SOC 310: Urban Sociology

Census Paper

Reference Sources (for background information)

Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, 2nd Ed. 3 vols.

REF E 184 .A1 G14 2000

Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups

REF E 184 .A1 H35 (1980)

Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures 4 vols.

REF HT 108.5 .E53 2002

Encyclopedia of American Urban History 2 vols.

REF HT 123 .E49 2007

Encyclopedia of Urban America: The Cities and Suburbs 2 vols.

REF HT 123 .E5 1998

Urban Sprawl: A Reference Handbook

REF HT 384 ..U5 W55 2000

Urban Politics Dictionary

REF BALCONY JS 48 .S65 1990

Immigration in U. S. History 2 vols.

REF BALCONY JV 6450 .I565 2006

Encyclopedia of American Immigration 4 vols.

REF BALCONY JV 6465 .E53 2001

Immigration in America Today: An Encyclopedia

REF BALCONY JV 6465 .I4754 2006

Key Census Sources (for background information)

Encyclopedia of the U.S. Census

REF HA 37 .U55 E53 2000

Understanding the Census: A Guide for Marketers, Planners, Grant Writers, and Other Data Users

REF HA 201 1990AR

Using the 1990 U.S. Census for Research

REF HA 201 1990AD

The American People: Census 2000

REF HA 201.122 .A45 2005

The Who, What, and Where of America: Understanding the Census Results

REF HA 201.122 .W48 2003

How to Find Census Data in Print

2000 Census of Population and Housing

US Doc C3.233/18:2000/
Ground Level, Shadek-Fackenthal Library

1990 Census of Population and Housing

US Doc C3.233/11:1990/
Ground Level, Shadek-Fackenthal Library

County and City Data Book 2000

REF HA 202 .A366 2000

State and Metropolitan Area Data book 1997-98

REF HA 202 .A38 1997-98

Historical Statistics of the United States (5 vols.)

REF HA 202 .H57 2006

The Comparative Guide to American Suburbs, 4th Ed.

REF HA 203 .C66 2007

2005 County and City Extra: Annual Metro, City and County Data Book

REF HA 203 .C68 2005

America's Top Rated Cities: A Statistical Handbook 4 vols.

REF HT 123 .A669 2006

How to Find Census Data Online

2000 Census

American Factfinder
Access to the latest population, housing, and economic data from the US Census Bureau.

American Community Survey
An annual survey of social and economic data. This will replace the long form for the Decennial Census.

Census Bureau's Web Page

U.S. Census Bureau
Provides broader coverage and more data than the Factfinder site. Data from the 1990 and 2000 censuses are available here.

How to Find Journal and Newspaper Articles

Social Sciences Full Text

Indexes over 300 English-language periodicals covering anthropology, economics, psychology, social work, sociology, and related fields. Covers 1983 to the present.

Sociological Abstracts

Full version comprehensive database of over 1500 journals covering urban sociology, social work, and other social sciences.

America: History and Life

Comprehensive bibliography of articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to present. Covers abstracts 1964 to the present.

Lexis-Nexis

Connections to international newspaper articles. Select World News as your news category and then the appropriate geographic area as your news source.

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