PSCC Libraries: Sociology: Books

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Suggested Books in Sociology

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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City / Matthew Desmond
HD7287.96 .U6 D47 2016 -- Available in our Hardin Valley campus library

Understanding social problems / Linda A. Mooney
HN59.2 .M66x 2015 -- Available in our Division Street campus library

Immigrant youth, hip hop, and online games: alternative approaches to the inclusion of working-class and second generation migrant teens / Barbara Franz.
HQ799.A9 F697 2015 -- Available at our Hardin Valley campus library

Black Bodies White Gazes: Continuing Significance of Race in America / George Yancy
E185 .Y32 2016-- Available at our Hardin Valley campus library

Sacrificing Families / Leisy Abrego
eBook -- Available online

Redefining realness: my path to womanhood, identity, love & so much more / Janet Mock
HQ77.8.M63 A3 2014 -- Available at our Hardin Valley library

Subject Headings

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family
ethnicity
homelessness
juvenile delinquency
poverty
sociology
women-social conditions

Call Numbers

Use these call numbers to browse the circulating and reference collections:

GN Anthropology
HM Sociology
HQ Marriage and family
HV Social pathology, Public welfare, Criminology

Credo Reference
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Full-text reference articles. Includes images, audio files, animations, maps, and videos.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online Academic Edition
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Full-text reference articles, journals, magazines, ebooks, primary sources, news, biographies, dictionary and thesaurus, biographies, quotations, and country information. Includes images, video, and maps.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
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At left, select Social Science to display reference books in Sociology subject area. GVRL consists of encyclopedias, almanacsand special reference sources for research. Search GVRL at once, or search individual tiltes separately.

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2012 (Paperback) by Census Bureau (U.S.)
Call Number: HA202 .S7 2012
The Statistical Abstract of the United States, ceased publication in 2012 It had been published since 1878, was the standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. It is designed to serve as a convenient volume for statistical reference and as a guide to other statistical publications and sources.

The Statistical Abstract is now continued by Proquest named the Proquest / Statistical Abstract of the United States (see below)
The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology by Allan G. Johnson
Call Number: eBook
This new edition of Allan G. Johnson's one-volume sociology dictionary includes 75 new entries, as well as an expanded biographical section, extensive revisions and updates, and a more thorough cross-referencing. Written by a sociologist who is also an accomplished writer and teacher, it is aimed primarily at students, but will also be of use to professionals looking for an introduction to core concepts outside their area of expertise. Its combination of clear prose, engaging examples, a single author's voice, and its minimal assumptions about the average reader's prior knowledge of sociology and its related fields, makes this a unique and valuable reference work.
The Encyclopedia of Child Abuse by Robin E. Clark; Judith Freeman Clark; Christine A. Adamec; Richard J. Gelles
Call Number: HV6626.5 .C57 2001
More than 3 million children are victims of child abuse each year. The task of preventing child abuse is difficult because maltreatment is not limited to physical violence but includes psychological and sexual abuse as well as neglect. "The Encyclopedia of Child Abuse
Tennessee Statistical Abstract by University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Center for Business and Economic Research
Call Number: HA641 .U55 2003
Publication Date: 2003
Also available from: https://cber.utk.edu/tsa/tsa03/tsa03.htm
Encyclopedia of Sociology by Edgar F. Borgatta (Editor); Marie L. Borgatta (Editor)
Call Number: Ref. HM17 .E5 1992
This four-volume set contains over 400 articles ranging from such issues as singlehood and alternative lifestyles to race and ethnic studies. It covers concepts, theories, research findings and future developments.
Statistical Handbook on Women in America by Cynthia M. Taeuber
Call Number: HQ1420 .T34 1996
The only comprehensive, one-stop source for statistics on women in the United States has now been updated and expanded. Included are approximately 340 new tables and charts, incisive data summaries, a glossary of terms, an extremely useful guide to information sources, as well as an extensive subject index.
Historical Statistics of Black America by Jessie C. Smith (Editor); Carrell Horton (Editor)
Call Number: E185 .H543 1995
Nearly 2000 tables of statistical information on blacks in North America from colonial times until 1975. Subject-specific chapters are chronologically arranged and reflect developments in black history. Subjects include slavery, and the migration of blacks into the south between 1870 and 1910.