Sociology: Background Information and Books
Background Information
Use reference materials like those on this page to gather background information on a topic. This will help you to identify important thinkers, theories, and debates in the field. Pfau Library carries reference materials that are both printed and electronic.
A Supplementary Dictionary of Social Research Methods by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780191796494Publication Date: 2015
The Sage Handbook of Sociology by Call Number: Reference Collection (1st Floor) HM586 .S24 2005ISBN: 0761968210Publication Date: 2005
Immigrants in American History: Arrival, Adaptation, and Integration by Call Number: 5th Floor JV6450 .I5536 2013 OVERSIZEISBN: 9781598842197Publication Date: 2012-11-01
Encyclopedia of Racism in the United States by Call Number: Reference Collection (1st Floor) E184.A1 E773 2005ISBN: 0313326886Publication Date: 2005-08-01
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Subjects
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Below are just a few of the many Subjects you might find useful:
Selected Titles
In Search of the Mexican Beverly Hills: Latino Suburbanization in Postwar Los Angeles by Call Number: 3rd Floor F869.L89 M5172 2018ISBN: 9780813583150Publication Date: 2017
Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism by Call Number: 5th Floor ZA4230 .N63 2018ISBN: 9781479837243Publication Date: 2018
Grandparenting in the United States by Call Number: 3rd Floor HQ759.9 .G72345 2016ISBN: 9780895038494Publication Date: 2016-02-01
Sexual Inequalities and Social Justice by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 0520246144Publication Date: 2006-12-05
Our Black Sons Matter: Mothers Talk about Fears, Sorrows, and Hopes by Call Number: 3rd Floor E185.86 .O87 2016ISBN: 1442269111Publication Date: 2016-10-17
Who Is an Indian?: Race, Place, and the Politics of Indigeneity in the Americas by Call Number: 5th Floor GN550 .W46 2013ISBN: 9780802098184Publication Date: 2013-08-23
Access to Inequality: Reconsidering Class, Knowledge, and Capital in Higher Education by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780739169339Publication Date: 2012-09-01
Economic Sociology: A Systematic Inquiry by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780691142227Publication Date: 2010-04-19
Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization: Exploring the Fandemonium by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 0739146238Publication Date: 2012-01-19
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