Sociology: Home

How to Use This Guide

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This guide is designed to help you start your Sociology research. Use the tabs to navigate this guide, and be sure to scroll down to see the content on each page.

Jump right in to finding scholarly articles.
Browse through various search strategies that will help you target your topic in the databases.
Looking for a primary source? We have special resources for those.
Get help defining terms or the most important writings on a topic with Encyclopedias and Dictionaries.
See a short list of places to search for government information.
Find data sets and polling information and places to look for more.
Check out our tips for writing and citing.

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