Sociology: Overview

Getting Started with Sociology Research

Sociology is a science dedicated to understanding the social universe, from the micro-dynamics of human emotions to the larger processes involved in the creation of social institutions, corporate organizations, and global social structures.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LC Subject Headings)

Classifications agreed upon by all US Libraries and can be a helpful tool when you are searching for information. However, LC Subject Headings regarding sexual orientation and gender identity often do not reflect up to date or fully accurate terminology.

Older materials especially will have the LC Subject Heading Sociology, Clinical.

Instead of Sociology, Clinical, the LC Subject Heading is Clinical Sociology.

General sociology books can be browsed in the HM section of the library shelves. There are many subject headings related to sociology in the library's catalog, click on the links below to search some of these.

Art and society
Clinical sociology
Crime -- Sociological aspects
Economics -- Sociological aspects
Educational Sociology
Emotions -- Sociological aspects
Equality
Historical sociology
Human settlements
Industrial sociology
Information society
Political sociology
Race relations
Religion and sociology
Social Conflict
Social Changes
Social Classe
Social Ethics
Sociology
Sociology -- Field work
Sociology -- History
Sociology -- Methodology
Sociology -- Military
Sociology -- Philosophy
Sociology -- Research
Sociology -- Rural
Sociology -- Study and teaching
Sociology -- Urban
Socialization
Technology -- Sociological aspects
War and society

Library Of Congress Classification

The Library of Congress Classification (LCC) is a classification system that was first developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to organize and arrange the book collections [as well other resources] of the Library of Congress. Over the course of the twentieth century, the system was adopted for use by other libraries as well, especially large academic libraries in the United States. It is currently one of the most widely used library classification systems in the world.

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