sosig.ac.uk/sociology/
A definitive site for research in Sociology, freely available on the Internet and it aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality Internet information suitable for education and research including Social Sciences.

Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
SSRN encourage the early distribution of research results by publishing submitted abstracts and by soliciting abstracts of top quality research papers around the world. The networks encourage readers to communicate directly with authors and other subscribers concerning their own and others' research.

SocioWeb
http://www.socioweb.com/
An independent guide to the Sociological resources available on the Internet.

WWW Virtual Library: Evaluation
Online database of Internet resources related to social policy evaluation.

WWW Virtual Library: Sociology
http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/w3virtsoclib/
Provides listings of relevant databases and archives, institutions, research centers, electronic journals some of which with full-text. Watch out for some non-working links
to other sites. 

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14.  Research & Writing

More sources on research and writing are available at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/bib/index.html#general

 Research

Babbie, Earl R.
The basics of social research. 2nd ed.
Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2002.
H62 Bab 2002

Babbie, R.
The practice of social research. 9th ed.
Australia: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2001.
H62 Bab 2001

Becker, Howard Saul
Tricks of the trade : how to think about your research while you're doing it
Chicago, IL. : University of Chicago Press, 1998.
H91 Bec

Jacoby, Joe & Barr, Linda R.
Research navigator guide : sociology
IMPRINT Boston : Pearson : Allyn and Bacon, 2004.
HM51 Jac 2004

Radford, Marie L., Barnes, Susan B. & Barr, Linda R.
Web research : selecting, evaluating, and citing
IMPRINT Boston : Pearson/Allyn & Bacon, 2006.
ZA4228 Rad 2006

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Writing

Agger, Ben
Public sociology : from social facts to literary acts
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2000.
HM511 Agg


ASA style guide
Washington, D.C. :American Sociological Association., 1996.
HM73 Ame.

Ballenger, Bruce P.
The curious researcher : a guide to writing research papers
New York : Pearson/Longman, 2004.
LB2369 Bal 2004

Bosworth, David P. 
Citing your references : a guide for author of journal articles and students writing theses or dissertations
Thirsk : Underhill Pub. , 1992.
LB2369 Bos

Burkle-Young, Francis A.
The art of the footnote : the intelligent student's guide to the art and science of annotating texts.
Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1996.
PN171 Foo.Bu

Crump, Eric & Carbone, Nick  
Writing online: a student's guide to the Internet and World Wide Web. 2nd ed.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
PE1408 Cru

Johnson, William A., ... [et al.]
The sociology student writer's manual. 4th ed.
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Education, 2004.
HM585 Soci 2004

Quick style guide for students writing Sociology papers
Washington, D.C. :American Sociological Association, 2006.
http://asanet.org/page.ww?section=Sociology+Depts&name=Quick+Style+Guide

Richlin-Klonsky, Judith &  Strenski, Ellen, eds.
A guide to writing sociology papers. 4th ed.
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.
HM73 Gui

Library guides on citing references including the American Sociological Association style are also available at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/s/citeasa.html

Content by: Hayati Abdul
Reference Services
Central Library
Last updated: August 2006