University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Libraries
Collection Policy Manual, rev. ed
2003

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SUBJECT COLLECTIONS

SOCIOLOGY


Academic Program
 

Undergraduate major and minor, M.A., and interdisciplinary doctoral program in Urban Studies, the major specializations within which are urban development, human service organization, and race, class, gender, and ethnicity. The very wide range of subjects studied includes: social psychology; social stratification; social class in industrial societies; inequality in the U.S.; deviant behavior; criminology; juvenile delinquency; sociology of education, religion, and society; sex and gender; feminist social theory; the family and intimate relationships; small groups and collective behavior; aging; social change; international migration; urbanization, urban demographics and urban minorities; comparative race relations; American minority groups; American Indian societies; Latino communities; political and industrial sociology; and theory and methodology.

Collection Level
 

Advanced study.

Collection Profile

        The following LC classification range descriptions represent areas of concentration for sociology:

        GT (Manners and Customs (general)): Town and city life. Selectively collected category: Graffiti.
        GV (Recreation. Leisure): Sports and society.
        H (Social Sciences (general)): General; History. Biography; General works. Philosophy; Methodologies; Interviewing; Biographical methods; Date processing; Social science forecasting; Communication of information. Computer networks; Research (general); General works; Public policy. Policy sciences.
        HA (Statistics): General; Theory & method; General.
        HD (Economic History and Conditions): Migrant and temporary labor; Women; Children and youth; Housing.
        HM (Sociology): Inactivated range (1-299) in continuation; History of sociology. Schools of sociology; Theory. Methodology; Relation to other fields; Study and teaching. Research; Cultural and social evolution; Human body; Ideology. Subculture. Knowledge. Time; Social control. Social ethics, norms, values. Social integration; Socialization and enculturation. Social structure; Groups and organizations; Community; Organizational sociology and theory; Deviant behavior. Anomie; Social stratification. Equality and inequality; Social institutions; Social change; Technological innovations. Information society; Environment. Social ecology; Mass behavior. Crowds, violence; Progress. Regression. Social stability; Social forecasting; Social psychology (Self-perception. Self-esteem; Perception of others. Prejudice. Stereotype; Risk assessment); Interpersonal relations. Social behavior (Conflict management); Social influence. Social pressure.
        HN (Social History and Conditions): General. Theory; United States. Selectively collected categories: Community centers; Special topics.
        HQ (Family. Marriage. Women): General; Sexual life; The family. Marriage (Family violence. Divorce; Aged. Gerontology); Death and dying; Sex role; Men; Life skills. Coping skills; Life style.
        HT (Communities. Classes. Races): Classes; Races.
        KF (United States): Birth control. Family planning.
        LC (Theory and Practice of Education): Upper classes; Middle classes; Working classes; Other special classes.
        T (Technology (general)): Philosophy. Social aspects.

Languages
 

Mainly English.

Other Considerations
 

The scope of sociology is so broad that many other social science disciplines and specialized or interdisciplinary studies depend on these materials.

Related Subject Collections
 
Africology, American Indian Studies, Anthropology, Architecture, Business Administration, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, Geography, History, Human Resources & Labor Relations, International Studies, Latin American Studies, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies, Mass Communication, Nursing, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Work, Urban Studies, and Women's Studies.

Related Library Units
 

Multimedia Library, Music Library.


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