LibGuides: Academic Support: Sociology

Sociology Collection

Library collections and resources are sufficient in scope to support the sociology program. The following table shows library holdings targeted to support the social sciences and the sociology curriculum as of April 2020.

A current list of Sociology collections can be found via the library catalog by conducting a keyword or subject search.

Library Resources	Social Sciences	Sociology	Anthropology	Gender Studies
Holdings	23,649	11,705	7,426	5,103
Books	20,410	6,715	6,508	5,013
eBooks	6,741	2,956	3,870	2,297
eJournals	453	139	229	48
Serials	3,111	738	292	56
Databases	30+	10

Pertinent Journals

The following is a selected list of significant sociology journals. By conducting an eJournals search in Full Text Finder, you can view more journals related to this subject.

Sociology

Sociology
Original articles reviewed anonymously and reviews on all aspects of sociology for members of the British Sociological Association.
Cultural Sociology
British Journal of Sociology
Publishes articles, review articles and extensive numbers of book reviews in all areas of sociology.
American Journal of Sociology
Features articles, review articles and substantial numbers of book reviews in all areas of sociology.
Sociological methods & research
Articles, review articles advancing the understanding of sociology, particularly focused on the assessment of the scientific status of sociology.
Education and Society
Original research, book review essays, book notes and research notes from throughout the world on issues concerning the relationship between education and society, theoretical and applied, in education, sociology and related disciplines.
Sociological Theory
Carries papers on all areas of sociological theory, including metatheory and new substantive theories.
Human Ecology
An interdisciplinary journal of research papers concerned with the complex and varied systems of interaction between people and their environment; anthropology, geography, psychology, biology, sociology and urban planning.

Anthropology

Anthropology in Action
Focuses on applied anthropology, including education, cultural identities, feminism, anthropology of welfare, etc.
Social Anthropology
Serves the needs of all scholars with an interest in social anthropology.
Anthropology and Humanism
Current anthropology
Articles devoted to the human sciences, research reports, reviews of significant books, interviews with leading anthropologists and anthropological news items.
Cultural Anthropology
Articles and news reports of interest to sociologists and anthropologists.
Human Development
Features conceptual articles, commentaries, and essay book reviews concerned with anthropology, biology, education, history, philosophy, psychology, and sociology, and other issues related to human development.

Gender Studies

Gender Studies
Gender Studies & Research
Discusses gender studies and research.
Journal of Gender Studies
Interdisciplinary journal publishing articles relating to gender from a feminist perspective.
Gender & Society
Gender studies in anthropology, economics, history, political science, sociology, and social psychology that are framed by a social analysis and a feminist perspective.
Men and Masculinities
Concerned with current theoretical perspectives within gender studies, including feminism, queer theory and multiculturalism.
Studies in Gender & Sexuality
Provides new research & studies in gender & sexuality.
Resources for Gender & Women's Studies: A Feminist Review
Presents news and reviews of the latest print, audiovisual, and computer resources for research and teaching in women's studies.
Feminist Studies
Articles that focus on women's experience and on gender as a category of analysis of a critical, scholarly, speculative and political nature, poetry and art, reports from the women's movement and strategies for change.

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Selected Databases

The FAMU Libraries A-Z Databases offers a variety of Social Science databases that support the Sociology program.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
CQ Researcher Plus Archive This link opens in a new window
Gender Studies (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
PAIS International This link opens in a new window
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
SAGE Journals Online This link opens in a new window
SAGE Knowledge This link opens in a new window
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
SpringerLink This link opens in a new window
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window