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Religion and Society
- Includes Ethics, Sociology, Psychology, Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies
- Engages theories: Critical Race Theory, Deconstruction, Feminist Epistemology, Postcolonialism, Queer...
- Employs methods: Qualitative*, Quantitative, Mixed
- *Qualitative Methods include: Case Studies, Participant Observation, Interviewing, Grounded Theory...
Encyclopedias
- Ethics
- Encyclopedia of Ethics, 2001 [Ref. BJ63 .E45; also online through Credo Reference]
- Dictionary of Ethics, Theology and Society, 1996 [Ref. BJ63 .D45]
- Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, 2009 [Ref. GE42 E533]
- Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature, 2005 [Ref BL31 .E465; also online]
- Mainline Christians and U.S. Public Policy, 2007 [Ref. BR515 .U88]
- Sociology
- New Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Religion, 2010 [Ref. BL60 .B53]
- Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2007 [Ref. HM425 .B53]
- Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods, 2008 [Ref. H61 S234]
- Encyclopedia of Social Theory, 2006 [Ref. HM425 .E46]
- Encyclopedia of Religion and Society, 1998 [Ref.BL60 .E53; and online]
- Encyclopedia of Social Work, 2008 [online]
- Psychology
- Encyclopedia of Psychology, 2000 [Ref. BF31 .E52]
- Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health, 2008 [Ref. RC437 G36]
- Mental Measurements Yearbooks [Ref. BF431 .M46]
- Elsevier's Dictionary of Psychological Theories, 2006.
- Ethnic Studies
- Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2002 [Ref. HT1521 .C65]
- Class in America, 2007 [Ref. HN90 .S6 C564]
- Encyclopedia of African American History
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States, 2005 [Ref. E184 .S75 O97 & online]
- Multicultural America: An Encyclopedia of the Newest Americans, 2011
- Gender Studies
- Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories, 2000 [Ref. HQ1190 .E63]
- International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities, 2007 [Ref. HQ1090 I58]
- Education and Children
- Praeger Handbook of Religion and Education in the United States, 2009 [Ref. LC111 .P78]
- Harper's Encyclopedia of Religious Education, 1990 [Ref. BV1461 .H37]
- The Child: An Encyclopedia Companion, 2009 [Ref HQ767.84 .C55]
- Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents and the Media, 2007 [Ref HQ784 .M3 E53]
- Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood: In History and Society, 2004 [Ref HQ767.84 .E53; also online]
- Reference Universe
Key Journals
- Ethics
- Journal of Religious Ethics
- Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
- Environmental Ethics
- Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture
- Sociology
- Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
- Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion
- Review of Religious Research
- Socioloogy of Religion
- Social Compass: International Review of Sociology of Religion
- Sage online journals
- Psychology
- Pastoral Psychology
- Gender Studies
- Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion
Some key theorists: Bourdieu, Du Bois, Fanon, Foucault, Freud, Fowler, Kohut, Weber, Winnicott
Searching the Catalog
- Ethics: Christian Ethics, Social Ethics
- Sociology: Christian Sociology, Postcolonialism, Power (Social Sciences)
- Psychology: Object Relations (Psycholanalysis), Psychic Trauma, Systemic Therapy (Family Therapy)
- Ethnic Studies: African Americans, Asian Americans, Ethnicity, Ethnology United States, Hispanic Americans, Minorities
- Gender Studies: Feminist Theory, Gender Identity, Homosexuality, Queer Theory
- Education and Children: Children, Christian Education, Moral Development, Moral Education, Religious Education
- PsycInfo
- SocIndex
- Anthropology Plus
- Womens Studies International
- Gender Watch
- Ethnic Newswatch
- ERIC
- Education Research Complete
Special Topics
- Human Rights
- International Relations
- Statistics and etc.
- Government Documents: GPO Access
- Census Bureau
- Statistic Abstract of the U.S. (alternative site)
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Religion Statistics
- ARDA
- Adherents.com
- American Religious Identification Survey
- Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches [BR13.Y4, Reference Counter]
- 2010 U.S. Religious Census [BL2525 .A15] [sample page]
Searching the Internet
- Google (use Advanced, and employ limiters)
- Classified indexes to web sites
- Evaluating web sites
- Citing web sites
See also: Online Guide to Religion and Society and to RLSOC725: History of Western Christian Ethics