Research Guides: Sociology and Anthropology: Find Articles

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Recommended Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window A large multidisciplinary database providing articles from scholarly journals and magazines.
http://salve.libguides.com/academic_search
Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window Large collection of documentaries and feature films.
https://salve.libguides.com/avon
African American Newspapers This link opens in a new window A collection of historical newspapers exploring African American history, culture and daily life from 1887-1998.
http://salve.libguides.com/african_american_newspapers
Films On Demand This link opens in a new window A large collection of documentary videos.
http://salve.libguides.com/films_on_demand
JSTOR This link opens in a new window An archive of full-text academic journals and ebooks from the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Journals in JSTOR have an embargo, which means that most journals do not include the most recent approximately 3 to 5 years of issues.
http://salve.libguides.com/jstor
Sage Journals This link opens in a new window Includes over 1,100 full-text journals with coverage of a wide range of subject areas, as well as journals published on behalf of over 500 scholarly and professional societies. 1999 to present.
http://salve.libguides.com/sage_journals
Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law This link opens in a new window All known law related materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery.
https://ez-salve.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://heinonline.org/HOL/Index?collection=slavery

Recommended journals for sociology research

American Journal of Sociology
Established in 1895 as the first US scholarly journal in its field, the American Journal of Sociology (AJS) presents pathbreaking work from all areas of sociology, with an emphasis on theory building and innovative methods.
American Sociological Association journals
Search all of the journals offered through the American Sociological Association through a portal offered through Sage Journals.
American Sociological Review
American Sociological Review (ASR), the American Sociological Association's flagship journal, was founded in 1936 with the mission to publish original works of interest to the discipline of sociology in general, new theoretical developments, results of research that advance understanding of fundamental social processes, and important methodological innovations.
Annual Review of Sociology
The Annual Review of Sociology, in publication since 1975, covers the significant developments in the field of sociology. Topics covered in the journal include major theoretical and methodological developments as well as current research in the major subfields.
Social Problems
Published quarterly for the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Social Problems tackles the most difficult of contemporary society's issues and brings to the fore influential sociological findings and theories enabling readers to gain a better understanding of the complex social environment.
Sociological Forum
The flagship journal of the Eastern Sociological Society, this journal is peer-reviewed and broad in scope, encompassing empirical works (both quantitative and qualitative in nature), as well as works that develop theories, concepts, and methodological strategies.
Sociological Methods & Research
a quarterly journal devoted to sociology as a cumulative empirical science. Emphasis is placed on articles that advance the understanding of the field through systematic presentations that clarify methodological problems and assist in ordering the known facts in an area.

Searching specific journals in JSTOR

If you want to search your topic within a specific journal in JSTOR, use the advanced search feature. Follow these 3 steps from JSTOR Support.

Analyze Multiple Articles with a Synthesis Matrix

Source Synthesis Matrix
Graphic tool that enables you to identify main ideas of multiple sources and then look for commonalities/differences across the sources.

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