Sociological Abstract

Sociological Abstracts provides access to the latest worldwide findings in theoretical and applied sociology, social science, and policy science. Produced by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts features journal citations and abstracts; book, chapter, and association paper abstracts; and book, film, and software review citations. The database also contains major and minor descriptors. Entries cover sociological aspects of twenty-nine broad topics, including anthropology, business, collective behavior, community development, disaster studies, education, environmental studies, gender studies, gerontology, law and penology, marriage and family studies, medicine and health, racial interactions, social psychology, social work, sociological theory, stratification, substance abuse, urban studies, and violence. Sociological Abstracts is fundamental for interdiciplinary research in social sciences issues and for practitioners seeking the sociological perspective on various disciplines.

Subject Coverage:

Anthropology

Business

Collective behavior

Community development

Disaster studies

Education

Environmental studies

Gender studies

Gerontology

Law and penology

Marriage and family studies

Medicine and health

Racial interactions

Social psychology

Social work

Sociological theory

Stratification

Substance abuse

Urban studies

Violence