Researching
Anthropology & Sociology
Reference Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Library Catalogue Search Terms:
- Start with specific terms and use the
Keyword search
example: kinship,
family structure,
human evolution, prehistoric man,
social evolution, marriage, etc.
- Use more general terms if there are no
results
example:
anthropology, cultural anthropology,
sociology,
social research, etc.
- If you get too many results then combine
terms using multiple keyword searches
example: marriage / gay;
tribal / birth, prehistory / human; etc.

- or select from the list of the
Relevant Subjects found on the left side of the screen

Call Number Ranges:
- GN - Anthropology
- HM - HT - Sociology
Journals & Magazines:
- American Anthropologist
- American Antiquity
- Anthropology Today
- Archaeology
- British Journal of Sociology
- Canadian Ethnic Studies
- Canadian Slavonic Papers
- Canadian Journal of Sociology
- Canadian Review of Sociology & Anthropology
- Culture
- Current Anthropology
- Histoire Sociale = Social History
- Social History = Histoire Sociale
- Society (Rutgers ISSN 0147-2011)
- Society = Societe
- Sociology of Sport Journal
Journal & Magazine Databases:
Searching on the Internet:
http://www.google.ca
http://ca.yahoo.com
- General terms such as
anthropology and sociology will bring back a
variety of sites
- Use specific terms for more focused results
(use quotations for phrases)
example:
"social structure"; "human evolution"; aging; "cultural
anthropology" ; etc.
Internet Sites:
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