Collins Memorial Library: SOAN 250: Sociology of Science & Technology: Getting Started

SOAN 250 Research Paper

This guide is intended as a starting place for doing research on your final paper topic. Keep in mind that you need to incorporate at least eight scholarly/academic resources into your paper, five of which must be sources that were not assigned in class. You may use non-academic sources such as newspaper articles or media sources in addition to your eight academic sources.

Annual Reviews

Annual reviews is an excellent source for finding reviews of recent trends in disciplinary research.

Annual Review of Sociology
The Annual Review of Sociology covers significant developments in the field of Sociology.
Annual Review of Public Health
Covers significant developments in the field of public health.
Annual Review of Anthropology
The Annual Review of Anthropology covers significant developments in the field of Anthropology.

Subject Encyclopedias & Handbooks

21st Century Sociology by Clifton D. Bryant (Editor); Dennis L. Peck (Editor)
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Publication Date: 2006
Focuses on knowledge garnered in traditional areas of sociological inquiry, as well as documenting the general orientation of the newer and currently emerging areas of sociological inquiry.
Science, Technology, and Society by Sal Restivo (Editor)
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Publication Date: 2005
Emphasizing an interdisciplinary and international coverage of the functions and effects of science and technology in society and culture.
Routledge International Handbook of Critical Issues in Health and Illness by Kerry Chamberlain (Editor); Antonia Lyons (Editor)
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Publication Date: 2021
A multidisciplinary book that brings together cutting-edge health and illness topics from around the globe. It offers a range of theoretical and critical perspectives to provide contemporary insights into complex health issues that can offer ways to address inequitable patterns of illness and ill health.
Encyclopedia of Social Theory by George Ritzer (Editor)
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Publication Date: 2005
Examines the global landscape of all the key theories and the theorists behind them and presents them in the context needed to understand the strengths and weaknesses of all the key areas of the discipline.