Sociology Reference Materials


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Sociology Reference Materials

When you start a research paper, you may realize that you lack some basic information. A good strategy is to start with getting basic facts, definitions and a broad overview on your topic. You can get this material from reference sources via print, CD-ROM, or the World Wide Web. Types and examples of reference sources are listed below:

Types	Examples
Definitions	Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology: A user's guide to sociological language Concise Oxford Dictionary of Sociology
Overviews	Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences Encyclopedia of Sociology
Chronologies and dates	The World Almanac and Book of Facts
Facts/Atlases/Statistics	Growing Up in America: an Atlas of Youth in the USA Statistical Abstract of the United States
Biographies	Women in Sociology: a bio-bibliographical sourcebook
Lists of sources for further study (such as directories, bibliographies)	Bibliographies, such as Sociology: a guide to reference and information sources

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