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Sociology 200

Sociology 200 - Seminar - Fall 2013 - Instructor: Saperstein, A.
Last Updated: 24-Sep-2013

This guide is intended to support the Sociology 200, research seminar for sociology majors.   This course is a capstone course for students in the major.  In this course sociological problems are framed, linked to theories, and answers pursued through research designs, literature reviews and independent research. How to formulate a research question; how to integrate theory and methods are core outcomes for the class. 

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Article Databases

Annual reviews [electronic resource] / Annual Reviews, Inc.
Palo Alto, Calif. : Annual Reviews, Inc.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
IBSS extra [electronic resource] : the international bibliography of the social sciences.
Norwood, MA : SilverPlatter Information,
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Social sciences citation index [electronic resource].
[Philadephia, Pa.] : Institute for Scientific Information
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Sociological abstracts.
[San Diego, etc., Sociological Abstracts, inc.]
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » HM1 .S67 V.52:NO.6 2004
Sociology [electronic resource] : a SAGE full-text collection.
Bethesda, Md. : Cambridge Scientific Abstracts ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, [200-?]-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource

Additional article databases

Ethnic newsWatch [electronic resource].
[Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
GenderWatch [electronic resource].
[Stamford, CT] : Softline Information, Inc., [1998 or 1999]-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research [electronic resource] : ICPSR direct.
Ann Arbor, MI : Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
JSTOR [electronic resource]
[New York] : JSTOR [New York] : ITHAKA, 1995-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
ProQuest. Research library [electronic resource].
[Ann Arbor, Mich.] : ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Scopus [electronic resource].
[New York] : Elsevier, 2004-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource

Data & Statistics

Data & statistical resources recommended for this class:

SDA: Survey Documentation and Analysis
http://sda.berkeley.edu/archive.htm
SDA is a set of programs for the documentation and Web-based analysis of survey data. SDA is developed and maintained by the Computer-assisted Survey Methods Program (CSM) at the University of California, Berkeley.
 
Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)
http://www.thearda.com/
The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) strives to democratize access to the best data on religion. Founded as the American Religion Data Archive in 1997 and going online in 1998, the initial archive was targeted at researchers interested in American religion.

Current Population Survey
https://cps.ipums.org/cps/sda.shtml

Healthy City
http://www.healthycity.org/
Statistics for California local areas.
Dates vary depending on the statistics, population data goes back to 2000 Decennial Census.

Historical U.S. Census Data
https://usa.ipums.org/usa/sda/
Using the same SDA online analysis tool. Please note: You must create an IPUMS user account.

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/landing.jsp
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/6285020
Social science data archive of more than 500,000 files of research in the social sciences.

iPoll Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/6563387
IPoll is a comprehensive, up-to-date source for US nationwide public opinion.

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)-Data Tools
http://nces.ed.gov/datatools/index.asp?DataToolSectionID=4
The NCES is the primary federal entity collecting and analyzing education-related data for the United States and other nations.

National Center for Health
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

Center for Disease Control and Prevention-Health Data Interactive
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hdi.htm

VitalStats
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/VitalStats.htm

Urban Institute's Children of Immigrants Data Tool
http://datatool.urban.org/charts/datatool/pages.cfm 

Statistical Databases with Visualization Tools

Here is a short list of licensed and non-liscenced database that have graphing and map visualization tools.

American FactFinder [electronic resource].
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Census Bureau, [<1999- >
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
American FactFinder is a web tool that provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data in American FactFinder come from several censuses and surveys.
Social explorer [electronic resource].
Flushing, NY : Sociology Dept., Queens College, CUNY
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Social Explorer is an online research tool designed to provide quick and easy access to current and historical census data and demographic information. The easy-to-use web interface lets users create maps and reports to better illustrate, analyze and understand demography and social change. In addition to being a comprehensive data resource, Social Explorer also offers features and tools to meet the needs of both demography experts and novices. From research libraries to classrooms to the front page of the New York Times, Social Explorer is helping people engage with society and science.

Recommended Resources

General resources on reserve

An introduction to survey research, polling, and data analysis / Herbert F. Weisberg, Jon A. Krosnick, Bruce D. Bowen.
3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1996.
Business Library » Stacks » HN29 .W3994 1996
[At the Graduate School of Business Library]
The craft of research / Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams.
3rd ed. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » On reserve: Ask at circulation desk » Q180.55 .M4 B66 2008
Learning from strangers : the art and method of qualitative interview studies / Robert S. Weiss.
New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1994.
Green Library » Stacks » HN29 .W42 1994
Writing for social scientists : how to start and finish your thesis, book, or article / Howard S. Becker, with a chapter by Pamela Richards.
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1986.
Green Library » Stacks » H91 .B4 1986

Handbooks on methods

100 questions (and answers) about research methods / Neil J. Salkind.
Los Angeles, Calif. : SAGE, c2012.
Green Library » Stacks » H62 .S3195 2012
100 questions (and answers) about research methods
Developing research questions : a guide for social scientists / Patrick White.
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Green Library » Stacks » H62 .W453 2009
Developing research questions
Handbook of research design & social measurement / Delbert C. Miller, Neil J. Salkind.
6th ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2002.
Green Library » Jonsson Social Sciences Reading Room » H62 .M44 2002
Handbook of research design & social measurement
Handbook of survey methodology for the social sciences [electronic resource] / Lior Gideon, editor.
New York, NY : Springer, c2012.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Handbook of survey methodology for the social sciences
Learning in the field : an introduction to qualitative research / Gretchen B. Rossman & Sharon F. Rallis.
3rd ed. Los Angeles, CA : SAGE, c2012.
Green Library » Stacks » H62 .R667 2012
Learning in the field : an introduction to qualitative research
Methodology : who needs it? / Martyn Hammersley.
Los Angeles : SAGE, 2011.
Green Library » Stacks » H62 .H2336 2011
Methodology: who needs it?
Qualitative interviewing : the art of hearing data / Herbert J. Rubin, Irene S. Rubin.
2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2005.
Green Library » Stacks » H62 .R737 2005
Qualitative interviewing: the art of hearing data
Research design : qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches / John W. Creswell.
3rd ed. Los Angeles : SAGE, c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » H62 .C6963 2009
Research design : qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches

Citation & Style Guides

Citation management tools & style guides

Managing book/journal article citations: 
http://library.stanford.edu/research/bibliography-management 
Resources for keeping track of your citations.
 
ASA style guides:
http://www.asanet.org/students/Quick%20Style%20guide.pdf
American Sociological Association standards is the preferred style for this class. 

Style guide by the American Sociological Association. 3rd ed. (2007) [Green Library]
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/7725044

How to cite DATA:
ICPSR - citing data
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/curation/citations.jsp
 
IASSIST - quick guide to data citation
http://iassistdata.org/sites/default/files/iassist-data-citation-quick-guide.pdf