Welcome! This page highlights key resources for conducting effective research for Advanced Topics in Politics and Society.
This guide highlights key resources for conducting effective information research in sociology, including the following:
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Consult scholarly reference sources to get an overview of a topic, an introduction to a theory, definitions to discipline-specific terms, and more.
Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on specific topics in a growing range of subject areas. There are at least 50 specific topical bibliographies in each subject area. Each of these features an introduction to the topic. Bibliographies are browseable by subject area and keyword searchable.
The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology by 
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Social Movements by 
The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements by 
