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| Sociology @ ProQuest | Selected ProQuest databases for Sociology. View Full Description |
You can search for both print books and e-books through the Primo Library Catalogue. Primo will search the holdings of all libraries at Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Waterloo, and the University of Guelph. You can borrow any print book you find in Primo, and you can access e-books you find in Primo too, from both on-campus and off-campus.
- For better results, click "Books+" above the search bar to limit your search to only books
- To deliver a print book to the Waterloo Campus Library, click on "Requests" below its title
- To get more information on a book, click on "Details" below its title
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Sociology books are found on our 6th floor, in the HM call number area. To see which call numbers go on which floor, you can use our floor maps guide (it’s on our website under “Locations” > “Floor plans”).
Sociology Call Numbers
| Call Number | Topic |
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| HM 621-656 | Culture |
| HM 711-806 | Groups and Organizations |
| HM 1001-1281 | Social Psychology |
| HM 1106-1171 | Interpersonal Relations |
| HN 1-995 | Social History and Conditions |
| HQ 12-449 | Sexual Life |
| HQ 503-1064 | Family, Marriage, Home |
| HQ 1088-1090.7 | Men |
| HQ 1101-2030.7 | Women |
| HS 1-3371 | Societies: secret, benevolent, etc. |
| HT 51-1595 | Communities. Classes. Races |
| HV 1-9960 | Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| HX 1-970.7 | Socialism. Communism. Anarchism |
| A comprehensive assessment of over 100 sociological fields, as well as an examination of the development of sociological inquiry | |
| Encyclopedia of Sociology (2001) | Classic sociological reference text covering core issues such as race, poverty, violence, economics, pregnancy and abortion |
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Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives (2007) |
Reference text for sociology, criminology, cultural anthropology, social psychology, and economics |
| A comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of sociological terms. Over 2,500 entries | |
| Core research resources and bibliographies for many sociological fields such as deviance, norms, health, and aging |
Statistics
Also see the Library's Data and Statistics page for a complete listing of statistics-related resources.
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Discover resources, news, and research from Canada's national statistical agency |
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| <odesi> | The Library's searchable repository of microdata from StatCan surveys and Canadian polling data. Create your own tables, or expect data into SPSS, SAS, and Stata |
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Campaign results, voter turnout, and campaign finance information. Click on Resource Centre for reports and publications |
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Juristat is Statistics Canada’s annual publication for crime and justice statistics, such as homicide rates and violent crime rates by region. See topics by browsing by Chronological Index in the left-hand menu |
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Uses administrative data to analyze incidence, prevalence, and outcomes of chronic conditions and disease in Canada |
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Identifies and tracks sources of women's health data, reports, and reviews |
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| Statistics and analysis on the Canadian health care system | |
| Measues the social well-being of Canadians | |
| Develop basic socio-economic profiles for communities in Canada |
Course guides
| Course # | Title |
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| SY | How to "Anne Kelly" your search |
| SY 103 B & C | Introduction to Sociology II: Exploring Social Life |
| SY207 | Social Theory I |
| SY232 | Sociology of Mental Illness |
| SY321 | Sociology of Medicine |
| SY490 | Advanced Quantitative Analysis |
There are quite a few good websites you can use to find sociological materials.
- Women Working 1800-1930 from Harvard University
- Sociology of the Family from the Govmt of New Zealand provides a good explanation of the main theories that found this area of study