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The Sage Dictionary of Statistics: A Practical Resource for Students in the Social Sciences
Collins Dictionary of Sociology
The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology
Reference - Main Level R 301.03 C144C
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Encyclopedia of Sociology
Reference - Main Level R 301.03 En19E2
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Psychology
Reference - Main Level R 302.03 B568B
Routledge Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures: Cities and Cultures around the World
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Encyclopedia of Population
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The Sociology Student Writer's Manual
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21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook
Sage Handbook of Quantitative Methodology for the Social Sciences
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