Research Guides: Sociology: SOC 241: Self and Society

Self and Society

eBooks

Manhood in the Making by Gordon Braden
ISBN: 9780300157253
Publication Date: 1993-10-27
In this cross-cultural study of manhood as an achieved status, the author finds that a culturally sanctioned stress on manliness -- on toughness and aggressiveness, stoicism and sexuality -- is almost universal, and deeply ingrained in the consciousness of men who otherwise have little in common.
We Real Cool by bell hooks
ISBN: 9780203642207
Publication Date: 2004-08-02
Bell hooks' brilliant and controversial new book We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity goes beyond the usual analysis of the black to ask questions which other books are unwilling to address.
Dude, You're a Fag by C. J. Pascoe
ISBN: 9780520950696
Publication Date: 2011-11-01
High school and the difficult terrain of sexuality and gender identity are brilliantly explored in this smart, incisive ethnography. Based on eighteen months of fieldwork in a racially diverse working-class high school, Dude, You're a Fag sheds new light on masculinity both as a field of meaning and as a set of social practices.
Mask Off by J. J. Bola
ISBN: 9780745338743
Publication Date: 2019-09-30
What is masculinity? Dominating the world around us, from Trump's Twitter outbursts to deadly gun violence, from male suicide rates to incels on Reddit and 4chan, masculinity is perceived to be 'toxic', 'fragile' and 'in crisis'. This book exposes masculinity as a performance that men are socially conditioned into.
Is There Anything Good about Men? by Roy F. Baumeister
ISBN: 9780199705917
Have men really been engaged in a centuries-old conspiracy to exploit and oppress women? Have the essential differences between men and women really been erased? Have men now become unnecessary? Are they good for anything at all? In Is There Anything Good About Men?, Roy Baumeister offers provocative answers to these and many other questions about the current state of manhood in America.
The Mask You Live In by Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Call Number: HQ775 M37 2016
Publication Date: 2016
Examines "hyper-masculinity" as a destructive force in the personal development and socialization of boys and young men. Discusses the roles of popular culture and peer pressure in influencing boys to adopt a masculine pose.

Peer-reviewed Journal Databases

JSTOR (Journal Storage)
Provides the full text of journal articles covering the areas of African-American Studies, Ancient History & Classics, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Botany, Business, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, General Science, History, Latin American Studies, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Sociology, Statistics. Coverage: rolling window, varies - 4-6 years from current issue.
SocINDEX with Full Text
SocINDEX with Full Text is a research database covering sociology and related disciplines: gender studies, criminal justice, social psychology, religion, racial studies and social work. Coverage includes: 620 active full-text peer-reviewed journals.
In addition to full-text journals, SocINDEX with Full Text contains informative abstracts for core coverage journals dating as far back as 1895. Complete with extensive indexing for books, conference papers and other non-periodical content sources, the database also includes searchable cited references.
Academic Onefile
Provides full text and abstracts of journal and newspaper articles and book reviews in many disciplines including Physical Sciences, Technology, Medicine, Social Sciences, Art, Theology, Literature and other subjects. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995 and transcripts and audio from all NPR (National Public Radio) programs. Coverage: 1980 – present. [GaleNet]
OmniFile Full Text Select
Full text database with nearly 3,000 publications, many of them peer-reviewed. Subject coverage includes: applied sciences, art, education, humanities, law, social sciences, and technology.

News Databases

Newsbank Newsfile Collection
Contains four primary source databases, comprising of World News Research Collection (electronic editions of local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers, 1992-present); America’s Historical Imprints (searchable monographs, pamphlets, broadsides, government documents, and ephemera, 1639-1819); America’s Historical Newspapers (searchable American newspapers, 1690-1980); and Hispanic American Newspapers (searchable Hispanic newspapers from 14 states, 1808-1980).
Nexis Uni
Nexis Uni features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources. An intuitive interface offers quick discovery across all content types and a collaborative workspace.
Hispanic Life in America: Series 1 and 2
HLIA is an easy to use online resource that presents coverage of the experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media. Series 1: 1704-1942; Series 2: 1943-2009
Black Life in America: Series I & II & III
"Black Life in America"—a unique digital archive of news media—presents the broad sweep of African American history in ways no textbook or other online resource can match. By offering balanced coverage from diverse sources published from 1704 through present day, this multi-disciplinary resource is crucial for the study and interpretation of historical and current events.

Peer-reviewed Journals

American Sociological Review
The American Sociological Review is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of sociology. It is published by SAGE Publications on behalf of the American Sociological Association.
Population and Development Review
Population and Development Review is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Population Council.
Annual Review of Sociology
The Annual Review of Sociology is an annual peer-reviewed review journal published by Annual Reviews since 1975.
Sociological Science
Sociological Science is a general interest, open access sociology journal committed to the highest standards of rigor and relevance.
Sociological Methodology
Sociological Methodology is an annual peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research methods in the field of sociology.
Social Forces
Social Forces is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of social science published by Oxford University Press for the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Social Problems
Social Problems is the official publication of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Social Problems are universal in nature, but their intensity and type change from society to society.
Journal of Marriage and Family
The Journal of Marriage and Family is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the National Council on Family Relations.
American Journal of Sociology
The American Journal of Sociology is a peer-reviewed bi-monthly academic journal that publishes original research and book reviews in the field of sociology and related social sciences.
Gender & Society
Gender & Society is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in the field of gender studies.
Socio-Economic Review
The Socio-Economic Review is a peer-reviewed academic journal published quarterly by Oxford Journals for the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics with a focus on the advancement of socio-economics.
Sociological Theory
Sociological Theory publishes work in all areas of theory, including new substantive theories, history of theory, metatheory, formal theory construction, and synthetic contributions. Although aimed at a sociological readership, its orientation is pluralistic and it welcomes contributions by scholars in other fields. Peer reviewed and published quarterly, Sociological Theory is renowned for featuring the best international research and scholarship.

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