Sociology
Where to find the subject in the Library
The number for sociology generally is 301. There are, however, a whole range of aspects of sociology at 302 to 307. Social interaction, which deals with interpersonal relations, communications and socio psychology is at 302. At 303, you can find social processes such as social control at 303.2, social change at 303.4, and social conflict at 303.6. At 304, you will find factors affecting human behaviour, including human ecology and the environment, and population. Social groups as classified by age, gender, class, language or ethnicity will be found at 305, and social culture and institutions, such as the family, will be at 306. At 307 will be found works on communities, population sizes and composition, structure, and redevelopment.
Social problems and welfare are found at 361 to 365. For example, environmental problems such as climate change are at 363.7. Population problems are at 363.9, and crime at 364.
Key resource for A-level Sociology
Sociology Review
Go one step further in A-level Sociology with access to the complete archive of Sociology Review magazine.
Websites
Sociology Central is a useful website for students.
The British Sociological Association website is a useful resource.
The CamSociology blog has interesting articles
Sociology Lens Insights also has a number of interesting articles
Multimedia
Thinking Allowed is a BBC podcast featuring new research on how society works
LSE Player has film and podcasts from the London School of Economics
The Sociology Show podcast hosted by Matthew Wilkin conducts interviews with a range of different people within the world of Sociology.
Digital Sociology Podcast has interviews by Chris Till with researchers of all areas of digital culture and society.
Journals
Sociology Review magazine explains challenging topics in psychology, has up-to-date articles and advice from subject experts, teachers and academics, and regular features to improve your performance in exams.
Issues Online is a great place to explore research, studies and statistics on social issues.
Hard copies of Issues magazines available in the Library
There are interesting articles in the Sociological Review
Books
Marx, Durkheim, Weber: Formations of Modern Social Thought – Morrison
Liberty: Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty – Isaiah Berlin
Suicide – Durkheim
Developmental Social Psychology – Durkin
Introducing Social Psychology – Fraser, Burchell, Hay and Duveen
The Tipping Point: How Little Things can Make a Big Difference – Malcolm Gladwell
sociology_resources_for_schools_11.05.21.pdfSociology Resources for Schools
From Balliol College, Oxford.