Resources for Pacific Seminar II

Suggested Subject Headings/Keywords

• “social stratification”
• “social classes”
• “social mobility”
• “equality”
• “digital divide”

Reference Books

The library has a number of reference books of potential use for research in this area. For example:

• International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences:
  REF H41.I58
• Encyclopedia of Sociology:
  REF HM425.E5
• International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration:
  REF H97.I574

Electronic Resources/Databases

The library’s databases are arranged by disciplines (categories): for example, Engineering, Political Science, Sociology, etc.

First look for the categories that best match your research topic, then look for specific resources (databases) that may contain information you need. The following are a few suggestions:

Category: Interdisciplinary

• Academic Search Complete: a comprehensive collection of journals (scholarly and non-scholarly) including many sociological and political titles.
• Blackwell Synergy: a collection of scholarly journals, many sociological titles included
• Newspaper Source: This database provides selected full text coverage for 245       newspapers, newswires and other sources.

Category: References and Statistics

• Counting California: a collection of statistics about California
• Gale Virtual Reference Library: a collection of reference books in various subject areas

Category: Political Science

• FedStats: a website provides access to the full range of official statistical information        produced by the Federal Government.
• CQ Electronic Library: a reference resource for research in American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs.

Category: Sociology

• SocINDEX with Full Text: A sociology research database that offers all sub-disciplines of sociology, including abortion, anthropology, criminology, criminal justice, cultural sociology, economic development, ethnic & racial studies, welfare, and many others.

Reliable Websites

Web sources you can trust!

• Explorations in Social Inequality:
  Content and additional links about various aspects, such as gender, ethnicity, race, and poverty
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
  Full-text of reports and statistical data on topics such as poverty, social services, welfare and work
• U.S. Bureau of the Census Report on Poverty:
  Reports and data on income and social inequality
• Russell Sage Foundation Social Inequality Working Papers:
  Scholarly papers that address a variety of topics within the broader topic of inequality
• Social Inequality and Class:
  List of sociological resources on stratification, class, income, and society