Sociology

Aging | Demography | Human Development & Family Studies | Rural Sociology
Social Theory

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The Pennsylvania State University Libraries collect many materials related to the study and teaching of Sociology. Among the items that can be found at the libraries are books, maps, journals, videos, and electronic resources.

The sociology collections reflect the focus of the Department of Sociology, with resources particularly concentrated in demography; family, life course, and aging; and stratification and social change.

In addition, the Libraries have resources related to faculty interests, such as: social theory, demography, collective behavior and social movements, environmental sociology, research methods, gender, immigration and internal migration, race, work and labor markets, poverty, technological hazards and disasters, urban sociology, religion, sociology of education, social psychology, public policy, health outcomes, comparative sociology, public policy, marriage and divorce, mental health, organizational theory, children and youth, cultural studies, domestic violence, mass media processes, and program interventions and evaluation.

To assist the community of Penn State faculty and students interested in exploring the field of Sociology, this page has been developed to help you locate library resources.

The table below will help you to find the right area for browsing the shelves to obtain print materials about Sociology. To identify specific call numbers and shelf locations search the CAT, the library's online catalog.

Call numbers for Sociology