sociology 110: sex roles
research guide

find articles

Library E-Resources (Indexes & Full-Text Sources)

• Sociological Abstracts
  Full-Text: few
  Search tips: Use the thesaurus to identify a descriptor (subject heading), then use "Advanced Search." Look for the "full-text" tag to read the article online. If not full-text, click "interlibrary loan" to order via Illiad.
  Sample search: (Advanced search) masculinity/descriptor and construction/keyword
  
• Social Science Abstracts
  Full-Text: few
  Search tips: Search using a keyword, find a relevant article and make note of the "descriptor" (subject heading). Then do an advanced search for that subject, changing "Terms Anywhere" to "Descriptor."
  Sample search: (Advanced search) masculinity and construction
  
• Contemporary Women's Issues
  Full-Text: all
  Search tips: For a more precise search, search title & enhanced title rather than full-text & citation. Click the paper icon to view the full-text, or mark relevant articles and view/print/or email the full articles together.
  Sample search: transgender / search title & enhanced title
  
• Family Studies Abstracts
  Full-Text: none
  Search tips: Seach for one relevant article to identify an "identifier" (subject heading), then use the Advanced Search, changing "keyword" to "identifier." Add other keywords if necessary.
  Sample search: gender roles/identifier and family/keyword
  
• Gender Watch
  Full-Text: most
  Search tips: Search "words in title" rather than "words in article" for a more precise search. Click the article title for full-text.
  Sample search: transgender/words in title
  
• Women's Resources International (abstracts and citations only)
  
• North American Women's Letters and Diaries
  
• Newspaper Photos (AccuNet/AP Photo Archive)
  Full-Text/Image: all
  Search tips: Enclose names and phrases in single quotes. Display is 12 per page, click the red arrow to go to the next page of images. Click the image to view an enlargement with the original news caption. Right click to save the photo as a file, or click download for a zipped file with the caption.
  Sample search: 'Marilyn Monroe'
  
• ProQuest
  

  If the full-text is not available online, order the article via Illiad.

find internet sources

Specialized Search Engines and Directories

• SocioSite Project>Subjects
• Google Directory>Science>Social Science>Psychology>Gender
• Susan's Place: Transgender Resources
• OKParent.org > Family Roles
  
  
  Discussions
  
  
• Google Groups
  Search tip: Do a word or phrase search, then look for the name of the group below each hit.
  Sample group: soc.support.transgendered
  
• Yahoo! Groups
  Sample group:Development-Gender (Yahoo! Group)
  
• Topica
  Search tip: Search words or phrases, then check the categories at the top of the hits page.
  Sample group: At-home Parents
  
• Working Mom and Single Mom Discussion Lists
  
• Susan's Place: Transgender Discussion

find books

Library Catalogs

• The CAT (Penn State University Libraries)
• WorldCat (Libraries around the world)

Bibliographies

• Bibliography: Masculinity and Representation
• The Culture of Celebrity: A Bibliography of Critical Writings
• CDS Bookstore (Cross Dressers, Transvestites and Transsexuals)
• Family History Bibliography
  

Judy Lichtman
Reference Librarian
Penn State Lehigh Valley
jkl1@psu.edu

last updated October 2003