Why use these: Use books for broad information about a topic, such as historical background, biographical information, or to fully understand the context of a specific research topic. All books listed are in the General Collection, which is on the Third Floor of the library. In addition to these books, you can search the library's catalog for your topic of interest. You may also browse the relevant sections of the library.
The West Library uses the Library of Congress Classification System to arrange the books in the library. Here is where books having the subject of Sociology falls in this classification system:
- HM: Sociology
- HM435-477 Histiory of Sociology
- HM461-473 Schools of Sociology. Schools of Social Thought.
- HM481-554 Theory. Method. Relations to other subjects
- HM621-656 Culture
- HM661-696 Social control
- HM701 Social systems
- HM706 Social structure
- HM711-806 Groups and organizations
- HM756-781 Community
- HM786-806 Organizational sociology. Organization theory
- HM811-821 Deviant behavior. Social deviance
- HM826 Social institutions
- HM831-901 Social change
- HM1001-1281 Social psychology
- HM1041-1101 Social perception. Social cognition Including perception of the self and others, prejudices, stereotype
- HM1106-1171 Interpersonal relations. Social behavior
- HM1176-1281 Social influence. Social pressure