SOC SCI 101

• For physical books located at City College Libraries, search the online catalog. 

• For ebooks, search the EBSCO eBook Collection. 

• For information from subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference books, search Gale eBooks.

• For articles from academic journals, magazines, and newspapers search Academic Search Complete, DSM Library, and PubMed. Examples of relevant articles include:

  • Cazala, F., Sajous-Turner, A., Caldwell, M. F., Van Rybroek, G. J., Kiehl, K. A., & Harenski, C. L. (2024). Childhood Trauma Predicts Sadistic Traits and Violent Behavior in Incarcerated Youth. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 55(6), 1582–1591. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-023-01494-0

  • Monroe, L. (2015). Horticulture Therapy Improves the Body, Mind and Spirit. Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture, 25(2), 33–39.
  • Sachs, E. N. J., Sheffler, J. L., Stanley, I. H., Piazza, J. R., & Preacher, K. J. (2017). When Emotional Pain Becomes Physical: Adverse Childhood Experiences, Pain, and the Role of Mood and Anxiety Disorders. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 73(10), 1403–1428. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22444                                                  

• For social issues, contemporary and controversial topics, search Opposing Viewpoints or CQ Researcher. 

• Academic Video Online (AVON) from Alexander Street offers a variety of documentaries and academic videos covering a wide range of subjects including Psychology. Suggested search terms include "behavioral psychology" and "social psychology." Choose "All videos" or "All channels" in the search box. Examples of relevant channels include:

  • Counseling and Therapy
  • Beyond Borders: Transforming Lives through Traditions and Innovations
  • Relationships
  • American Psychological Association

• Swank and Kanopy are additional video databases.

If you would like to see a full list of the library's subscription databases, check out the alphabetized Full List of Library Databases. 

Please note that Library textbooks are reserve items for in-library use only.

• Online Textbooks: 

  • Introductory Psychology, second edition (OpenStax) by Rose M. Spielman, William J. Jenkins, Marilyn D. Lovett, et al 
  • Introduction to Psychology (LibreTexts)
• Print Textbook:
  • Ciccarelli, Saundra K, and J. Noland White. Psychology : An Exploration. Fourth edition. New York: Pearson, 2018. Print.
    •  Kennedy-King Reserve Books ; PSYCH 201

Sophocles. Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone.

• eBook: Sophocles, King Oedipus (c. 429 BCE), Oedipus at Colonus (c. 406/401 BCE), and Antigone (c. 441 BC

Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics. Translated by W. D. Ross.

• eBook: Nicomachean Ethics (c. 340 BCE

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin). Frankenstein; The Modern Prometheus.

• eBook: Shelley, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818)

Ishiguro, Kazuo, et al. Never Let Me Go. First Vintage International edition., Vintage International, Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2006.

Print book: Wilbur Wright Stacks ; PR6059.S5 N48 2006

• Annual Review of Psychology: "The Annual Review of Psychology covers the significant developments in the field of psychology, including: biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, cognitive processes, animal learning and behavior, human development, psychopathology, clinical and counseling psychology, social psychology, personality, environmental psychology, community psychology, and more."
• Current Psychology: Research and Reviews
• Journal of Applied Psychology: "The journal primarily considers empirical and theoretical investigations that enhance understanding of cognitive, motivational, affective, and behavioral psychological phenomena in work and organizational settings."
• Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied: "The Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied^® publishes original empirical investigations in experimental psychology that bridge practical problems and psychological theory." 
• Perspectives on Psychological Science: "Launched by the Association for Psychological Science in 2006, Perspectives on Psychological Science is a bimonthly journal publishing an eclectic mix of provocative reports and articles, including broad integrative reviews, overviews of research programs, meta-analyses, theoretical statements, and articles on topics such as the philosophy of science, opinion pieces about major issues in the field, autobiographical reflections of senior members of the field, and even occasional humorous essays and sketches." 
• Psychological Science: "Psychological Science, the flagship journal of the Association for Psychological Science, publishes authoritative articles of interest across all of scientific psychology's subdisciplines, including the behavioral, clinical, cognitive, neural, and social sciences." 
• Psychological Science in the Public Interest: "Published three times per year by the Association for Psychological Science, Psychological Science in the Public Interest (PSPI) is a unique journal featuring comprehensive and compelling reviews of issues that are of direct relevance to the general public." 
• Psychology Today: "Psychology Today is the world’s largest mental health and behavioral science destination online. It is the original and largest publishing enterprise that is exclusively dedicated to human behavior. " 

American Psychological Association 

American Counseling Association  

American Psychiatric Association 

Association of Black Psychologists

National Institute of Mental Health