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Research Guides@Tufts

Sociology (General)

A research guide designed to connect Sociology students with specialized resources and research tips.

Finding Books Using JumboSearch

You can filter your results in JumboSearch based on Resource Type (such as book or eBook). For books you can also filter by availability (either available in any Tufts library or by library) to only see books that have not been checked out by other patrons.

If you need any help finding a book, eBook, or any other resource, please do not hesitate to ask for help!

Finding Books at Tisch

Sociology research can be very interdisciplinary. However, class H of the Library of Congress classification system (the organization system of Tisch's physical collections) is devoted to Social Sciences, of which Sociology is one.

Not sure where the books are in the library? Check out the library map below or ask at the front desk.

Select sections which may be the most helpful to you when looking for books and some eBooks:

  • HM is General Sociology
  • HN is Social history and conditions, Social problems, and Social reform
  • HQ is The Family, Marriage, and Women
  • HT is Communities, Classes, and Races
  • HV is Social pathology, Social and public welfare, and Criminology

Note: The Library of Congress classification and subject headings systems are large and complex systems subject to government approval, and as a result, sometimes the process to update the classifications and subject headings to their most current terms, especially those pertaining to race, gender, and sexuality, can be slow. Please feel free to ask a librarian more about how the classification and subject headings systems are structured, their biases, and current efforts to improve the terminology within them.

Finding Books From Other Libraries

Social Sciences Librarian

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