Sociology
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Databases
Databases include books, journal and magazine articles and conference proceedings. As well as general databases there are also subject specific databases helping to ensure your search is more relevant. You may also consider looking at particular collections of journals. These databases are indexes -where we subscribe to the full text a link will be available but please note these tools search outside of our full text collections and not every hit will be full text.
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Sociology Databases
- SocINDEX This link opens in a new window
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Provides full-text, peer-reviewed sociology journals covering many subjects including gender studies, criminal justice, social psychology, racial studies, religion and social work. It also covers elements of international relations and world politics. - Faculti.net (Sociology) This link opens in a new windowThe Faculti Platform is an important reference tool which gives users instant access to relevant and up-to-date academic and professional research insights. This continually expanding media library of news, analysis, facts and figures includes insights from The United Nations, the British Parliament, the Bank of England, the Federal Reserve, Harvard University, Stanford University, MIT, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge and 1000's of academic and research institutions worldwide.
Social Science Databases
- Mass Observation Online This link opens in a new windowMass Observation was a pioneering social research organisation whose papers provide insights into the cultural and social history of Britain from 1937 to 1965.
- Defining Gender This link opens in a new windowManuscripts, printed works and illustrations from both masculine and feminine perspectives.
- Gender, Feminism and the British Left, 1944-1991 This link opens in a new windowContains records compiled by the Communist Party of Great Britain's (CPGB) Women's Department during the period 1944-1991. These records include minutes, agendas, and promotional materials from various women's campaigns, events, and conferences. They also include copies of Link, the party's women's magazine, and Red Rag, a controversial journal published by the party's more militant feminist members. Together, these items provide a unique insight into the relationship between Western communism and the women's liberation movement during the post-war era.
- Gender: Identity and Social Change This link opens in a new windowEssential primary sources documenting the changing representations and lived experiences of gender roles and relations from the nineteenth century to the present. This expansive collection offers sources for the study of women's suffrage, the feminist movement, the men’s movement, employment, education, the body, the family, and government and politics.
- LGBT Magazine Archive This link opens in a new windowArchival runs of 26 of the most influential, longest-running serial publications covering LGBT interests. Includes the pre-eminent US and UK titles – The Advocate and Gay Times, respectively. Chronicles more than six decades of the history and culture of the LGBT community. In addition to LGBT/gender/sexuality studies, this material also serves related disciplines such as sociology, political science, psychology, health, and the arts.
- LGBT Thought and Culture This link opens in a new windowAn online resource hosting books, periodicals, and archival materials documenting LGBT political, social and cultural movements throughout the twentieth century and into the present day.
- Women in the National Archives This link opens in a new window
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This resource comprises two distinct elements: A Finding Aid to Women's Studies Resources in The National Archives at Kew and Original Documents on the Suffrage Question in Britain, the Empire and Colonial Territories. - PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
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The key index to international literature in psychology and related disciplines, covering 1967 to the present day.
Legal Databases
- Lexis Library This link opens in a new window
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Covers UK legislation and a wealth of case law, news, company, market research and directory sources. - Westlaw This link opens in a new window
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Westlaw covers UK legislation and a wealth of case law, news, and textbook sources.
Multidisciplinary Databases
- Scopus This link opens in a new window
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Covers international research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities - Taylor & Francis Online This link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary journal publisher with a strong focus on the social sciences. Please note, not every title is within our collection.
What is a Database?
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