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Sociology: Vita Stovall Class Page: Sociology Research and Names

Resources for Vita Stovall's Sociology 101 Names and Heritage project

Get Started with Sociology Research

Start on the Atlantic Cape Library Home Page.

Find the button to Go to Library Resources.

Go to Library Resources button

Click on the button.

Next menu: Select Find Articles.

From the tabbed box in the center, choose Social Sciences.

Screen capture shows the location of the tab for social science databases.

From the Social Sciences menu, select Sociology.

Select a database to search.

Explore research about the roles and effects of names in society

Open the database called SocIndex.

Not on campus? You'll need to log in.

Try this search:

Sample SocIndex search. search term: personal names. Use the dropdown menu to the right of the search box to restrict the search to subject terms. Use the limits menu on the lower left to restrict the search to full-text articles.

Explore sociological research about your ethnic heritage

Open the database called SocIndex.

Not on campus? You'll need to log in.

Here's a sample search for Irish Americans. Substitute an ethnic group connected with your family name.

Remember to use the full-text limit for articles you can get right away.

Sample search for an ethnic group. Search term: Irish Americans. Substitute another ethnic group for results relating to that group.

Off Campus database access

Login required for off campus access► Databases and eBooks can be accessed from Off Campus through the Off Campus Proxy Server ◄

Find the user name and password in Blackboard on the Institution page.

  • Students: Look under Student Tools to Stay Connected at Atlantic Cape.
  • Faculty: Look under Key information about Libraries and Tutoring.

 or you can email library@atlanticcape.edu for username and password.

♦ Off-campus access is limited to current students, faculty and staff of Atlantic Cape Community College ♦

Found an article you like?

Click on the title to view a description of the article.

Click on the full text link in the sidebar on the left to view the article.

Screen capture shows location of link to full text article, in the left hand sidebar.

Want to save the article?

Click the title link to open the description. 

Use the sidebar on the right to email the article to yourself.

Check out the citation feature, too!

Printing and downloading PDF files: open the full-text document and use the print or download icons at the top of the frame.