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[hidetoc]WWW SITES
- 360degrees Perspectives on the US Criminal Justice System; Collaboration between Picture Projects and National Public Radio
- Affirmative Action and Diversity Project From the University of California Santa Barbara
- Behavioral & Social Sciences at the National Academies
- Center for Immigration Studies
- Child Welfare League of America
- Criminal Justice Links From Florida State University
- Dead Sociologists' Society Life and works of key sociologists and many links
- Economic Success Clearinghouse Information, policy analysis and technical assistance related to welfare, workforce development, and other strategies to help the working poor and low-income families
- Gang Research.net
- glbtq: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Culture
- Hunger Web From Tufts University; Information regarding the causes of and solutions to hunger
- Human Rights Watch
- Infomine: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections Social Sciences and Humanities
- Information for Practice From New York University School of Social Work
- Institute for Research on Poverty From UW-Madison
- Institute for Social Research University of Michigan
- Intute: Social Sciences Searchable annotated directory of resources from the UK
- Mental Help Net Information on disorders; Includes professional social work resources
- Migration Information Source From the Policy Migration Institute
- Pat McClendon's: Clinical Social Work
- PovertyNet Reports and data on world poverty
- National Alliance to End Homelessness Provides full text documents, reports and statistical resources
- National Coalition for the Homeless Provides legislative information, newsletter, large database of online reports
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service Articles and statistics
- National Priorities Project Focuses on the impact of federal budgetary policies and decisions on states and communities
- National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center Publications, statistics, research and links
- New American Studies Web
- Public Anthropology
- Research Resources for the Social Sciences
- Social Criticism Review Links to selected reading of social criticism
- Social Science Research Council An independent non-profit organization that brings research knowledge to public issues.
- Social Work Access Network (SWAN) Topics by subject from University of South Carolina
- Social Work Search.com Gateway to social work sites
- SocioLog Julian Dierkes' Comprehensive Guide to Sociology On-Line
- Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace Links to theory, data, methods, statistics and general resources by sociology professor, Michael Kearl
- SocioSite From the University of Amsterdam; Social science information system
- SocioWeb: Your Independent Guide to Sociological Resources on the Internet
- Urban Institute Information and research in the areas of sociology, social welfare, economics and political science
- Web Sites of Interest to Social Workers Sponsored by the New Social Worker Magazine
- Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
- Yahoo!: Social Science / Sociology
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify books and audiovisual materials about your topic. Use a keyword guided search and then click on the Long View. You can then explore any of the listed subject headings by selecting the link.
DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND HANDBOOKS
Dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks provide general background information and identify terms with which you are unfamiliar. They are often a good place to begin research.
- Adoption Glossary
- Domestic Violence Handbook
- Elder Resources: Glossary of Terms From Inter-generations
- Glossary of Sociological Terms
- Internet Glossary of Statistical Terms
- Internet Mental Health
- Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research
- Sociology Glossary
- Stepfamily Glossary
- Street Drug Slang Dictionary
- Three sociology dictionaries and World of Sociology are available
on Credo Reference (formerly
XreferPlus)
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- 21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook REF HM585 .A13
- America in the Twentieth Century REF HN59.2 .B43
- Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families REF HQ519 .B53
- Dictionary of American Criminal Justice REF HV7411 .C53x
- Dictionary of Sociology REF HM425 .D5735
- Education and Sociology: An Encyclopedia REF LC189.95 .E38
- Encyclopedia of Aging REF HQ1061 .E53
- Encyclopedia of Bioethics REF QH332 .E52
- Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence REF HV6626 .E534
- Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice REF HV9104 .E58
- Encyclopedia of Rural America REF E169.12 .E5
- Encyclopedia of Social Work REF HV35 .S6
- Encyclopedia of Sociology REF HM425 .E5
- Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America REF E184.A1 .G14
- Gay Histories and Cultures: An Encyclopedia REF HQ75.13 .G37
- Historical Atlas of American Crime REF HV6779 .R67
- Homelessness Handbook REF HV4493 .H68
- International Encyclopedia of Adolescence REF HQ796 .I58
- International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family REF HQ9 .E52
- International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences REF H41 .I58
- Internet Predators REF HV6773 .H45
- Lesbian Histories and Cultures: An Encyclopedia REF HQ75.5 .L4395
- Prisons REF HV 9471 .F465
- Research Methods in the Social Sciences REF H62 .R454
- Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods REF H62 .L456
- Social Issues in America: an Encyclopedia REF HN57 .S624
- Social Science Encyclopedia REF H41 .S63
- Social Work Dictionary REF HV12 .B37
- Urban Sprawl REF HT384.U5 U75
- Women in Prison: A Reference Handbook REF HV9471 .B365
- Working Americans, 1880-1999 REF HD8066 .D47
INDEXES AND DATABASES
Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.
- CQ Researcher
- CSA: Criminal Justice Abstracts
- EbscoHost
- Academic Search
- Masterfile Premier
- ERIC (education)
- Family and Society Studies Worldwide
- PsycArticles
- PsycInfo
- FirstSearch
- Alternative Press Index
- Contemporary Women's Issues
- JStor
- Lexis Nexis: Academic
- Project Muse
- ProQuest
- Ethnic NewsWatch
- GenderWatch
- WilsonWeb
- Education Full Text
- OmniFile
- Social Sciences Full Text
- Directory of Open Access Journals Free database of full text academic journal articles
- Free Library Includes a massive collection of periodicals from hundreds of leading publications
- Google Scholar Set preferences to Stout to search for full text available through the UW-Stout Library
- ScienceResearch.com Free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases, some full text articles are available. Checkmark Social Sciences
- Social Science Research Network Abstracts Database and Electronic Paper Collection
PERIODICALS
- Critical Social Work
- Current Research in Social Psychology
- Electronic Journal of Sociology
- IDEA: A Journal of Social Issues
- Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
- Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture
- Journal of Social Structure
- Women & Environments International Magazine
- Western Criminology Review
Selected Journals Available in the University Library
- American Journal of Sociology
- American Sociological Review
- Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal
- Families in Society
- Health and Social Work
- International Social Science Journal
- Journal of Health and Social Behavior
- Journal of Social Psychology
- Journal of Social Work Education
- Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare
- Rural Sociology
- Social Work
- Sociological Imagination
- Sociological Inquiry
- Sociological Quarterly
- Sociology of Education
- Youth and Society
STATISTICS
- Aging and the Aged Statistics links from University Library Subject Guide
- Americas Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being From the U.S. Health and Human Services Administration
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Census Data
- Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE) From UW-Madison; Multi-disciplinary faculty research cooperative for social scientific demographic research
- Child Trends Databank
- ChildStats.gov From the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
- Fed Stats gateway to stats from over 100 US agencies
- Kids Count
- National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
- Population Reference Bureau
- Social Science Data Archives Links for the world
- Social Statistics Briefing Room The White House
- Sourcebook on Criminal Justice Statistics From the Bureau of Justice Statistics
- State of Working America Problems and challenges facing American working families
- Statistical Abstract of the United States or REF HA202 .U53x
- Statistical Resources on the Web: Sociology From the University of Michigan Documents Center
- Statistics and Demographics University Library Subject Guide
- WisKids Count
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Aging: Lifestyles, Work and Money REF HQ1064.U5 V493
- American Generations: Who They are and How They Live REF HC110.C6 M545
- American Men REF HQ1090.3 .A457
- American Sexual Behavior REF HQ18.U5 A53
- American Women REF HQ1421 .A486
- Crime in America's Top Rated Cities REF HV6787 .C745
- County and City Extra REF HA203 .C68
- Demographics USA REF HF5415.2 .S952x
- First Measured Century: An Illustrated Guide to trends in America 1900-2000 REF HN60 .C38
- Millennials REF HQ796 .M4797
- Older Americans REF HQ1064.U5 O64
- Racial and Ethnic Diversity REF E184.A1 R78
- Social Change in America: the Historical Handbook REF HA203 .S746
- Social Trends and Indicators USA REF HN60 .S62
- Statistical Abstract of the United States REF HA202 .U53x
- Statistical Handbook on Racial Groups REF E184.A1 H417
- Statistical Handbook on the Social Safety Net REF HV51 .P33
- Statistical Handbook on the World's Children REF HQ767.9 .K38
- World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics REF HQ1154 .W95
SURVEYS AND TESTS
Public opinion polls cover both political and sociological topics.- California Dreamers: A Public Opinion Portrait of the Most Diverse Generation the Nation Has Known
- Fundamentals of Polling From the Roper Center
- Gallup Organization Home Page
- General Social Survey From NORC; Longitudinal studies of trends in American attitudes
- Guide to Public Opinion Poll Web Sites Polling data from around the world
- Mental
Measurements Yearbook
- Pew Charitable Trusts Research, polling and public policy organization
- Pew Global Attitudes Project
- Public Opinion Poll Question Database Searchable archive of specific poll questions from Louis Harris polls and others
- Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
- Tests
in Print
- World Public Opinion.org
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- American Attitudes REF HN90.P8 M58
DIRECTORIES
Directories provide identification of people, associations and institutions associated with particular fields. These are useful when trying- @grass-roots.org Community improvement organizations in the U.S.
- American Sociological Association
- Associations
Unlimited
- Give.org Evaluates and rates charities
- Grassroots.org Includes a Homeless Shelter Directory and other links
- Listservs From the Social Work Access Network
- National Association of Social Workers
- Washington. Secretary of State: Charitable Solicitations and Trusts Searchable database of organizations that solicit donations from the public
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Complete Directory for People With Disabilities REF HV1853 .C65
- Directory of Community Services for Dunn County REF HV98.W6 D57x
- Encyclopedia of Associations REF HS17 .G332
- Gayellow Pages REF HQ75 .G39
- National Directory of Children, Youth and Families Services
REF HV741 .N3157
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 04/16/2008 and Last Revised: 12/06/2007
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