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Handbook of Sociology / Neil J. Smelser, editor. - Newbury Park, Calif.: Sage Publications, c1988. - 824 p. ; 26 cm. - Includes bibliographies and indexes. - REF HM51.H249
Sociology Basics / consulting editor, Carl L. Bankston III. - Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, c2000. - 2 v.: ill.; 24 cm. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Selected articles previously published in: Survey of social science. Sociology series, 1994. in 5 vols. v. 1. Anomie and deviance-- microsociology -- v. 2. Modernization and world-system theories-- workplace socialization. - REF HM425.S63
Sources of Information in the Social Sciences: A Guide to the Literature / William H. Webb ... [et al.]. - Chicago: American Library Association, 1986. - x, 777 p. ; 27 cm. - Includes index. - REF H61.S666
Survey of Social Science. Sociology Series / Edited by Frank N. Magill; consulting editor, Héctor L. Delgado. - Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, c1994. - 5 v. (xciii, 2244 p.); 24 cm. - v. 1. A--Culture and language -- v. 2. Culture and technology--Homelessness -- v. 3. Horticultural economic systems--The police -- v. 4. Political action committees and special interest groups--Social stratification: analysis and overview -- v. 5. Social stratification: functionalist perspectives--Z. Includes bibliographical references and index. - REF HM17.S86
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American National Biography / general editors, John A. Garraty, Mark C. Carnes. - New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. - 24 v.; 26 cm. - Includes bibliographical references and index. 17,450 first-rate scholarly essays on Americans whose significance, achievement, fame, or influence occurred during residence within what is now the U.S., or whose life or career directly influenced the course of US history. Although this work may not be oriented to famous "deviants," it does includes a good sample of individuals regarded as deviant in their time: the "index by occupations" features such categories as alleged heretics, assassins, bootleggers, brothelkeepers, cult leaders, gangsters, murderers, and outlaws). - REF CT213.A68
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American Reformers: An H.W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary / editor, Alden Whitman. - New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1985. - xx, 930 p. : ports. ; 27 cm. - Includes bibliographies. Another way of examining deviance is from the perspective of those who struggled to name and combat it in the name of moral and social reform. This dictionary includes biographical essays on the lives and careers of 504 reformers who took up such causes as temperance, socialism, birth control, vice suppression, to name just a few. Many of the most prominent reformers were regarded as social deviants in their own time. - REF CT215.A67
The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology: A User's Guide to Sociological Language / Allan Johnson. - Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell, 1995. - vii, 378 p.; graphs 22 cm. - Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. - REF HM17.J64
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Sociology / edited by Gordon Marshall; [contributors, Diane Barthel ... et al.] - Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. - viii, 571 p. : ill.; 21 cm. - REF HM17.C66
A Critical Dictionary of Sociology / Raymond Boudon and François Bourricaud; selected and translated by Peter Hamilton. - Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989. - xiii, 438 p. : ill.; 25 cm. - Includes bibliographies and index. - REF HM17.B6813
The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Sociology / [Editorial advisors and contributors, Arthur W. Frank ... et al.]. - Guilford, Conn.: Dushkin, c1986. - ix, 316 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - REF HM17.E62
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Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior / Clifton D. Bryant, editor-in-chief. - Philadelphia, PA : Brunner/Routledge, 2000. - vols.1-4: 27 cm. - v. 1. Historical, conceptual, and theoretical issues -- v. 2. Crime and juvenile delinquency -- v. 3. Sexual deviance -- v. 4. Self-destructive behavior and disvalued identity. - REF HV6017.E53
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior / Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt, editor-in-chief. - New York: Macmillan Reference USA, c2001. - 4 v. (lx, 1863 p.) : ill. ; 29 cm. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Is addictive behavior deviant behavior? These volumes include a large number of essays dealing with the social impact of drug and alcohol addiction, along with other addictive behaviors. Covers a wide variety of theoretical and research perspectives. - REF HV5804.E53
Encyclopedia of Family Life / editor, Carl L. Bankston III; project editor, R. Kent Rasmussen. - Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, c1999. - v, 298 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. - REF HQ534.E53
Encyclopedia of Modern American Social Issues / Michael Kronenwetter. - Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c1997. - 328 p.; 26 cm. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-313) and index. - REF HN57.K73
Encyclopedia of Sociology, Second Edition / Edgar F. Borgatta, editor-in-chief, Marie L. Borgatta, managing editor. - Detroit: Macmillan Reference, USA, 2000. - v, 3481 p. (5 vol.) : 28 cm. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - REF HM17.E5
Encyclopedia of World Crime: Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Law Enforcement / [editor-in-chief] Jay Robert Nash. - Wilmette, IL: History, Inc. 1999. - 8 v.: ill. ; 29 cm. Despite its title, the focus of this encyclopedia is not on the general topics of criminal justice, criminology, and law enforcement around the world but rather on the biographic and historical details of individual criminals and crimes throughout history. Its size and scope makes it an excellent tool for identifying famous and obscure criminals. Many of the lengthier entries also include references to additional sources of information. - HV6017.N377
The International Encyclopedia of Sexuality / edited by Robert T. Francoeur; preface by Timothy Perper; introduction by Ira L. Reiss. - New York: Continuum, 1997. - 3 v. (1737 p.): ill., maps ; 25 cm. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - A thorough examination of sexual attitudes and behaviors in twenty-five countries. Each chapter is organized under a common set of topical headings; section 8, which addresses "Significant Uncoventional Sexual Behaviors," treats many of the behaviors and practices regarded as deviant. The uniformity of chapter organization makes comparison across countries easy. - REF HQ21.I68
The International Encyclopedia of Sociology / edited by Michael Mann. - New York: Continuum, 1984. - xi, 434 p. ; 25 cm. - Also published under title: The Macmillan student encyclopedia of sociology. - Includes bibliographical references. - REF HM17.I53
The Social Science Encyclopedia / edited by Adam Kuper and Jessica Kuper. - London; New York: Routledge, 1996. - xxiv, 923 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Includes bibliographical references. - REF H41.S63
Violence in America: An Encyclopedia / Ronald Gottesman, editor in chief; Richard Maxwell Brown, consulting editor. - New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, c1999. - 3 v.: ill.; 29 cm. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - REF HN90.V5V5474
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ABI/Inform Complete and Business Source Premier - These two full-text business databases are among the best sources for information and research on white collar / occupational crimes, including bribery, embezzlement, fraud, tax evasion, employee theft, and other commercial crimes and corrupt practices.
Academic Search Premier - Interdisciplinary full-text database provides indexing for more than 8,100 journals, with full text for nearly 4,500 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 titles.
Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA) - Bibliographic index to scholarly literature in health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. Contains over 400,000 records. [1987-Present]
Child Abuse, Child Welfare and Adoption - Bibliographic index to scholarly literature from books and journal articles, plus citations and abstracts for final reports from federally-funded grants, conference papers, unpublished papers, reports on completed or continuing research, as well as descriptions of service programs and prevention and treatment strategies. Materials cited are primarily in English-language, originating from U.S. research and service programs. [1965-Present]
Contemporary Women's Issues - A multidisciplinary, full-text database that brings together relevant content from scholarly and popular periodicals, "gray" literature, and the alternative press, with a focus on the critical issues and events that influence women's lives in more than 190 countries.
Criminal Justice Abstracts - Bibliographic database containing comprehensive coverage of international journals, books, reports, dissertations and unpublished papers on criminology and related disciplines. Subjects covered include crime trends, crime prevention and deterrence, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, police, courts, punishment and sentencing. [1968-Present]
Human Relations Area Files: Collection of Ethnography (Electronic HRAF) - Full-text database containing more than a quarter of a million pages of descriptive information on the cultures of the world. The full-text materials are subject-indexed at the paragraph-level for precise retrieval of information on all aspects of cultural and social life. Searches on topics related to social deviance and deviant behavior will usually yield documents from several different cultures, making this resource especially useful for comparative work.
JSTOR Arts and Sciences Collection - Large full-text archive of over 300 prestigious journals in a variety of disciplines, with many key social science research journals included. Keep in mind this current issues of journals - especially those published in the last 2-3 years - cannot be found in JSTOR.
LEXIS-NEXIS Academic - Full-text database contains a large newspaper archive that can be very useful for gathering information on contemporary deviants in the news. Local newspaper coverage in a given state or country, along with national press coverage of high-profile stories and individuals, can provide biographical detail, community reaction, editorial opinion, etc. The "Legal Research" section of the database also provides access to articles from law reviews - scholarly journal in the law - containing legal perspectives on deviance.
Social Science Abstracts (in Wilson OmniFile) - Bibliographic and full-text database provides access to over 625 periodicals in all areas of the social sciences, with full-text access to approximately 215 titles. [1983-Present]
Sociological Abstracts - This bibliographic database is the best place to look for scholarly research articles on topics in sociology. Over 635,000 records cover journals and other publications in sociology from 1963 to the present. In many cases, recent articles in the database may be available online; consult our E-Journals directory for availability.
Women's Studies International - This bibliographic database covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. Subject coverage includes sociology, history, political science and economy, public policy, international relations, arts and humanities, business and education. Nearly 800 essential sources include: journals, newspapers, newsletters, bulletins, books, book chapters, proceedings, reports, theses, dissertations, NGO studies, important websites and web documents, and grey literature. Over 2,000 periodical sources are represented.
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Directory of Journals and Periodicals by Title and Subject - Our e-journals page includes an alphabetical index to over 30,000 titles from all of our major e-journal collections and full-text periodical indexes. You can use this page to browse for individual titles or to search any of the e-journal collections.
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American Psychological Association (APA) Guide to Style, 5th ed. - [HTML version] [PDF version]
APA Electronic Reference Formats
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See the Cheng Library's Sociology Resources and Legal Resources pages for selected links.
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