Subject Guide: Sociology: Reference Sources

This work is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociological topics. This volume offers an intriguing overview of sociology as it applies to the challenges of aging.

This work is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociological topics. This volume offers a comprehensive overview of sociology as it applies to the concepts of family dynamic.

This work is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociological topics. This volume offers a helpful overview of sociology as it applies to the disciplines of school and education.

This work is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociological topics. This volume provides a theoretical and methodological introduction to the study of deviance and the violation of social norms.

Provides a critical look at race, gender, and modern day discrimination and solutions to creating sustainable diversity across numerous contexts and fields. Includes studies on anti-discrimination measures, gender discrimination, and tolerance. 4 volumes.

This work is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociological topics. This volume presents a broad survey of what constitutes modern experience and the major institutions for structural change in society.

This work is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociological topics. This volume provides an introduction to the general concepts of and research surrounding human sexuality and sexual orientation.

This volume surveys the formation of cultures and offers readers an introductory understanding of sociological methods and important concepts in the field.

Covers scholarship and fields that have emerged and matured since the publication of the original international edition. Highlights the expanding influence of economics in social science research and features new articles and biographies contributed by scholars from around the world on a wide array of global topics in the social sciences. 9 volumes.

This work is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociological topics. This volume provides an introduction to the issues surrounding racial and ethnic discrimination.

This work is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociological topics. This volume covers four areas of religion and society by defining the nature of religious belief; exploring three theories on the formation of religion as a social construct; identifying the relationship between religion, civil society, and politics; and surveying the religious secularization that occurs in global movements.

This work is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociological topics. This volume ties together a valuable set of essays that overview the tools and methods used in research and evaluation. The essays ease into the matters of research by explaining the methods of data collection, the tools and theories used in the analysis of data, and the ethical implications involved in the process of empirical research.

This book examines how the United States--one of the world's wealthiest and resource-richest nations--has multiple food-related problems: declining food quality due to industrialization of its production, obesity across all ages, and a large number of households suffering from food insecurity. It explores the root causes of food-related problems in the 20th and 21st centuries and explains why collective impact is the method to be employed to reach a successful resolution.

Addresses issues of sex and gender at the personal and the social level; examines issues of identity, status, class, ethnicity, race, and nation; of sexuality and the body; of social institutions and the structures of representation. Topics include changing conceptions of "the feminine," the family and masculinity, religion, morality, cultural images, medical practice, public health, economy and society and many more. 4 volumes.

This work is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociological topics. This volume examines the global economic systems and popular principles that define today's society and international market.

Covers cultural groups in Asia, Europe, the Americas and Africa. Each volume is organized by continent, covering history, politics, customs, religion, education, human rights issues, teen life, and more. 5 volumes.