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Sociology - Oxford Bibliographies
Sociology currently includes 205 topics such as masculinity, discrimination, social mobility, and poverty with more entries forthcoming.

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Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity by Linwood Cousins (Editor)
ISBN: 1322299692
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity is the first encyclopedia to reflect the changes in the mission of human services professionals as they face today s increasingly diverse service population. Diversity encompasses a broad range of human differences, including differences in ability and disability, age, education level, ethnicity, gender, geographic origin, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic class, and values.
The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology by George Ritzer; J. Michael Ryan (Editor)
ISBN: 9781405183536
Publication Date: 2011-01-25
Contains over 800 entries from the whole breadth of the disciplines. Distilled from the highly regarded Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, with entries completely revised and updated to provide succinct and up-to-date coverage of the fundamental topics. Global in scope, both in terms of topics and contributors.
Encyclopedia of Power by Keith Dowding (Editor)
ISBN: 9781412927482
Publication Date: 2011-02-01
A one-stop point of reference for the diverse and complex ways in which power has been used, this encyclopedia provides a reference for debates central to the issues of power in different contexts.
Encyclopedia of Social Theory by George Ritzer (Editor)
ISBN: 0761926119
Publication Date: 2004-08-19
Reference source for anyone interested in the roots of contemporary social theory. The encyclopedia examines the global landscape of all the key theories and the theorists behind them, presenting them in the context needed to understand their strengths and weaknesses.
International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences by William A. Darity
ISBN: 9780028659657
Publication Date: 2007-11-09
A major, interdisciplinary encyclopedia covering a very broad range of topics in the social and behavioral sciences. An ambitious undertaking, the International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences aims to provide a comprehensive account of knowledge in the dual fields of social and behavioral sciences, locating current knowledge in historical and theoretical context.
Encyclopedia of Social Problems by Vincent N. Parrillo (Editor)
ISBN: 1452265925
Publication Date: 2008-05-22
With more than 600 entries, these two volumes cover all of the major theories, approaches, and contemporary issues in social problems and also provide insight into how social conditions get defined as social problems, and the ways different people and organizations view and try to solve them.