SOCI 3217: Law and Society

Welcome!  This page highlights key resources for conducting effective research for Prof. Debbie Becher's course, Law and Society.

This guide highlights key resources for conducting effective information research in sociology, including the following: 

• Reference sources to find background information on your topic
• Catalogs to search for books in print and online
• Databases for locating scholarly journal articles
• Reliable sources of data and statistics
• Database for locating news articles, transcripts, and videos
• Resources for citing your sources and writing in sociology
• Tips to to help keep textbook costs down

If you need assistance identifying additional resources, search terms or strategies, please schedule a research consultation.

To visit the Barnard Archives, first search collections. You can directly access Digital Collections, or reach out to the archives for an appointment to see physical materials. Please contact us at archives@barnard.edu as soon as possible (at least one week) in advance of any planned visits to the Archives, including in your message the collection and boxes you want to use.

Image: Courtroom gavel by onaeg news agency, via Wikimedia Commons

Consult scholarly reference sources to get an overview of a topic, an introduction to a theory, definitions to discipline-specific terms, and more.