Sociology

Articles and Databases

Search databases to find articles in peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers, reference sources, and other publications. Access from off campus with your FSC username and password.

Academic Search Complete
Articles from peer-reviewed journals, newspapers, and magazines useful for many subjects. A great place to get started with research.

Academic Video Online (AVON)
Educational films on a wide range of topics, including psychology. 

Britannica Academic External link
Topic overviews, including biographies, articles, and media. Covers a wide range of subjects.

Ebsco ebooks
Search by subject to locate an ebook for your research.

Social Sciences Full Text
Articles from peer-reviewed journals, magazines, and trade publications in the following subjects: addiction studies, anthropology, community health & medical care, communications, economics, environmental studies, ethics, family studies, gender studies, geography, international relations, law, mass media, minority studies, political science, psychiatry, psychology, public welfare, social work, urban studies and more.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Information on controversial issues. Articles from academic journals, magazines, and reference books, audio of news reporting and interviews, videos, statistics, geographic data, and more. Includes sociology-related topics.

Proquest Research Library
Articles from academic journals, trade publications, and magazines across many subjects, including social sciences and law.

PsycArticles
Articles from academic journals in psychology.

PsychINFO
Articles from academic journals, books, and dissertations in the fields of behavioral science and mental health. Content includes psychological aspects of fields such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, technology, linguistics, anthropology, business, law, and others.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Articles from academic journals in the fields of psychiatry, behavioral medicine, mental health, and counseling.

JSTOR
Articles from academic journals in a range of subjects, including criminal justice, law, sociology, social work, psychology, urban studies, and more.

Nexis Uni
Documents and records from legal, news and business sources.

Newspaper Resources
A guide to newspaper resources available through Farmingdale State College and online.

Statista - Tool for researching quantitative data, statistics and related information.

 

Journals

This list  will show academic journals in the field of Sociology. Click on "Full-Text Access" under each title to discover how to access journals via databases and in print.

Books

Textbooks
Search for Sociology textbooks by course number via this list of textbooks on reserve. Also search by title in the Library's catalog. Request textbooks at the Circulation Desk. Use these books for up to two hours in the Library. Call numbers are designated by course number, e.g. SOC 122.

Print Books
Search for books in the Library's catalog. Also find print materials via the "Books and eBooks" tab on the Library website. Search by topic, title, author, etc.

  • Circulating Books: Located on the Lower Level. Check out up to 10 books for 2 weeks at a time with your FSC ID
  • Reference Books: Located on the First Floor. Must be used within the Library. Includes encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, test prep books, etc.

eBooks
Search for ebooks via the "Books and eBooks" tab on the Library website. Search by topic, title, author, etc. View materials as a PDF and access from off campus with your FSC username and password.

Websites

Below are selected websites which feature Sociology and statistical content.

General Social Survey (GSS)
Data gathered on contemporary American society in order to monitor and explain trends and constants in attitudes, behaviors, and attributes (University of Chicago).

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
A leading archive of social science data, specializing in data from public opinion surveys (Cornell University).

United States Census Bureau
The leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy. Collected data includes censuses and American Community Surveys.

FedStats
Produces and disseminates official federal statistics.

United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
The UNSD compiles and disseminates global statistical information.

 

Citing Sources

See below for basic guidelines and examples of APA citation style.
APA Style Quiz

Why Cite?

Why you need to cite sources:

  • Citing sources is the only way to use other people’s work without plagiarizing (i.e. if you are using any resource [journal article, book, website, report, interview, etc.], you NEED to give credit to the original source).
  • The readers of your work need citations to learn more about your ideas and where they came from.
  • Citing sources shows the amount of research you’ve done.
  • Citing sources strengthens your work by lending outside support to your ideas.

In-Text Citations

In-text citations give credit to sources in the body of your paper. Use in-text citations when paraphrasing, directly quoting, or using ideas from sources.

  • APA citation style uses the author-date method for in-text citations: Author(s)’ last name and the year of publication for the source should appear in the text.
  • Names may appear either in the sentence itself or in parentheses following the quotation or paraphrase, but the date should always appear in the parentheses, not in the text of your sentence.
  • Include page numbers if you are directly quoting the material. 

See APA How to Format Citations and Helpful Tips

Reference List

Citations in the Reference List must correspond to in-text citations; The word or phrase you use in your in-text citations must be the first thing that appears on the left-hand margin of the corresponding entry in the Reference List.

See APA Sample Title Page and Reference List

Formatting

    • Separate page labeled “References,” double-spaced, same margins as rest of paper.
    • Indent the second and subsequent lines of citations by 0.5 inches to create a hanging indent.

Author Names

    • Alphabetized by the last name of the first author of each work.
    • Authors' names are inverted (last name, first initial).
    • List all authors of a particular work for up to and including seven authors. If the work has more than seven authors, list the first six authors and then use ellipses (...) after the sixth author's name. After the ellipses, list the last author's name of the work.

Capitalization and Punctuation

    • Capitalize only the first word of a title and subtitle and proper nouns (books, chapters, articles, web pages).
    • Italicize titles of longer works such as books and journals.
    • Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes around the titles of shorter works such as journal articles or essays in edited collections.

NoodleTools

Access NoodleTools

NoodleTools is a citation manager that can help you generate and format citations correctly.

  • Select the type of resource you are citing (article, book, website, etc.) and NoodleTools will prompt you to enter required information. A citation is then generated in your selected format.
  • NoodleTools requires an account, so every time you log in your citations will be saved for you.
  • When you are finished entering information, a reference list can be generated for you and exported to MS Word or Google Docs.

Citation Help

For more details and examples of APA citation style, visit the following websites:

 

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