Sociology

Comprehensive reports about current events; including social, economic, political, and environmental issues

Multidisciplinary collection of full-text reference ebooks.

A collection of social science encyclopedias from the Gale Virtual Reference Collection

Comprehensive social science reference source.

Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Collection. Designed for readers to understand the topics, concepts, and ideas which motivate and shape the fields of activism, civil engagement, and social justice. Included are short biographies of the major thinkers and leaders who have influenced and continue to influence the study of activism.

Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Collection. Examines the anthropological, sociological, historical, economic, and scientific theories of race and racism in the modem era. Delves into the historic origins of ideas of race and racism and explores their social and scientific consequences. Includes biographies of significant theorists, as well as political and social leaders and notorious racists.

Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Collection.
Addresses issues of sex and gender at the personal and the social level; examines issues of identity, status, class, ethnicity, race, and nation; of sexuality and the body; of social institutions and the structures of representation. Topics include changing conceptions of "the feminine," the family and masculinity, religion, morality, cultural images, medical practice, public health, economy and society and many more.

Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Collection. This encyclopedia focuses on LGBTQ issues and identity primarily through the lenses of psychology, human development and sociology, emphasizing queer, feminist and ecological perspectives on the topic.