Research Guides: Sustainability Studies: Social Science Resources

Recommended Social Science Literature Databases

Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Articles on sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Includes Social Services Abstracts database which focuses on social work, human services, social welfare, social policy, and community development. Coverage: 1952-present.
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, magazines, and books covering the fields of communication, mass media, linguistics, and related fields. Coverage: 1900-present.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
The best resource for psychology related topics in journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and reports. Published by the American Psychological Association (APA). Coverage: 1887-present.
Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new window
Combines two major indexes: Harvard University's Anthropological Literature and the United Kingdom's Anthropological Index. Citations to journal articles, reports, commentaries, obituaries, and more. Includes the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and related interdisciplinary studies. Coverage: 19th century-present.

ESG = environmental, social, & governance

Corporate Knights
An annual index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world
Sustainability Indices
Benchmark indices for "... investors who believe sustainable business practices may lead to long-term shareholder value and who wish to reflect their sustainability convictions in their investment portfolios." In addition to current index data and reports, historical index constituents and values are also available.

Bloomberg ESG
This document displays the reasons to use Bloomberg Terminal (only in Parish Library) to use ESG to research a company.

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