Research Guides: Sociology: Social Institutions

On the Shelf from CCBC Libraries

American Non-Dilemma by Ditomaso
Call Number: E185.61 .D58 2013
Handbook of Religion and Social Institutions by Helen Rose Fuchs Ebaugh
Call Number: BL60 .H266 2005
Our Social World by Jeanne H. Ballantine; Keith A. Roberts; Kathleen Odell Korgen In the new Fourth Edition of Our Social World: Condensed, three award-winning authors and teachers of sociology set out to inspire students to see how larger structures and global trends affect their personal lives, to develop their sociological imaginations, and to view both world events and their personal experiences from a sociological perspective. In each chapter of this innovative and engaging text, authors Jeanne H. Ballantine, Keith A. Roberts, and new co-author Kathleen Odell Korgen, reveal the relationships between various levels of the social system and provide students with hands-on opportunities to engage with the material covered and to hear from "sociologists in action."
Call Number: HM586 .B352 2016
Social Structure by Elizabeth Grauerholz; Robert M. Orrange
Call Number: HM585 .S796 2012 v.3
Virtual Economies by Vili Lehdonvirta; Edward Castronova
Call Number: GV1469.15 .L44 2014
What Is Religion? by Jeppe Sinding Jensen
Call Number: BL48 .J46 2014

Social Institutions-Education and Religion /
In this film, Associate Professor of Sociology, Matthew Green and Professor of Sociology, Brenda Forster, examine the social institutions of education and religion. Topics include: the global, U.S., and theoretical perspectives of education; problems in education; the role of religion in society; and the perspectives of Karl Marx, Max Weber and Émile Durkheim.
Philosophy and Politics
In this program, world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and Ronald Dworkin, Professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford, examine how the explosive issues of the 1960s compelled the reassessment of fundamental political ideas, and discuss the effect of this movement on political philosophy at the universities.

SocINDEX
Articles on sociology topics including criminal justice, gender studies, racial studies, social services, and social work.
Social Science Database
Articles on social science topics like communication, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work, and sociology.
Sociology Database
Articles on sociology topics including criminal justice, gender studies, racial studies, social services, and social work.
ProQuest Central
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Academic Search Premier
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SIRS Issues Researcher
Viewpoint essays, topic essays, and news and magazine articles on controversial issues. Browse for topics or search.
Opposing Viewpoints
Viewpoint essays, topic essays, and news and magazine articles on controversial issues. Browse for topics or search.