Sociology 448: Sociology of the Body
Spring 2008
Background Sources
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Articles covering the whole range of social and behavioral sciences.
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Covers broad range of scholarly articles in the social sciences, including biographies of key figures. Completely revises and updates the 1968 edition.
Literature Search
Sociological Abstracts includes citations and abstracts to articles from an international collection of journal titles as well as abstracts to dissertations, conference proceedings, book reviews, books and book chapters. Subject focus includes sociology, family studies, women's studies, sociolinguistics and related fields.
Social Sciences Citation Index
Index to core journal articles and cited references in the social sciences. Includes some abstracts.
Index with some links to full text which combines Women's Studies International, Men's Studies and sexual diversity studies. Source documents include professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, government reports, discussion and working papers and theses and dissertations.
A full text database of information from journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, special reports.
Additional Research Resources:
A catalog of records for all type of material cataloged by libraries throughout the world.
Dissertations and Theses - Full Text (ProQuest)
Index of all doctoral dissertations and some master's theses from most North American and many European colleges and universities. Includes full text of many dissertations from 1996 to present.
The JSTOR project seeks to develop online access to the full back files of selected journals.
Searches scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, pre-prints, abstracts, and technical reports. Content includes a range of publishers and aggregators with whom Google already has standing arrangements.
For books on the topic of sociology of the body, search the library catalog by subject:
Body, Human – Social Aspects. Also try a keyword search about your specific topic.
Citing Your Sources
It is very important to cite your sources of information to acknowledge and give credit to someone else's words or ideas and to allow a reader to consult the sources you used in your research. Here are some resources to assist you:
RefWorks is an online bibliographic management tool to which the UA Library subscribes. It allows you to store and manage your references online and format your bibliography in different citation styles, including the American Sociological Association (ASA) style. You need to create your own login. For more information, see the RefWorks Guide.
ASA Style Guide. 2nd edition. American Sociological Association, 1997. Located in the Main Library and Main Reference at call # HM586 .A54 1997. See also this Quick Style Guide for Students Writing Sociology Papers, from the ASA, based on their style guide.
The UA Library's Citation Guide provides examples of how to cite books, articles, Web sites, and other sources using different citation styles like MLA, APA, and Chicago. Also see Research and Documentation Online for more examples.
Research Assistance
If you have questions or need assistance with your research:
- Go to the Information Commons Reference Desk in the Information Commons of the Main Library. The reference desk is staffed all hours that the Main Library is open!
- Call the Information Commons Reference Desk at 520-621-6442.
- Use Ask-a-Librarian Chat Reference service online
If you need more in-depth research assistance, make an appointment with the Sociology Librarian, Mary Feeney.