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Sociology: Background Information

General Resources

Encyclopedia of Social Theory by George Ritzer (Editor)
Call Number: Simpson Reference HM 425 .E47 2005
ISBN: 0761926119
Encyclopedia of Sociology by Edgar F. Borgatta (Editor); Rhonda J. V. Montgomery (Editor)
Call Number: Simpson Reference HM 425 .E5 2000
ISBN: 0028648536
International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences by N. J. Smelser (Editor-In-Chief)
Call Number: Simpson Reference H 41 .I58 2001
ISBN: 0080430767
Extensive multivolume set covering broad range of interdisciplinary topics from aboriginal rights and behavioral science to youth gangs and zooarchaeology.
The SAGE Dictionary of Cultural Studies by Chris Barker
Call Number: Simpson Reference HM 623 .B38 2004
ISBN: 0761973419
The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology by George Ritzer; J. Michael Ryan (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781405183536
Publication Date: 2011
Also available in Simpson Reference HM 425 .C66 2011
World of Sociology
Call Number: Simpson Reference HM 585 .W67 2001
ISBN: 0787649651
Publication Date: 2001

Crime and Justice

Encyclopedia of American Law and Criminal Justice by David Schultz
Call Number: Simpson Reference KF 154 .E528 2012
ISBN: 9780816081455
Publication Date: 2012
Encyclopedia of American Law Enforcement by Michael Newton
Call Number: Simpson Reference HV 8133 .N48 2007
ISBN: 9780816062904
Publication Date: 2009
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
Call Number: Simpson Reference HV 6017 .E52 2002
ISBN: 002865319X
Encyclopedia of Criminology by J. Mitchell Miller (Editor); Richard A. Wright (Editor)
Call Number: Simpson Reference HV 6017 .E5295 2005
ISBN: 1579583873
Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice by Gerben Bruinsma (Editor); David Weisburd (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 1461456908
Publication Date: 2014
Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Call Number: Simpson Reference HV 6322.7 .E532 2005
ISBN: 0028658477
Publication Date: 2005
Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice by Frank P. Williams (Editor); Marilyn D. McShane (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 0761923586
Publication Date: 2003
Also available in Simpson Reference HV 9104 .E58 2003
Encyclopedia of Juvenile Violence by Laura L. Finley (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780313336829
Publication Date: 2006
Also available in Simpson Reference HV 9104 .E59 2007
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement by Larry E. Sullivan (Editor)
Call Number: Simpson Reference HV 7921 .E53 2005
ISBN: 0761926496
Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities by Mary Bosworth (Editor)
Call Number: Simpson Reference HV 9471 .E693 2005
ISBN: 076192731X
Encyclopedia of School Crime and Violence by Laura L. Finley (Editor)
Call Number: Simpson Reference HV 6250.4.S78 E53 2011
ISBN: 9780313362392
Publication Date: 2011
Violence in America : An Encyclopedia
Call Number: Simpson Reference HN 90.V5 V5474 1999
ISBN: 0684804875

Gender and Sexuality

American Masculinities by Bret E. Carroll (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 0761925406
Also available in Simpson Reference HQ 1090.3 .A453 2003
The Dictionary of Feminist Theory by Maggie Humm
Call Number: Simpson Reference HQ 1115 .H86 1995
ISBN: 0814206670
Encyclopedia of Gender and Society by Jodi A. O'Brien (Editor)
Call Number: Simpson Reference HQ 1115 .E54 2009
ISBN: 9781412909167
LGBT : Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History in America
Call Number: Simpson Reference HQ 76.3.U5 E53 2004
ISBN: 0684312611
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender : Men and Women in the World's Cultures
Call Number: Simpson Reference HQ 16 .E53 2003
ISBN: 030647770X
The Little Data Book on Gender
Call Number: Simpson Reference HQ 1075 .L58 2016
ISBN: 9781464805561
Publication Date: 2016
Men and Masculinities by Michael S. Kimmel; Amy Aronson
Call Number: Simpson Reference HQ 1090.3 .M436 2004
ISBN: 1576077748

Globalization and Development

International Marketing Data and Statistics
Call Number: Simpson Reference HA 42 .I56
Publication Date: 2010-2014
(Excludes Europe)

OECD Economic Outlook: Trends and Statistics for OECD Member Countries
1967 - present available online. (Click "Read" option to view individual chapters or full volumes online. PDF download is not available)

World Development Indicators Annual Reports by World Bank
Call Number: Available online
Publication Date: 2009-2017
1998-2016 available in Simpson Reference HC 59.15 .W656
'World Development Indicators' is the World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development. This statistical reference allows you to consult over 800 indicators for more than 150 economies and 14 country groups in more than 90 tables. It provides a current overview of the most recent data available as well as important regional data and income group analysis in six thematic sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links.

World Development Report
The World Bank’s World Development Report, published annually since 1978, is an invaluable guide to the economic, social, and environmental state of the world today. Each report provides in-depth analysis and policy recommendations on a specific and important aspect of development—from agriculture, the role of the state, transition economies, and labor to infrastructure, health, the environment, and poverty.
International Statistical Sources
For more sources, visit Simpson Library's Guide to International Statistical Sources

Family & Community

Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society
Call Number: Simpson Reference HQ 767.84 .E53 2003
ISBN: 0028657144
Encyclopedia of Community : From the Village to the Virtual World
Call Number: Simpson Reference HM 756 .E53 2003
ISBN: 0761925988
Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures : Cities and Cultures around the World
Call Number: Simpson Reference HT 108.5 .E53 2002
ISBN: 0717256987
Handbook of World Families by Bert N. Adams; Jan Trost
Call Number: Simpson Reference HQ 515 .H3356 2005
ISBN: 0761927638
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family by James J. Ponzetti, Jr. (Editor)
Call Number: Simpson Reference HQ 9 .E52 2003
ISBN: 0028656725
Encyclopedia of Homelessness
Call Number: Simpson Reference HV 4493 .E53 2004
ISBN: 0761927514

Social Movements & Social Change

Activists, Rebels and Reformers by Phillis Engelbert; Diane M. Sawinski (Editor)
Call Number: Simpson Reference HN 17.5 .E534 2001
ISBN: 0787648477
Beacham's Encyclopedia of Social Change : America in the Twentieth Century
Call Number: Simpson Reference HN 59.2 .B43 2001
ISBN: 0933833628
Encyclopedia of American Social Movements
Call Number: Simpson Reference HN 57 .E594 2004
ISBN: 0765680459

Why Reference Books?

Use reference books to find:

♦ Definitions of unfamiliar terms

♦ Background material to help familiarize you with your research topic

♦ Bibliographies suggesting additional resources for your research topic

Location:

Reference Books are located on the first floor of Simpson Library.

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