Stephen H. Aby is a Professor of Bibliography and Education and Sociology Librarian at the University of Akron. He has a Ph.D. in Social Foundations of Education from the State University of New York, Buffalo, an M.A. in Sociology from the University of Houston, and an MLS from Kent State University. His previous books include Sociology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources with James Nalen and Lori Fielding (Libraries Unlimited, 2005) and Academic Freedom: A Guide to the Literature with James C. Kuhn (Greenwood Press, 2000). University of Akron.James Nalen is an information analyst for the MITRE Corporation. Prior to MITRE, he served as an off-campus librarian for Central Michigan University in its Centreville, Virginia, location; as a social sciences librarian at the University of Akron; and as a librarian at the Boston Public Library. He earned his MS in library and information science from Simmons College in 1996 and his MS in public affairs from the University of Massachusetts Boston in 1999. He earned his BA in anthropology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.Lori Fielding is Assistant Professor of Bibliography at the University of Akron, her subject areas include psychology, social work, and counseling. She has previously worked for EBSCO Information Services, the University of Wisconsin, and Keuka College. She received her MLS from the University at Buffalo in 1996.

The third edition of this text reflects changes in organization and updated entries, making this revision an essential part of any sociology reference collection that aids students, faculty, and librarians in determining the major sources to consult for sociological information. Indexes, bibliographies, handbooks, databases, Web sites, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other print and electronic information sources fill the book with 610 entries….Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionGeneral Social Science: Reference SciencesGuidesBibliographiesIndexes, Abstracts, and DatabasesHandbooks and YearbooksDictionaries and EncyclopediasStatisticsDirectoriesBiographiesSociology: General Reference SourcesGuidesBibliographiesIndexed, Abstracts, and DatabasesHandbooks and YearbooksDictionaries and EncyclopediasJournalsWorld Wide Web Sites and OrganizationsDirectoriesSociological FieldsCriminology, Law, and DevianceGerontology and AgingIndustrial Sociology/Sociology of WorkMarriage and the FamilyMedical SociologyPopulation and DemographyRace and Ethnic RelationsResearch Methods and StatisticsRural SociologySocial Change, Movements, and Colloective BehaviorSocial IndicatorsSocial Networks and Social SupportSocial ProblemsSocialization, Gender Roles, and Social PsychologySociological PracticeSociology of EducationSociology of Organizations and GroupsSociology of ReligionSociology of Sport and LeisureStratification and InequalityTheoryUrban Sociology and Community StudiesWomen's StudiesAuthor/Title IndexSubject Index