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Sociology

 Subject Specialist: Marilyn Scoville
Questions? mscoville@smcvt.edu

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Statistics


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SocINDEX with Full Text Info
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ProQuest Social Science Journals Info
Social Science Research Network Info
CQ Researcher Info

  

Books

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Encyclopedias

Credo Reference (electronic access)

Encyclopedia of Population (2003) (electronic access)

Encyclopedia of Case Study Research (electronic access)

Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods (electronic access)

Immigration and Multiculturalism: Essential Primary Sources (electronic access)

Encyclopedia of Immigration and Multicultural

Dictionary of Sociology, Reference HM17.A23

Encyclopedia of American Social History, Reference HN57.E58

Encyclopedia of American Social Movements, Reference HN57.E594

Encyclopedia of Sociology, Reference HM 425.E5

21st Century Sociology: a Reference Handbook, Reference HM 585.A13

Primary Sources

Gender Issues and Sexuality: Essential Primary Sources

Human and Civil Right; Essential Primary Sources

Immigration and Multiculturalism: Essential Primary Sources

Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources

Ellis Island: The American Family Immigration History Center
From the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation provides information from government records for genealogists and individuals researching the immigrant experience.

 

 

Statistics

  • Polls / Surveys

Gallup Organization
http://www.gallup.com 

Pew Research Center
http://pewresearch.org/

Pew Internet and American Life Project
www.pewinternet.org
Reports and data relating specifically to technology, computers, and internet usage.

PollingReport.com
http://www.pollingreport.com
Publishes the results of current polls conducted by U.S. public survey organizations.

  • Government Sources

Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
Includes current population projections, and customized maps. Census for the United States.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov
National news, travelers health information and data.

Fedstats: one stop shopping for federal statistics
www.fedstats.gov

Geodata.gov:Geospatial One-Stop
http://gos2.geodata.gov

Historical United States Census Data Browser
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/
Data from 1790 to 1960.

National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/
Includes surveys and data, reports, events and a data warehouse.

Population Reference Bureau
http://www.prb.org
Population news, analysis and publications.

State and County QuickFacts
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
"Quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography

United Nations Common Database (UNCDB)
http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/support/user_guides/un/uncdb.asp
Statistical information from 50 plus international data sources.

United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
http://www.un.org/popin/
International, regional and national data made available by the UN.

World Health Organization
http://www.who.int
Reports, statistics and publications on disease and health
around the world.

Yearbook for Immigration Statistics
http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/shared/statistics/yearbook/index.htm
Government site providing data on immigration in addition to asylum, refugee status, and tourism. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration law enforcement.

  • Statistics -- Datasets

Consumer Expenditures Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/cex/home.htm

American Marketplace (2007 edition)
print copy in Durick Library: Reference Ha.a635 2007

Household Spending (2007 edition)
print copy in Durick Library: Reference HC110.C6 O34

SRDS: The Lifestyle Market Analyst (2008 edition)
print copy in Durick Library: Reference HA 203.L54 2008)

  • Special Topics

America's children: key national indicators of well-being
http://childstats.gov/americaschildren
Data and information collected from a number of federal agencies and private organizations, this site provides focus on 24 indicators of children's well-being.

National Alliance to End Homelessness
http://www.endhomelessness.org
"A mission-driven, nonpartisan organization" providing data, research and news on the topic.

Child Welfare Information Gateway
http://www.childwelfare.gov/
A searchable database providing access to thousands of documents on child abuse and child welfare. Previously called the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect. 

European Social Survey
http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org
"Seeks to measure and explain how people's social values, culural norms, and behavior patterns are distriubted, the way in which they differ within and between nations, and the direction and speed at which they are changing" in Europe.

  • Statistical Accuracy

STATS: Statistical Assessment Service
http://www.stats.org
A nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization devoted to the accurate use of scientific and social research.

 

 

 
 

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