Sociology–Finding Academic Articles

From the library's homepage click on Magazines / Journals / Indexes. (If you are working from home you will need to enter your student ID number). Choose ProQuest and then click the Advanced Search tab.

Use sociological terms and concepts as subject search terms. Check the articles under the Scholarly tab and the Trade tab. Articles under Trade include articles in the publications of professional organizations such as those of social workers. If you try a search like the ones below and don't get any hits, change the search to cover the entire Citation and Abstract rather than just the subject field. Many articles are full text. Some that are not full text can be found in periodicals in the library. Click on the icon with the red arrow to see if we have the journal.

Sample Search 1:

In ProQuest, your search would look like this:

Or if you prefer, you could type this

    SU(marriage) AND SU(social classes) AND NOT AT(review)

The mating game

Rebecca Gardyn. American Demographics. Ithaca: Jul/Aug 2002. Vol. 24, Iss. 7; p. 33 (5 pages)

The widening marriage gap: America's new class divide

Jonathan Rauch. National Journal. Washington: May 19, 2001. Vol. 33, Iss. 20; p. 1471 (2 pages)

Status and income as gendered resources: The case of marital power

Veronica Jaris Tichenor. Journal of Marriage and the Family. Aug 1999. Vol. 61, Iss. 3; p. 638 (13 pages)

Sample Search 2:

Or

    SU(race) AND SU(education) AND NOT AT (review)

Justice deferred: A half century after Brown v. Board of Education

Thomas F Pettigrew. The American Psychologist. Washington: Sep 2004. Vol. 59, Iss. 6; p. 521

The Race Is to the Swift: Socioeconomic Origins, Adult Education, and Wage Attainment

Cheryl Elman, Angela M O'Rand. The American Journal of Sociology. Chicago: Jul 2004. Vol. 110, Iss. 1; p. 123 (38 pages)

Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Anonymous. Employment and Earnings. Washington: May 2004. Vol. 51, Iss. 5; p. 29 (1 page)

Reasons for hope: You can challenge educational inequities

Julian Weissglass. Principal Leadership (Middle Level ed.). Reston: Apr 2003. Vol. 3, Iss. 8; p. 24 (6 pages)

Sample Search 3:

Or

    SU(stepfamilies) AND SU(personal relationships) AND NOT AT(reviews)

Is openness always better?: Exploring the role of topic avoidance, satisfaction, and parenting styles of stepparents

Tamara D Golish. Communication Quarterly. University Park: Spring 2000. Vol. 48, Iss. 2; p. 137 (22 pages)

The role of rituals in the management of the dialectical tension of "old" and "new" in blended families

Dawn O Braithwaite, Leslie A Baxter, Anneliese M Harper. Communication Studies. West Lafayette: Summer 1998. Vol. 49, Iss. 2; p. 101 (20 pages)

Sample Search 4:

Or

    SU(divorce) AND SU(social classes) AND NOT AT(review)

People's reasons for divorcing: Gender, social class, the life course, and adjustment

Paul R Amato, Denise Previti. Journal of Family Issues. Beverly Hills: Jul 2003. Vol. 24, Iss. 5; p. 602

The effects of family disruption on social mobility

Biblarz, Timothy J, Raftery, Adrian E. American Sociological Review. Albany: Feb 1993. Vol. 58, Iss. 1; p. 97 (13 pages)

Sociodemographic Status, Parental Background, Childhood Family Structure, and Attitudes Toward Family Formation

Trent, Katherine, South, Scott J. Journal of Marriage and the Family. May 1992. Vol. 54, Iss. 2; p. 427 (13 pages)