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Sociology 15 (Xiong): Find a Known Item

Sociological Research Methods

Find a Known Item

1) Find an Article

Search in Google Scholar.  Though this is not comprehensive, it will often bring up specific article titles.  The UC-eLinks/Get it at UC option is found under MORE for most citations.

2) Find a Journal

Look for a journal title in the Journals quick link.

  • Type in the journal name.
  • Determine if UC Merced subscribes to it for the year(s) you need.

3) Find a Journal or Article

Search for the journal title or an article title in UC Library Search.

  • On the results page, click the title for the item you need.
  • Use the Available Online hyperlink to find/navigate to the full text.

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Examples: How would we go about finding these?

Sample Citation 1: 

Golash-Boza, T. (2019). Punishment beyond the deportee: The collateral consequences of deportation. American Behavioral Scientist, 63(9), 1331-1349.
 

Sample Citation 2:

Lor, Y. (2019). Ties that bind: family obligations as immediate and anticipatory obstacles. Race Ethnicity and Education, 22(5), 666-682.