Sociology : Books
Featured Books
The Future of the Sociology of AgingAvailable online
Handbook of Cultural Sociology Available online
The New Urban Sociology Available online
The Sociology of Disruption, Disaster and Social ChangeAvailable online
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Browsing Sociology Call Numbers
The UW Libraries arranges books by Library of Congress call numbers. The major sections for sociology are listed below.
| HM | Sociology (general) |
| HN | Social history & conditions, Social problems, Social reform |
| HQ | The family, Marriage, Women |
| HS | Societies: secret, benevolent, etc. |
| HT | Communities, Classes, Races |
| HV | Social pathology, Social & public welfare, Criminology |
For a more specific breakdown of the call numbers see the Library of Congress Classification Online: H subclasses.