Background Information
- SAGE Research MethodsSAGE Research Methods (SRM) is a research tool supported by a newly devised taxonomy that links content and methods terms. It provides the most comprehensive picture available today of research methods (quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods) across the social and behavioural sciences. It includes more than 100,000 pages of SAGE book and reference material on research methods as well as editorially selected material from SAGE journals. In addition, SRMO contains content from more than 640 books, including the complete Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences "Little Green Books" series from SAGE.
- Annual Review of SociologyCall Number: Olin Stacks and Annex HM1 .A61 Print cancelled in 2009Synthesizes the primary research literature and identifies the principal contributions in sociology and its subfields. A keyword search option accesses authoritative articles by specific topic, methodology or theory.
- The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology byCall Number: Olin Stacks and Mann HM425 .J64x 2000
- The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology byCall Number: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) Oversize HM425 .B53 2007 +A definitive reference source. Commissioned entries written and edited by an international team of scholars and teachers, including Cornell faculty. Detailed subject index at the end. Valuable selective bibliographies lead to further reading. Provides explanations of key concepts and extended explorations of major topics. Includes research and theoretical developments from outside of the United States, especially Western Europe. Historical depth as well as more recent developments. Additional features include a timeline and a lexicon by subject area. The online version is updated three times a year.
- Dictionary of the Social Sciences byCall Number: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) H41 .D53x 2002 +
- A Dictionary of Sociology byCall Number: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) HM425 .D5735 2009
- Encyclopedia of American Social Movements byCall Number: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) Oversize HN57 .E594 2004 +This four-volume set examines every significant social movement in American history, covering each movement's goals, tactics, and impact, as well as its leaders.
- Encyclopedia of Social Measurement byCall Number: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) Oversize H62.E53 .E53 2005 +Guide to methodology including techniques, theories, designs, applications, sampling and statistics.
- Encyclopedia of Social Theory byCall Number: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) Oversize HM425 .E47 2005 +Over 300 entries examine key theories and the theorists behind them.
- Encyclopedia of Sociology byCall Number: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) and Mann HM17 .E56 2000 +Academic sociologists provide background articles with references on 370 major topics and themes.This classic reference source has been updated to reflect many changes in society and in the field of sociology in recent years.
- International Encyclopedia of Economic Sociology byCall Number: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) HM548 .I58 2011Significant encyclopedia in a burgeoning new field includes some 250 signed entries. Examines how economics and society are interrelated. Entries are cross-referenced and include succinct bibliographies. Subject index. Advisors include Cornell Professor Richard Swedberg.
- International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences byCall Number: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) Oversize H41 .I58x 2001 +Updates the classic 1968 International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. An ambitious project to map and describe the state of the art in all fields encompassed within the social and behavioral sciences. Available in both print (26 volumes) and online editions, it comprises 4,000 articles, commissioned by 52 section editors, and includes 90,000 bibliographic references as well as comprehensive name and subject indexes. Alphabetically organized and extensively cross-referenced.
- The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods byPresents current and complete information, as well as techniques, facts, and examples from the field of qualitative research in an accessible style. Although the range of topics is intended to be comprehensive, each individual entry is designed to provide only an introduction to the topic at hand. Each entry is following by a list of key readings on the topic.
- Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods byAuthoritative essays on virtually all social science methods topics, quantitative and qualitative, by an international collection of experts. Covers research terms ranging from different methodological approaches to epistemological issues and specific statistical techniques.
- Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements byComprehensive, authoritative, interdisciplinary, and up-to-date, Contains over 400 exploring social and political movements and related collective phenomena throughout the world.
- Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory byCall Number: Olin Library Reference (Non-Circulating) H61 .T967 2018A comprehensive, interdisciplinary compendium of original entries focusing on the origins, evolution, and global development of contemporary social theory. Click on "Search in this Book" in the box on the right for full text searching.