Includes Ethics, Sociology, Psychology, Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies
Theories: Critical Race Theory, Deconstruction, Feminist Epistemology, Postcolonialism, Queer...
Methods: Qualitative, Quantitative, Mixed
Qualitative Methods: 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 Culture and History, 2006 [Ref. E185 .E84]
Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States, 2005 [online]
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]
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
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, Hispanic Americans, Minorities
Gender Studies: Feminist Theory, Gender Identity, Homosexuality, Queer Theory
Education and Children: Children, Christian Education, Moral Development, Moral Education, Religious Education
Periodical Databases
PsycInfo
SocIndex
Womens Studies International
Gender Watch
Ethnic Newswatch
ERIC
Education Research Complete
Special Topics
Human Rights
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
International Religious Freedom Report
Center for Gender and Refugee Studies
Human Rights Watch
Statistics and etc.
Government Documents: GPO Access
Census Bureau
Religion Statistics
ARDA
Adherents.com
American Religious Identification Survey
Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches [BR13.Y4, Reference Counter]
Religious Congregations and Membership in the U.S. [Ref. 200.9730904 R382r] [sample page][
See also: Online Guide to Religion and Society