SOC 1 (Hirose) - Principles of Sociology: Journal and Magazine Articles

• Select list of sociology journals included in this database:
  • Annual Review of Sociology
  • Sociological Forum
  • Sociological Research
  • Sociology of Religion
  • Community, Work, and Family
  • Health Sociology Review
  • International Journal of Social Research Methodology
  • Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice
  • Journal of Political and Military Sociology
  • Journal of Social Behavior and Personality
  • Law and Social Inquiry
  • Social Science Quarterly
  • Urban Studies
  • Women’s Studies

Additional suggested databases to use depending on the focus of your topic:

Search terms are important for good results. The computer is looking only for the words in the search box. Generally in the Basic Search mode, the computer is only looking for the search terms in: Title, Abstract and Subject Headings.

Subject Headings are listed after the magazine/journal title information. When a good article is found, look at the Subject Headings. Repeat those terms in your search to find more articles on the same subject.

1) Determine the key words (Look at some of the search terms listed on the "Books" tab)

2) Use quotation marks around any phrases

3) Look at Subject Headings listed under the Title information

4) Having trouble getting results? Broaden or change your search strategy

Sample search terms:

• Farmer's market
• Farmer's market and local foods
• Obesity
• Obesity and children
• Obesity and children and fast food

Tips:

Use only the key words from your research question.  Do not type in a whole phrase.

• Example: DON'T = Organic food is more nutritious and healthy
• Example:  DO = Organic food and nutrition

Add more key words if you get too many results.

• Example: Organic food
• Example: Organic food and fruits
• Example: Organic food and fruits and pesticides

Try different related words or synonyms.

• Example: farms; farming; agriculture; agricultural

Try truncating your key words.  Most databases have advanced features such truncation to allow for searching variant spellings or word endings.

• Example: neighbor#
• By adding the # in an Academic Search Complete search you will get results for neighbor, neighbors, neighboring, neighborhood, etc.

As always, if you need research assistance, please contact a librarian.  A librarian can suggest further search terms, strategies, or databases to try.

If you are using any of the library's online databases from off-campus, you will need to log in.

Username: Your W Number*

Password:

• First 2 letters of first name,
• First 2 letters of last name,
• Last 4 digits of W#
• Example: jado6789

* Don't know your W#, look it up in Class-Web.