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Browsing Sociology Books in the Library

Sociology books will generally be in the Call Number HM on the 6th floor of Geisel

The books in Geisel Library are arranged by a system called Library of Congress Classification (LC). The letters and numbers ("CALL NUMBERS") on the label applied to the spine of each book represent this classification. The call numbers are used to keep the books in order, arranged by subject and sub-arranged by author.

The following are more specific call numbers:

HM435-477- History of sociology

HM461-473- Schools of sociology. Schools of social thought

HM481-554- Theory. Method

HM548 - HM554 - Relationship to other subjects (Art, Economics, Folklore, Literature, Political Science, etc.)

HM623 - HM626 - Cultural and Social Evolution

HM662 - HM700 - Social Control (Ethics, Justice, Rights, Norms, Values.)

HM711 - HM1281 - Groups and Organizations (Organizational Psychology, Deviant Behavior, Social Inequality, Social Psychology, etc.)

Further breakdowns within Class HM classifications may be viewed in the Library of Congress Classification Outline.