Additional resources to deepen your knowledge in sociology
- Albrow, M. (1999). Chapter 2: The Science of Sociology. In Sociology: The Basics (pp. 31–67). Taylor & Francis Ltd / Books. [Off-campus login needed]
- Collins, Randall. Four Sociological Traditions. New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press, [1985] 1994. Read Prologue: The Rise of the Social Sciences, 3-46. [Available in print at various CUNY libraries]
- Cox, Oliver C. “Modern Democracy and the Class Struggle.” The Journal of Negro Education, vol. 16, no. 2, 1947, pp. 155–64. JSTOR, doi 10.2307/2966183. [Off-campus login needed]
- MacIver, Robert Morrison. The elements of social science. London: Metuen & Co. 1921. Read chapter 1. “The Nature of Society,” p. 1-19. This chapter is useful to understand what is sociology and the methodological strategies of its scientificity. [Open Access]
- Martineau, Harriet. How To Observe Morals and Manners. London: Charles Knight and Co, 1838. Read Part II. What to Observe? Chapter 1 (Religion, Churches, Clergy, Superstitions; Suicide) [Open Access]
- Marx, Karl. Selected Essays. Translated by H. J. Stenning. The Floating Press, 1926 [2012]. Read “A Criticism of the Hegelian Philosophy of Right,” p. 6-24. [Open Access]
- Rai, Rumina. Introduction to Sociology, Global Media, 2009. ProQuest Ebook Central, Read chapter 1. “Introduction to sociology,” pp. 1-12. [Off-campus login needed]
- Timasheff, Nicholas S. Sociological Theory. Its Nature and Growth. 5th edition. New York, NY: Random House, 1976. [Open Access]
Core concepts in sociology
- Steven Taylor, & Chris Livesey (Producers), & . (2014). Introducing Sociology: What Is Sociology, Core Concepts. [Video/DVD] Steven Taylor. [Off-campus login needed]
This video provides an interesting historical approach on sociology. It gives students a general background knowledge on the development of the field. There is, of course, some missing authors.
- Banning Lary, & Promedion (Producers), & Lary, B. (Director). (2004). The History of Sociology. [Video/DVD] Promedion. [[Off-campus login needed]
Civil rights pioneer Ruby Bridges on activism in the modern era. This documentary talks about the social construction of racism, the role of family in this process.
- NewsHour Productions (Producer), & . (2021). Civil Rights Pioneer Ruby Bridges On Activism In The Modern Era. [Video/DVD] NewsHour Productions. [Off-campus login needed]
The video provides an interesting approach of sociology of crime, as well as information that are helpful to establish a difference between sociological knowledge and common-sense knowledge.
- Steven Taylor, & Chris Livesey (Producers), & . (2014). Introducing Sociology: Sociology and Commonsense. [Video/DVD] Steven Taylor. [Off-campus login needed]
- Conerly, Tonja R., Kathleen Holmes, and Asha Lal Tamang. Introduction to sociology. 3rd edition. Houston, TX: Rice University, Open Stax, 2021. Read chapter 1 “An Introduction to sociology,” pp. 7-33. [Open Access]
- Conerly, Tonja R., Kathleen Holmes, and Asha Lal Tamang. Introduction to sociology. 3rd edition. Houston, TX: Rice University, Open Stax, 2021. Read chapter 2 “Sociological research,” pp. 35-61. [Open Access]
- Conerly, Tonja R., Kathleen Holmes, and Asha Lal Tamang. Introduction to sociology. 3rd edition. Houston, TX: Rice University, Open Stax, 2021. Read chapter 4 “Society and social interaction,” pp. 96-118. [Open Access]
- Conerly, Tonja R., Kathleen Holmes, and Asha Lal Tamang. Introduction to sociology. 3rd edition. Houston, TX: Rice University, Open Stax, 2021. Read chapter 5 “Socialization,” pp. 118-141. [Open Access]
- Conerly, Tonja R., Kathleen Holmes, and Asha Lal Tamang. Introduction to sociology. 3rd edition. Houston, TX: Rice University, Open Stax, 2021. Read chapter 6 “Groups and Organizations,” pp. 146-169. [Open Access]
- Conerly, Tonja R., Kathleen Holmes, and Asha Lal Tamang. Introduction to sociology. 3rd edition. Houston, TX: Rice University, Open Stax, 2021. Read chapter 7 “Deviance, Crime, and Social Control,” pp. 172-197. [Open Access]
- Dillon, M. (2019). Introduction to sociological theory : Theorists, concepts, and their applicability to the twenty-first century. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. Read Introduction and “Societal Transformations and the Origins of Sociology,” p. 17-29. [Off-campus login needed]
- Jacobs, K. Anton. “Anomie,” in The Sage Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion, edited by Adam Possamai & Anthony J. Blasi. Thousand Oaks, Ca.: Sage Publications, 2020. [pdf download]
- Lundy, Garvey F. “Haitian Revolution,” in Encyclopedia of Black Studies, edited by Molefi Kete Asante and Ama Mazama. Thousand Oaks, Ca.: Sage, 2005. Read “Haitian Revolution” pp. 259-262 [Off-campus login needed]
- Ruggiero, Vincent R. “Characteristics of Effective Thinkers.” In A Guide to Sociological Thinking. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 1996, pp. 19-34. Sage Knowledge, doi: 10.4135/9781483327464. [Off-campus login needed]
- Simmel, Georg. “The Metropolis & Mental Life,” in Georg Simmel. On Individuality and Social Forms, Edited and with an Introduction by Donald N. Levine, 324-339. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, [1908] 1968. [pdf download]
- Weber, Max. “Politics as Vocation,” in From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology, 77-128, translated, edited, and with an introduction by Hans Heinrich Gerth and C. Wright Mills. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, [1919] 1972. [pdf download]
