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Home > Research Help > Sociology > 230.202 Research Methods for the Social Sciences
This guide is intended for students in Research Methods for the Social Sciences. Students with additional questions should feel free to contact Ellen Keith, Librarian for Sociology. Please note that the database links and many other links in this guide will require you to set up remote access if you are connecting from off-campus. You do not need to do anything if you are using a computer on campus.
When searching for articles on topics in Sociology, please take advantage of the databases to which the library subscribes. For this class, I'm recommending the following, ranked in order of relevance, but if you need further suggestions, please ask me.
- Ability to do Advanced Searches (e.g., globalization AND economy).
- Ability to limity by language and type of publication.
- Ability to truncate, e.g., sociolog* picks up both sociology and sociological.
- Articles from peer-reviewed journals. Why is this important?
- Some full-text links in the citations.
- If not, use the Find It link to determine if the full-text is available in another online resource or if we have the publication in print in the library.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor and economic data for the U.S. available under Data. Most Requested Data, Selective Access, Economy at a Glance, News Releases, Series Report. Topics include employment and unemployment, compensation and working conditions, productivity, geographical access. FEDSTATS (links for federal agencies)
Statistics from over 100 U.S. federal agencies. Data available under Topic links - A to Z (alphabetical listing of topics); Mapstats with statistical profiles of states, counties, congressional districts, and federal judicial districts; Statistics by geography from U.S. agencies with international comparisons, national, state, country, and local; Statistical reference shelf with published collections of statistics available online including Statistical Abstract of the United States, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book, Health United States, Digest of Education Statistics 1999, The Condition of Education 2000, Projection of Education Statistics to 2010, Energy Information Administration's Quick Stats, Report on the America Workforce 1999. Broad topics include crime, population and demographics, education, energy and environment, labor force, health, international, national accounts. National Science Foundation
Scientific and engineering data for the U.S. Provides information about employment, educational, and demographic characteristics of scientists and engineers in the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS (previously Health Care Financing Administration) is the federal agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Medicare data and Medicaid data is posted for for public use including Medicare Enrollment Figures (national, state, and county); Health Care Indicators; and Medicare Expenditures. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Data on health, disease, and disease prevention. Look at "Data & Statistics by Topic," "CDC Data & Statistics Resources," and "FASTSTATS A-Z."
World Bank
Social and economic indicators for 206 countries and 17 country groups (based on regions, income, and economic development) reported in the World Development Indicators book. Broad topics include early childhood development, education, gender, health, population, HIV/AIDS, labor and employment, economic growth, poverty, rural development, social development, and urban development.
United Nations
Social and economic data are available for countries. Look for the "unrestricted access" databases. Topics are social indicators such as population, youth and elderly populations, housing, health, child-bearing, education, literacy, income, and unemployment. Public Use Microdata Sample Files (PUMS) (1%)
Stave-level data from Census 2000 containing individual records of the characteristics for a 1 percent sample of people and housing characteristics. Data available via FTP download. Public Use Microdata Sample Files (PUMS) (5%)
Data similar to the above but a 5 percent sample. General Social Survey (GSS)
A National Opinion Research Center survey administered over 25 times. National Longitudinal Surveys (Bureau of Labor Statistics) National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (University of North Carolina)
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