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Sociology & Anthropology
Mailing address: Bentley Annex 162

Resources for Sociology Researchers

Starting points for conducting sociological research at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University include library resources, data sets, full text archives of research, and citation style guides.

Library Resources

Full Text Online Resources

  • - Full-text collection of journals, including ASR, AJS, and the Annual Review of Sociology.
  • - Search the full text of state, federal, and international legal materials as well as news.

Style Guides

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University treats plagiarism-the passing off of another's ideas as your own-as serious academic misconduct. The above tutorial will help you recognize plagiarism in your own writing and that of your students. See Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University information on Academic Integrity and Academic Misconduct.

American Sociological Association (ASA) Style Guide

Data Sets & Resource Centers

  • (ARDA) - Data sets collected by scholars of religion.
  • - Information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
  • - Labor economics and statistics.
  • - Disseminating information about current victimology research.
  • (ICPSR) - Access to the world's largest archive of computerized social science data.
  • - Downloadable access to over 550 criminal justice data collections (at the ICPSR).
  • - Clearinghouse providing extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice.
  • - The research and development branch of the U.S. Department of Justice.
  • (NORC) - Home of the (GSS).
  • (NSF) - Supports around 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities.
  • - Latest facts and figures on juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, and violence and victimization.
  • - Demographic research center includes data on health and wellbeing, social demography, migration and urbanization, and unmarried families.
  • - Data about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States presented in over 600 tables from more than 100 sources.
  • - Extensive listing of national and international statistical sites (housed at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
  • (UCR) - Nationwide view of crime based on the submission of statistics by law enforcement agencies throughout the country.
  • - Data about the people and economy of the United States.