Library Guides: SOA 316: Research Methods in Sociology & Anthropology: Find Articles

Why These?

I have selected some of the databases that I have found to be most useful for your topics. You can also search all of the databases I have listed at the same time except for ProQuest Central, which should save you lots of time.

This should not deter you from exploring other databases via the library website.

Happy Searching!

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Suggested Databases

Anthropological Literature
Comprehensive international resource for the fields of anthropology, archaeology and related interdisciplinary research.
ERIC
offers access to many full-text journal articles as well as full-text ERIC documents available on Department of Education web site. Students and faculty wishing to conduct advanced searches will likely find this version easier to use than the open access version.
ProQuest Central
"A multidisciplinary database with over 12,665 titles, with over 9,745 titles in full-text. Over 160 subjects areas are covered extensively in this product, including business and economics, health and medical, news and world affairs, technology, social sciences, and more."
PsycArticles
Offers complete access to more than 180,000 full-text articles from more than 100 journals in the psychological sciences, including basic/experimental psychology, clinical psychology, developmental psychology, education and school psychology, health psychology, and industrial/organizational psychology. Coverage includes full-text titles from as early as 1894.
PsycInfo
PsycInfo contains more than 4 million bibliographic records for research in the field of psychology, including citations, journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports. Journal coverage spans the 17th century to present, including international material selected from more than 2,500 periodicals in over 35 languages. More than 60,000 records are added each year. Also includes information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business and law. Incorporates searchable full text articles from 43 journals published by the American Psychological Association and 8 from allied organizations.
SocINDEX
(EBSCO) - Offers coverage of all subdisciplines of sociology, including anthropology, criminal justice, political science, social work, and social psychology. The database includes full-text for more than 300 journals, 545 books and monographs, and 6,711 conference papers.
Women's Studies International
Covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. Coverage includes more than 586,600 records and spans from 1972 and earlier to present. This database supports curriculum development in the areas of sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education. Over 2,000 periodical sources are represented.