Sociology: Search by Subject

Databases by subject

Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text
Bibliographic and full text access to essential content for criminal justice and criminology. Hundreds of journals from around the world are indexed and available in full text.

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PAIS Index
Abstract and Index bibliographic database covering public affairs, public and social policies, international relations. It has an archive going back to 1915.
Access Note:Formerly PAIS International & PAIS Archive.

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Lexis+
Legal database containing comprehensive coverage of Canadian and U.S. materials, including Halsbury's Law of Canada; Jurisclasseur Quebec; Canadian court and administrative tribunal decisions, case commentaries, legislation, and legal journals.

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NCJRS Virtual Library Search
National Criminal Justice Search allows users to find bibliographic information and abstracts of more than 230,000 collection resources, including over 80,000 online materials and all known Office of Justice Programs' works. A product of the US Department of Justice.

APA PsycInfo
Bibliographic database providing abstracts and citations to the scholarly literature in the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences.

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APA PsycInfo
Bibliographic database providing abstracts and citations to the scholarly literature in the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences.

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Public Health Database
Provides access to core public health literature from journals, dissertations, videos, and current newspaper articles on breaking news like pandemics and disaster preparedness.
Formerly ProQuest Public Health.

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CINAHL Plus with Full Text: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
A comprehensive database providing full text for more than 760 journals (450 only available in full text through CINAHL) as well as abstracts and indexing for over 3000 journals covering nursing and allied health topics.

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MEDLINE (via Ovid)
Find bibliographic citations with abstracts to journal articles in the life sciences with a focus on biomedicine. MEDLINE is the primary component of PubMed.

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Political Science Complete (PSC)
Contains scholarly journals, full-text reference books, monographs and conference papers covering global political topics. Subjects include: comparative politics, humanitarian issues, international relations, law and legislation, non-governmental organizations and political theory.

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International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center (ISCTRC)
Full text resource covering security and counter-terrorism issues, combining news sources and scholarly writings with expert commentary from across the international political, military, economic, social and technical spectrum.

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LGBTQ+ Source
Literature index covering lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender (LGBT) issues, including the full text of the most important and historically significant LGBT journals, magazines and regional newspapers, as well as dozens of full text monographs.

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Archives of Sexuality and Gender: LGBTQ History and Culture
A collection of primary source material for the historical study of sex, sexuality, and gender. With material dating back to the sixteenth century, researchers and scholars can examine how sexual norms have changed over time, health and hygiene, the development of sex education, the rise of sexology, changing gender roles, social movements and activism, erotica, and more.

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Gale OneFile: Contemporary Women's Issues
Multidisciplinary, full-text database bringing together content from mainstream periodicals, "gray" literature, and the alternative press -- with a focus on the critical issues and events that influence women's lives in more than 190 countries.

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Defining Gender, 1450-1910
Original documents relating to Gender Studies. There are five thematic sections: I: Conduct and Politeness; II: Domesticity and the Family; III: Consumption and Leisure; IV: Education and Sensibility; V: The Body.

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Alternative Press Index & Alternative Press Index Archive
Provides access to bibliographic information about emerging theories of radical social change. Coverage is international, and focuses on socialism and revolution.

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APA PsycInfo
Bibliographic database providing abstracts and citations to the scholarly literature in the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences.

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Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database (CBCA)
Combines full-text and indexed content related to Canadian business, current events, education, reference, science and technology, medicine, humanities and the arts. Content is from a broad range of Canadian sources, mainly in English with some French. Coverage is from 1933 to current.

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Gale OneFile CPI.Q
Full text database of articles from Canadian and International journals, magazines and reference content from Gale, all with a Canadian focus. Includes The Globe and Mail, Maclean's, Canadian News Facts, and reference materials, including the Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Canadian Newsmakers. The interface is bilingual (English and French).

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America: History & Life with Full Text (AHL)
Literature database covering history and culture from the United States and Canada, featuring selected journals and monographs.

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Historical Abstracts with Full Text
Full text literature database covering the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada which are covered in AHL) from 1450 on, including world, military, and women's history, history of education, and much more. HA provides selective indexing of articles and access to the full text of modern journals and books.

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