Sociology

Useful links

For quick access to high quality information for your assignments, try the links on these pages.

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Reading Lists

Got an assignment? Have you looked at the reading list to see lecturer recommendations?

Key Starters for Essays and Dissertations

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After looking at your online reading list, try these to help with your assignments

• Choosing keywords and sources - first steps

• Finding print and ebooks using the Library Catalogue

• Online resources to try first - ebook collections & encyclopedias

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• Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology

An excellent starting point for researching a wide variety of topics in Sociology. Criminology and Education topics are also covered in the 1,800 entries which all point you to further reading too.

• Credo Reference

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

A variety of reference works, including dictionaries, which tutors may well prefer to Wikipedia, and it even tells you how to set out a reference to what you find. Try out the 'Mind Map' feature to see how your keyword links to others - useful for essay planning and dissertation work.

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• Ebook Central

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

Contains full-text ebooks in many subject areas.

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• SAGE Catalyst

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

A collection of over 500 full-text social science textbooks from SAGE.

You will find 27 books covering key aspects of Sociology, plus 55 on Psychology, 98 on Study Skills and Research Methods and 26 on Criminology.