Western Libraries

Sociology

Welcome

This "quick start" guide will help you find sociology resources needed to complete your course assignments, written paper, and essays.

  • When completing assignments, you may be required to find journal articles or newspaper articles by searching databases. The Articles tab has relevant database suggestions that can be searched to find full-text articles related to sociology. A list of relevant sociology journals is also included.

  • The Books tab leads to a short list of sociology books, including ebooks available online. Use the library catalogue to find more sociology resources.

  • The Handbooks tab leads to useful reference sources that will help with understanding specific topics within sociology.

We are here to help you in-person and online:

In the spirit of Indigenization and Decolonization, efforts are made to include Indigenous resources throughout this guide. Indigenization and Decolonization at Western is led by the Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII).