To find journal articles from the field of Sociology, try searching one of these two discipline-specific databases:
Coverage from all subdisciplines of sociology.
Journals and other materials in sociology, social work, and other social sciences.
Dissertations and masters' theses from most North American graduate schools as well as some European universities. It provides full text for most indexed dissertations from 1990 to present.
Databases from other disciplines may also have articles of interest to you, depending on the topic you are studying. The following databases are also recommended for topics related to Sociology:
Articles on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
International journals, books, reports, dissertations, and unpublished papers on criminology and related disciplines.
Bibliographic records and full text articles on criminal justice, criminology, corrections and prison, criminal investigation, the forensic sciences and substance abuse.
Coverage of all levels of education from early childhood to higher education. Includes scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles, magazines, reviews, newspaper articles, trade publications, and conference papers.
Provides full-text and images of over 1000 scholarly, peer-reviewed journals in a variety of disciplines. Has best coverage in older volumes of journals.
Includes reports, academic journals, ERIC documents, educational reports, dissertations, and government documents covering all levels of education.
Scholarly, peer-reviewed journals covering physical education, exercise physiology and sports science.