Student's Corner

• UGC Free e-Books & Reports
  https://www.ugc.gov.in/publication/ebook 

• Free Sociology Books
  https://freesociologybooks.com

• Sociology - Free Books at E-Books Directory
  https://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=262

• Free Sociology Textbooks: A New Batch of Contenders (Blog)
  https://www.shortcutstv.com/blog/free-sociology-textbooks-a-new-batch-of-contenders/

• Introduction to Sociology - 3e - Open Textbook Library
  https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/62

• THE BASICS OF SOCIOLOGY by Kathy S. Stolley (PDF)
  https://www.tnteu.ac.in/pdf/library/11%20The_basics_of_sociology.pdf

• Sociology Textbooks - Center for Open Education
  https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/sociology

• Sociology - Open Educational Resources (OER) Sustainable
  https://libguides.humboldt.edu/openedu/soc

• Open Educational Resources: Sociology - Research Guides
  https://libguides.messiah.edu/oer/sociology

Blogs and Websites

• Sociological Images (A Visual Guide to Sociology)
  https://thesocietypages.org/sociologicalimages/

• Everyday Sociology Blog (Applied Sociology and Cultural Analysis)
  http://www.everydaysociologyblog.com/

• Social Science Space (News and Commentary for Social Sciences)
  https://www.socialsciencespace.com/

• British Sociological Association Blog
  https://www.britsoc.co.uk/blog/

• Public Sociology Blog (Real-world applications of sociological research)
  http://publicsociology.blogspot.com/

Here are detailed university-specific Sociology reading lists and online resources with links:

1. University of Manchester

• Sociology Books and Online Resources

• Library subject guide with e-book collections, articles, journals, theses, and databases.

• Organized by Dewey Decimal Classification for easy browsing of social sciences-related books.

• Includes access to doctoral and international theses useful for research.

• Link: https://subjects.library.manchester.ac.uk/sociology/books

2. Brown University (Graduate Sociology)

• Student Resources, forms & reading lists in various exam areas like Cultural Sociology, Political Economy, Race & Ethnicity, and Urban Sociology.

• Link: https://sociology.brown.edu/graduate/phd-program/student-resources-forms-reading-lists

3. University of Essex

• Sociology & Criminology Reading Lists available digitally and in print.

• Emphasis on making core readings and textbooks easily accessible through the library.

• Link: https://library.essex.ac.uk/soc/reading

4. Colorado College

• Sociology Reading List: Curated list featuring classics and contemporary works on topics including class, crime, and urban studies.

• Link: https://www.coloradocollege.edu/academics/dept/sociology/beyond-cc/reading-list.html

5. Uppsala University (Sociology of Education & Methods)

• Reading list for Sociology of Education with focus on research methods, valid from Autumn 2019.

• Link: https://www.uu.se/en/study/reading-list?query=29167

6. University of Southampton

• Reading list guide for Sociology, Social Policy, and Criminology courses.

• Online lists include books, journal articles, websites, and videos curated by module tutors.

• Link: https://library.soton.ac.uk/c.php?g=131340&p=5054232

7. Sheffield Hallam University

• Reading Lists for Sociology and Politics accessible via the university's Reading List Online system.

• Single point access to recommended books, journal articles, and digital resources.

• Link: https://libguides.shu.ac.uk/psp/reading

8. University of South Wales

• Sociology Reading Lists featuring books, journal articles, digitized chapters, and more.

• Easy online access through LibGuides system.

• Link: https://libguides.southwales.ac.uk/c.php?g=664990&p=5039897