Sociology
Key Sociology resources
- InformitA wide range of databases covering Australasian scholarly research. Includes APA-FT (Australian Public Affairs Full Text), MAIS-ATSIS (Material from the Multicultural Australia and Immigration Studies) and FAMILY (from the Australian Institute of Family Studies).
- ABS StatisticsInformation service from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
- PAIS International (Proquest) This link opens in a new windowGood place to look for local and international resources on contemporary social, economic and political issues. Public affairs, public and social policies, international relations.
- Social science databaseMostly full text access to 500 journals. Disciplines covered include addiction studies, gerontology, econometrics, international relations, minority studies and urban studies.
- Sociological AbstractsInternational literature in sociology and related disciplines.
- Library Search - databasesFor a list of all databases recommended for your subject, go to the databases tab and choose from the 'Databases by category' menu
A selection of online journals. To find more titles, use the Journals tab in Library Search.
- American Journal of SociologyFeatures articles, review articles and substantial numbers of book reviews in all areas of sociology.
- Annual Review of SociologyCovers the significant developments in the field of Sociology. Review chapters typically cover social processes, institutions and culture, organizations, political and economic sociology, stratification, demography, urban sociology, social policy, historical sociology, and major developments in sociology in other regions of the world.
- British Journal of SociologyPublishes articles, review articles and extensive numbers of book reviews in all areas of sociology.
- Contemporary SociologyPublishes reviews and critical discussions of recent works in sociology and in related disciplines which merit the attention of sociologists.
- Journal of SociologyScholarly journal covering sociological research and theory of interest to Australian sociology.
- SociologyA journal covering research and reporting in the field of sociology for the academic audience.
- Kanopy streaming - Sociology collectionDocumentaries and training videos on topics such as class, commercialisation, poverty and advertising.
- Alexander Street Video - Social theory collectionAlexander Street publishes more than 80 collections of pages, audio tracks, videos, images, and playlists. Collections include literature; music; women's history; black history; psychological counseling and therapy; social and cultural history; drama, medical, theatre, film, and the performing arts; religion; sociology; and other emerging areas.