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Sociology

Library Resources for Sociology

Finding Books

How can I search for books?

Library Catalog - Look for books, eBooks, and electronic articles at Waubonsee Community College Library.

Where is my book?

 Campus Maps with Library Locations

  • Available, On Shelf - Your book is on a shelf at the Sugar Grove Library, Aurora Downtown, or Fox Valley.
  • Course Materials/Course Reserves - Your book is at the circulation desk. 
  • Reference - Your book is shelved in the reference area.

You don’t have the book I need.

Request a book or article with our InterLibrary Loan Program.

Interlibrary Loan enables borrowing of items not owned by the library from another library at the request of a registered library user.

To plance an Interlibrary Loan request go here: https://www.waubonsee.edu/student-experience/library/services/interlibrary-loan

 

The Waubonsee Community College Library provides access to several different e-book collections. Not all e-book titles are available in one online resource but many are held in the Online Discover System: 

  • eBook Search
    To find e-books in the catalog, use the eBooks tab featured on the website, enter search terms as normal. Once you receive your search results, you may use the filters below the search box.
  • Other e-book collections
    A listing of other available e-book collections.

Looking for an e-book that the Waubonsee Community College Library does not currently have? Please use the Suggest Library Material form and select "E-book" in the Item Type field.

You can also use the search box below to look for eBooks. 

You can request books from Aurora Downtown, Sugar Grove - Todd Library, and Aurora Fox Valley , through your Library Account. 

Intercampus mail currently takes 1-3 days to arrive. 

To view due dates and materials checked out, please use My Account. 

Search Tips

The library's Sociology collection covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Applied sociology: applies sociological theory to the understanding of society
  • Comparative sociology: compares social interactions of people between countries, states or social groups 
  • Cultural sociology: analyzes cultural differences within society 
  • Demography: studies the characteristics and dynamics pertaining to human population
  • Marriage and Family: examines the role of the marriage and family structure and their impact on society
  • Political sociology: studies the sociological relationship between state and society
  • Social psychology: study of the relations between people and groups

To browse the shelves in the library, look in these LC call number ranges:

  • HM: Sociology    
  • HN: Social History     
  • HQ: Family, Marriage, Women  
  • HS: Societies, Clubs   
  • HT: Communities, Classes, Races 

Sample searches for books about Sociology:

  • Social class
  • Gender roles
  • Racialization
  • Urbanization
  • Social inequality
  • Social mobility
  • Social media
  • Social movements
  • Protest movements
  • Protest and activism
  • Political participation

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