Skip to Main Content

Sociology

Dictionaries

Credo Reference Collection This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary reference collection of dictionaries, encyclopaedias and handbooks, plus Topic guides and mind maps.

Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology
Penguin Dictionary of Sociology
Definitions of terms used in sociology.
Collins Dictionary of Sociology
The Collins Dictionary of Sociology is a clear, balanced guide to the terms and concepts used in every area of sociology.
A New Dictionary of the Social Sciences

Encyclopaedias

Encyclopaedias are a useful starting point for an introduction to a topic or to find factual information. Although the examples below are credible, scholarly sources, encyclopaedias are not generally referenced in academic essays.

Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window
General academic reference database for fact checking and statistics, includes interactive world atlas with geographic comparison.
Britannica Academic Help Centre

World of Sociology
Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity
Explains the issues and traces the history of events behind crimes against humanity and human rights issues as they relate to individual countries and the world at large.
Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology