Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Welcome to the Social Sciences Research & Resources page. Here you can find resources both in and relating to subjects in the social sciences: such as psychology, political science, statistics and demographics, legislation, international relations, and many other topics. These resources will assist you in locating the research and data needed for your coursework.
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Sociology Research & Resources
Includes resources about the methodology and practice of Sociology, as well as resources for finding current research and historical overviews on Sociology topics. Article databases such as SocIndex will help you conduct research on topics within Sociology and related disciplines.
Statistics and Demographics Research & Resources
Contains resources on for statistics or demographic information? The information in this guide will help you find both contemporary and historical statistics. Find information from the census and other resources by age, gender, race and ethnicity.
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RefWorks
This a popular bibliographic citation manager, RefWorks allows you to export your citations from the Library catalog and databases and store them for later. Once you have your own database of citations in RefWorks, you can create your bibliography with the click of a button. Contact a librarian for the Simmons login code and password.
SocIndex
SocIndex is the world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database. The database provides comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. Also, features over 10,000 Author Profiles covering the most prolific, most cited, and most frequently searched for authors in the database.
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