Research Guides: Sociology Subject Guide: Find materials

Journal articles

Journal article databases

The latest scholarly research in Sociology is published in relevant disciplinary journals. The following subject databases will be particularly useful in searching this journal literature:

Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioural sciences. Major subject areas include culture and social structure, family and social welfare, radical sociology, social development, and women's studies.
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Dates covered: 1952 - Current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full-text: Some
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary full-text archive of thousands of journal titles, mostly from the social sciences and humanities.
Note that full text is generally NOT available for the latest three years, and that HKBU Library does not subscribe to all JSTOR content
Dates covered: Various
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Full-text: Yes

Complete list of the Library's Sociology databases

Resources beyond HKBU Library

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