Books in the LPC Library
Sample search terms:
- racism
- feminist theory
- suicide
- gender roles
- religion and society
- aging
- criminal Justice
- diversity
- families
- homelessness
Books belonging to Chabot College may be requested online or by going to the LPC Library check-out desk.
eBooks
The EBSCOhost eBook Collection contains approximately 130,000 titles covering on a wide range of topics including globalization and related issues.
- Access ebooks by searching the library's online catalog or going directly to the EBSCOhost eBook Collection.
- You can read the ebooks online or print the maximum allowed.
- If you are using the ebooks from off-campus, you will need to login with your W# and library password.
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Encyclopedias on different subjects to help jump-start research projects with topic guides, images, and videos.
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CriminologyCall Number: HV 6025 C73 2006 v.2ISBN: 1412911656Part Six: Sociological Explanations
The Pursuit of Fairness: A History of Affirmative ActionCall Number: HF5549.5 .A34 A53 2004ISBN: 0195182456
How Real is Race? : A Sourcebook on Race, Culture, and BiologyCall Number: HT1521 .M785 2014ISBN: 9780759122727
Unfinished Business: Closing the Racial Achievement Gap in Our SchoolsCall Number: LC213.2 .U49 2006ISBN: 0787972754
America on FilmCall Number: PN1995.9 .M56 B46 2009ISBN: 9781405170550
The School to Prison Pipeline: Education, Discipline, and Racialized Double StandardsCall Number: LC212.52 .H45 2016ISBN: 9781440831119
The Mcdonaldization of Society 5Call Number: HM706 .R58 2008ISBN: 9781412954297
Boys and Girls Learn Differently!Call Number: LC212.92 .G87 2011ISBN: 9780470608258
Racism in American Popular MediaCall Number: P94.5.M552 U625 2015ISBN: 9781440829765
American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites UsCall Number: BL 2525 .P88 2012ISBN: 9781416566731
Race, Class, and Gender in the United States: An Integrated StudyCall Number: HT1521 .R335 2014
Call Numbers
The LPC Library, like most academic libraries, uses the Library of Congress classification system (LC).
Library of Congress Subject Classification
Books on sociology are in the HM section. Here are some relevant subjects and their call numbers.
| Social History, Problems, & Reform | HN |
| Family, Marriage, Women | HQ |
| Societies and Clubs | HS |
| Cities, Communities, Races | HT |
| Social Service, Welfare, Criminology | HV |
| Socialism, Communism, Utopias, Anarchism | HX |
However, due to the nature of this research assignment, your books may fall under many different subject areas in the social sciences as well as many others. Examples:
| Native Americans | E99 |
| African Americans | E184.5 |
| Minority representation in media | PN1995.9 |
Instructions for finding books by call number.
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