This guide introduces you to some of the reference sources on SOCIOLOGY in the University Library.

A Quick Guide

Follow these classification numbers on the shelves to find information on:

Collective behaviour HM281 - 283
Criminology HV8301 - 9920.5
Demography/Population HB848 - 3697
Sociology of education LB51 - 885, LC65 - 245
Family and marriage HQ503 - 1064
Gender HQ1101 - 2030.7
Political sociology HM33, JA76
Social stratification HT601 - 1445
Social problems HV1 - 9960
Social psychology HM1001 - 1281
Socialism, communism, and anarchism HX1 - 970.7
Sociology (general and theoretical) HM401 - 901
Statistics HA1 - 4737
Urban Sociology/Urban planning HT101 - 395
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Dictionaries provide definition of terms; encyclopedias give a brief overview of a subject.

Blackwell dictionary of sociology Reference HM425.J64 1995
The Blackwell dictionary of twentieth-century social thought Reference H41.B53 1993
Dictionary of statistics and methodology Reference HA17.V64 1999
The encyclopedia of marriage, divorce, and the family Reference HQ9.D38
Encyclopedia of sociology Reference HM425.E52 1992
Key quotations in sociology Reference HM425.T56 1996
International encyclopedia of population Reference HB849.2.I55 1982
International encyclopedia of the social sciences Reference H40.A2I5
International encyclopedia of sociology Reference HM425.I57 1995
The Penguin dictionary of sociology Reference HM425.A23 1994
中譯社會學詞彙 Reference HM425.H6
Handbooks

Handbooks provide short but detailed and complete information on a special subject.

The student sociologist's handbook Reference HM68.B37
The handbook of sociology HM585.H249 1988
Handbook of marriage and the family HQ518.H154
Handbook of mental health and aging WT150.H36 1992
Handbook of research design and social measurement H62.M44 1991
Handbook of work, organization, and society HD4854.H25
Review Articles

Review articles provide overviews on current issues, summaries of researches, and citation on bibliographical references.

Annual review of sociology HM403.A763
Current sociology Periodical Z7161.C8
Statistics

Statistics describe social phenomena and trends. For details, please consult the Information Guide, Hong Kong Statistics.

Demographic yearbook Reference HA17.D45
The Europe world year book Reference JN1.E85
Hong Kong 1991 population census: main report Gov Document
HA4651.5 1991 .A42213
Hong Kong annual digest of statistics Gov Document HA1708.H6A3
Hong Kong social and economic trends Gov Document HA4651.H66
Hong Kong Statistics, 1947-1967 Gov Document HA1708.H6A5
Statistical yearbook Reference HA12.5.U63
Social indicators of development Reference HC59.69.S63
World population profile HA154.W65 1991
香港 -- 廿五年來的發展有關的統計資料和圖表 1967-92
(Hong Kong - 25 years' development presented in statistical data and graphics: 1967-92)
Gov Document HA4653.H7
Bibliographies

Bibliographies classify and list writings of a special subject.

The Durkheimian school: a systematic and comprehensive bibliography Reference Z7164.S68N36
Finding the source in sociology and anthropology: a thesaurus-index to the reference collection Reference Z7164.S68B75
International bibliography of sociology Reference Z7164.S68I77
Inventory of marriage and family literature Reference Z7164.M2I57
The one-parent family: perspectives and annotated bibliography HQ535.S27 1975
Sex role stereotyping in the mass media: an annotated bibliography Z7164.S42F74
Social stratification: an annotated bibliography Z7164.S64K56
The sociology of aging: an annotated bibliography and sourcebook Reference Z7164.O4H374
Spouse abuse: an annotated bibliography of violence between mates Reference Z5703.4.W53E53
Violence in the family: an annotated bibliography Reference Z7164.C5K46
社會學參考書目 Reference Z7164.S68S49
Book Reviews

Book reviews evaluate quality of a book. Reviewers often include their views on the subject matter.

Contemporary sociology Periodical HM1.C65
Book Review Digest ERL
Electronic Databases

The University Library System subscribes a wide range of electronic databases. They are arranged by subjects for easy browsing. Here are some relevant databases:
Internet Resources

Internet Reference Guide to Hong Kong
Compiled by the University Library System at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the guide shows useful links to websites of social studies in Hong Kong.
WWW Virtual Library: Sociology
A comprehensive source of sociological information which is maintained by Dr. Carl Cuneo, Dept. of Sociology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
WWW Virtual Library: Sociology Departments in the U.S.
Yahoo: Sociology
American Sociological Association
SocioSite: Going Dutch Sociology
Presented by the Sociological Institute of the University of Amsterdam. It gives access to the European and worldwide scene of academic sociology.
Justice Information Center: a Service of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Produced by the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, this site provides information on criminal justice and law enforcement.
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
A national resource on the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect in the United States.
PopNet: the Source for Global Population Information
The Population Reference Bureau attempts to index all of the global population information sites on the Web.
Poverty Related Links
Developed by the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, it provides a wealth of information on poverty and welfare reform.
ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)
ICPSR provides access to the world's largest archive of computerized social science data.
WCSU List: Sociology Internet Resources
An award-winning site from the Western Connecticut Univeristy which lists sociological resources of all types.
StudyWeb: Social Studies and Culture
Organized by the Lightspan.com, the site provides research-quality information and hyperlinks to other education related sites.
The SocioWeb
An independent guide to sociological resources in different categories on the Internet.
SocioRealm
Designed by Jessica Champlin, the site gives hyperlinks to various topics on sociology.
UK Data Archive
A specialist national resource founded in 1967 at the University of Essex to preserve and distribute electronic data for research and teaching.
U.S. Census Bureau
Hong Kong Government
Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong
Provides access to Hong Kong statistics and web links to other international statistical authorities.

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