New for Sociology and Anthropology http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/ en Copyright 2008 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:53:34 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.32 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Companion to Psychological Anthropology Blackwell / NetLibrary.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
This 2005 volume is reputed to be "the first definitive overview of psychocultural anthropology: a subject that focuses on cultural, psychological, and social interrelations across cultures."
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.

]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/11/companion_to_psychological_ant.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/11/companion_to_psychological_ant.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:53:34 -0500 American Indian Experience Greenwood / American Mosaic.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
Ever-growing full-text database on the "histories and contemporary cultures of the indigenous peoples of the United States," covering over 150 volumes of reference content, plus hundreds of primary documents, and thousands of images.
Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.

]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/10/american_indian_experience.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/10/american_indian_experience.html Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:22:41 -0500 Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology Oxford University Press / Oxford Reference Online.
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Second edition (2008) by Timothy Darvill contains 4,000 entries covering "the essential vocabulary for everyday archaeological work in the English language," including principles, theories, techniques, artefacts, materials, people, places, monuments, equipment, and descriptive terms. Focuses on Europe, the Old World, and the Americas.
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.

]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/10/concise_oxford_dictionary_of_a.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/10/concise_oxford_dictionary_of_a.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:28:33 -0500 "What's the Difference between Sociology and Journalism?" Everyday Sociology, W. W. Norton.
Available online.
A sociologist at the University of Southern California writes about the common ground and the differences between these two disciplines.
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.

]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/09/whats_the_difference_between_s.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/09/whats_the_difference_between_s.html Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:06:37 -0500 American Indian Culture Salem Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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Edited by Carole Barrett and Harvey Markowitz, this three-volume set (2004)contains dozens of signed entries covering "the range of culture from lifeways, religious rituals, and material culture to art forms and modern social phenomena."
Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.

]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/09/american_indian_culture.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/09/american_indian_culture.html Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:14:12 -0500 Cambridge Histories Online Washington and Lee University researchers now have online access to one of the most prestigious scholarly publication collections through Cambridge Histories Online.

This newly-released database contains the complete texts of over 250 volumes published since the 1960's in the various Cambridge Histories series on major historical topics.
Several series are still active and new volumes will be added to the database as published, as will any new series when they begin.
Here is a list of published volumes, thus far.

W&L students, faculty, and staff have access to this database through our Web site and through Annie (where we plan also to have links to individual titles in the series).

It is also possible to create links to sub-sets of this collection, such as the Native Peoples of the Americas.

]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/09/cambridge_histories_online.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/09/cambridge_histories_online.html Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:42:49 -0500 Companion to Gender History Blackwell / NetLibrary.
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This 2006 volume provides about 30 signed chronological and thematic essays which survey "the history of women around the world, studies their interaction with men in gendered societies, and looks at the role of gender in shaping human behavior over thousands of years."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/08/companion_to_gender_history.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/08/companion_to_gender_history.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:47:22 -0500 Companion to American Indian History Companion to American Indian History.
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Edited by Philip Deloria, this 2004 volume contains 25 original essays, covering such issues as "contacts with settlers, religion, family, economy, law, education, gender issues, and culture."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/08/companion_to_american_indian_h.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/08/companion_to_american_indian_h.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:43:41 -0500 Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence Sage / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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Edited by Claire Renzetti and Jeffrey Edleson, this two-volume set (2008) contains over 500 signed entries on "different forms of interpersonal violence, their incidence and prevalence, theoretical explanations, public policy initiatives, and prevention and intervention strategies."
Links will be maintained in several locations, in our Web site, including here.

]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/08/encyclopedia_of_interpersonal.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/08/encyclopedia_of_interpersonal.html Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:13:21 -0500 America’s Four Middle Classes Pew Research Center.
Available online.
"There isn’t one American middle class; there are four. Each is different from the others in its attitudes, outlook and financial circumstance—sometimes in ways that defy traditional stereotypes of the middle class, according to an analysis of a recent national survey."
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.

]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/08/americas_four_middle_classes.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/08/americas_four_middle_classes.html Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:26:15 -0500 "New" Library Web Site On Monday 28 July, the Washington and Lee University is going to unveil a new version of its Web site, which you can preview at this temporary URL.

Changes from the current site to the new one are not drastic or fundamental, but more cosmetic and organizational.
Lots of pages will have URL's different from their current ones, but we think (fingers crossed) that automatic forwarding will take of most of those issues.

If you notice any problems with the new site -- links not working, etc. -- please feel free to let me know.
We realize that this change likely will require quite a bit of trouble-shooting and tinkering over the next few weeks, but we have a goal of getting the site cleaned up by the time the students begin returning next month.

We also know that this change is likely to cause you and your students some inconvenience at some point and we apologize for that. If that happens, please just let us know how we can help.

]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/07/new_library_web_site.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/07/new_library_web_site.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:18:55 -0500 Religious Beliefs and Practices: Diverse and Politically Relevant Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
Available online.
"Based on interviews conducted in English and Spanish with a nationally representative sample of more than 35,000 adults... Explores the social and political attitudes of religious groups, including members of many small religious traditions -- such as Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, atheists and agnostics -- not typically analyzed in public opinion surveys."
Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.

]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/07/religious_beliefs_and_practice.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/07/religious_beliefs_and_practice.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:47:24 -0500 Managing Archaeological Collections U.S. National Park Service.
Available online.
"Covers all aspects of caring for archeological collections -- the activities dealing with all kinds of archeological collections (i.e., objects, records, reports, and digital data) in all kinds of places (i.e., the field, the archeologist's office, the lab, and the repository."
Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.

]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/07/managing_archaeological_collec.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/07/managing_archaeological_collec.html Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:39:28 -0500 New Article Databases Washington and Lee University has gained access to a group of subscription-only databases which should further improve our abilty to retrieve articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers.
All these products are made available through our participation in the VIVA consortium of academic libraries in Virginia.

Sociology and Anthropology students and faculty might be particular interested in two of the newly-available databases -- Academic Search Complete and Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection.

You can view a complete list of these new products, including specialized databases in environmental issues, women's studies, and religion, by clicking on Continue reading....

]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/06/new_article_databases.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/06/new_article_databases.html Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:12:53 -0500 Encyclopedia Of Social Work Oxford University Press / Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.
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Created by the National Association of Social Workers, this 20th edition (2008) is a four-volume set, containing about 400 articles which "cover all aspects of social, work from practice and interventions, social environments, social conditions and challenges, to social policy and history."
Links will be maintained in various locations in our Web site, including here.

]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/06/encyclopedia_of_social_work.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/soc/2008/06/encyclopedia_of_social_work.html Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:46:54 -0500