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Sociology

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Specialized Resources

To browse books pertaining to Sociology, refer to the following Library of Congress Classification (LCC) subclasses. These codes mark the beginning of the call number on each book’s spine and help you locate materials on the shelves by subject.

Subclass Subject
HM(1)-1281 Sociology
HM435-477 History of sociology. History of sociological theory
HM461-473 Schools of sociology. Schools of social thought
HM481-554 Theory. Method. Relations to other subjects
HM621-656 Culture
HM661-696 Social control
HM701 Social systems
HM706 Social structure
HM711-806 Groups and organizations
HM756-781 Community
HM786-806 Organizational sociology. Organization theory
HM811-821 Deviant behavior. Social deviance
HM826 Social institutions
HM831-901 Social change
HM1001-1281 Social psychology
HM1041-1101 Social perception. Social cognition (Including perception of the self and others, prejudices, stereotype)
HM1106-1171 Interpersonal relations. Social behavior
HM1176-1281 Social influence. Social pressure
HN1-995 Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
HN30-39 The church and social problems
HN41-46 Community centers. Social centers
HN50-995 By region or country
HQ1-2044 The Family. Marriage. Women
HQ12-449 Sexual life
HQ450-472 Erotica
HQ503-1064 The family. Marriage. Home
HQ1073-1073.5 Thanatology. Death. Dying
HQ1075-1075.5 Sex role
HQ1088-1090.7 Men
HQ1101-2030.7 Women. Feminism
HQ2035-2039 Life skills. Coping skills. Everyday living skills
HQ2042-2044 Life style
HT51-1595 Communities. Classes. Races
HT51-65 Human settlements. Communities
HT101-395 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
HT401-485 Rural groups. Rural sociology
HT601-1445 Classes
HT1501-1595 Races

 

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