Sociology Research Guide: Find Articles
Recommended databases
- CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly) This link opens in a new windowArticles on important and controversial issues.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowVery large database with scholarly and popular articles on all subjects.
- MasterFILE Premier This link opens in a new windowIncludes both scholarly and popular articles on all subjects.
- PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new windowArticles from scholarly journals published by the American Psychology Association.
- ProQuest Psychology Journals This link opens in a new windowDatabase of scholarly journals in the field of psychology.
- Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new windowDatabase of social issues and their pro/con arguments.
Other resources
Newspapers
- ProQuest Newspapers This link opens in a new windowFull text of 5 current newspapers: Baltimore Sun, Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, & Washington Post
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Baltimore Sun This link opens in a new windowArticles from the Baltimore Sun from 1837 - 1992.
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times This link opens in a new windowArticles from the New York Times from 1851 - 2014.
- *Carroll County TimesFreely available on the Internet. Browse the current issue and search an archive of selected articles dating back to 2000.
Statistics
- Knoema: World Data AtlasFacts & figures on geography and social conditions in countries of the world including agriculture, education, environment, etc.
- Census BureauPrimary source for census information about the United States: population, housing, economic, and geographic data
Search strategy: Advanced search and subject searching
Use Advanced Search to find sociological research
First, you have more control over your search results if you switch to Advanced Search. To find articles with a sociological perspective, click the Select a Field drop-down menu and choose SU Subject Term, and use either the word sociology or social aspects as a second search term. See the following screenshots for how you could format this search:
Or you can use your main topic as a general search, and add sociology (or social aspects) as a subject:
Search strategy: Limit by publication
Limit by publication to find sociology journals
This tip is a bit more advanced, but will help you hone in on sociology-related articles in any of our EBSCO databases (OneSearch, Academic Search Premier, etc.).
First, run your search. Then, using the left-hand menu for refining your results, click the Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals check-box if it is not already checked.
Next, scroll down to where it says Publication. Expand that menu and click Show More.
Now you can select multiple publications that "sound sociological," or select ones your instructor has recommended.
When you click Update, you'll see the results from those journals only, and your search will be much more focused.