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Sociological Abstracts (SOCA) is the premier online resource for researchers, professionals and students in sociology and related disciplines. It contains nonevaluative abstracts of the world's literature in sociology and related disciplines. Approximately 2,600 journals from around the world and in all languages are screened yearly, including abstracts of journal articles, books, and association papers, as well as citations to dissertations and book reviews from 1963 to the present, updated bi-monthly. It contained over 504,000 records as of June 1999, and grows around 3,000 records annually.
The following areas are covered in SOCA:
| arts community/regional development demography education family feminist/gender studies groups, cultures and social structures health and medicine human biology language |
mass phenomena policy, planning, and forecasting politics poverty religion science social problems socialization violence welfare |
Sociological Abstracts includes the following subfiles:
Sociofile is a subset of Sociological Abstracts, distinguished only by dates of coverage: 1974 to the present. The coverage for SOPODA is current through 1999.
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Years of Coverage |
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| Sociological Abstracts: 1963-present Sociofile: 1974-present |
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| soca2 (Newest data) soca1 (Back data) |
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| Abstract (AB) | Edition Year (EY) | Reviewed Document Author (RA) | |
| Accession Number (AN) | General Notes (NT) | Source (SO) | |
| Author (AU) | Key Phrase Identifiers (ID) | Subject Headings (SH) | |
| Author Affiliation (IN) | Original Title (OT) | Title (TI) | |
All Display/Print Fields |
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| Abstract (AB) | General Notes (NT) | Publication Type (PT) | |
| Accession Number (AN) | ISBN (IB) | Review Evaluation (EV) | |
| Association Name (AM) | ISSN (IS) | Reviewed Document Author (RA) | |
| Author (AU) | Issue/Part (IP) | Reviewed Document Language (LR) | |
| Author Affiliation (IN) | Journal Date (JY) | Source (SO) | |
| Book Price and Binding (PR) | Journal Name (JN) | Subfile (SF) | |
| Book Publisher (PB) | Key Phrase Identifiers (ID) | Subject Headings (SH) | |
| Classification Codes (CC) | Language (LG) | Title (TI) | |
| CODEN (CD) | Library of Congress Catalog Number (LC) | Update Code (UP) | |
| Country of Publication (CP) | Original Title (OT) | Volume (VO) | |
| Edition Year (EY) | Pagination (PG) | ||
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| Abstract (AB) | Edition Year (EY) | Reviewed Document Author (RA) | |
| Accession Number (AN) | General Notes (NT) | Source (SO) | |
| Author (AU) | Key Phrase Identifiers (ID) | Subject Headings (SH) | |
| Author Affiliation (IN) | Original Title (OT) | Title (TI) | |
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The following list is sorted alphabetical by field alias. Click a field name to see the description and search information.
| Field Name | Label | Field Name | Label | |
| Abstract | AB | Journal Word | JW | |
| Accession Number | AN | Key Phrase Identifiers | ID | |
| Association Name | AM | Language | LG | |
| Author | AU | Library of Congress Catalog Number | LC | |
| Author Affiliation | IN | Original Title | OT | |
| Book Price and Binding | PR | Pagination | PG | |
| Book Publisher | PB | Publication Type | PT | |
| Classification Codes | CC | Review Evaluation | EV | |
| CODEN | CD | Reviewed Document Author | RA | |
| Country of Publication | CP | Reviewed Document Language | LR | |
| Edition Year | EY | Source | SO | |
| General Notes | NT | Subfile | SF | |
| Heading Word | HW | Subject Headings | SH | |
| ISBN | IB | Title | TI | |
| ISSN | IS | Update Code | UP | |
| Issue/Part | IP | Volume | VO | |
| Journal Date | JY | Year of Publication | YR | |
| Journal Name | JN |
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The following list is sorted alphabetically by the two-letter label, and includes the relevant alias, at least one example for all searchable DatabaseName fields, and a description of the field.
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| AB | Abstract [Word Indexed] mental illness.ab. israel.ab. |
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| The Abstract (AB) field summarizes the content of the document and generally describes the background, methods, results, and conclusions. Once a record has been included in the database with a full abstract, subsequently published versions selected for coverage are entered with complete citations, indexing, and a reference in the abstract to the accession number of the original record. | |||
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| AM | Association Name [Word Indexed] sssp.as. social problems.am. |
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| The Association Name (AM) field indicates which association is responsible for publishing an association paper. This field includes the full name of the association as well as the Association Abbreviation (AS), and displays as part of the Source [SO] field. | |||
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| AN | Accession Number [Phrase Indexed] 9507689.an. |
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| The Accession Number (AN) field contains an alphanumeric code which uniquely identifies each record. The first two digits of the accession number represent the year of publication in the database; this is followed by a five-digit number assigned sequentially beginning with 00001 each year. Prior to 1993, the first two digits were followed by an alphabetic character and a four-digit sequential number. | |||
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| AU | Author [Phrase Indexed] huff c ronald ed.ra. huff c ronald.ra. |
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| The Author (AU) field contains all of the authors of an article or publication. The author names are indexed in the format of last name followed by first and middle names or up to two initials, as they appeared in the original article. Thus, a person named James Charles Smith may appear as Smith James C, Smith J. Charles, Smith JC, or Smith J. | |||
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| CC | Classification Codes [Phrase Indexed] 0410.cc. |
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Classification Codes (CC) are 4-digit numbers representing broad subject categories within Sociological Abstracts. Documents having more than one major focus are classified into all appropriate areas.
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| CD | CODEN [Phrase Indexed] ntjsa3.cd. |
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| The CODEN (CD) field contains the standard alphanumeric CODEN for the journal in which the document was published. CODENS are assigned by the International Standards Organization (ISO). |
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| CP | Country of Publication [Phrase Indexed] united states.cp. |
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| The Country of Publication (CP) field designates the country in which the source document was originally published. | |||
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| EV | Review Evaluation [Phrase Indexed] very favorable.ev. |
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The Review Evaluation (EV) field, in review records, indicates whether the review is favorable or unfavorable. The evaluations assigned are: very favorable review, favorable review, neutral review, unfavorable review, and very unfavorable review. |
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| EY | Edition Year [Phrase Indexed] 1990.ey. |
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The Edition Year (EY) field contains the year of publication for monographs. If previous editions of the monograph exist, the original edition year is included. Both the edition year and original edition year are indexed in the Edition Year index. Searching for "1994" will retrieve both monographs originally published in 1994 and monographs published in later years for which the original publication was in 1994. |
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| HW | Heading Word [Word Indexed] |
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The Heading Word (HW) field allows you to search using all Subject Headings (SH) containing a particular word. The postings for a particular Heading Word will include all postings which would be obtained by searching every Subject Heading containing that word. |
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| IB | ISBN [Phrase Indexed] 968-6233-04-0.ib. |
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| The ISBN (IB) field contains the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) for monographs. | |||
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| ID | Key Phrase Identifiers [Word Indexed] homeless population.id. |
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| The Key Phrase Identifiers (ID) field contains the dependent and independent variables, tests and measures, populations and locations, and additional information such as type of study. | |||
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| IN | Author Affiliation [Word Indexed] |
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The Institution (IN) field contains the complete address of the senior author when provided in the source journal or by the author in an author-written abstract. Beginning in 1987, if the senior author's affiliation is not given, the second (or third) author's affiliation is used (if available), preceded by the author's last name. This field will be labeled "Institution" for all output. |
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| IP | ip Issue/Part [Word Indexed] 101.ip. |
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| The Issue/Part field (IP) contains the issue or part information for a journal article. | |||
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| IS | ISSN [Phrase Indexed] 1192-1854.is. |
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| The ISSN (IS) field contains the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) for the journal in which an article was published. | |||
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| JN | Journal Name [Phrase Indexed] |
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The Journal Name (JN) index contains the full name of the journal in which an article was published. This field usually displays as part of the Source (SO) field. This field displays as part of the Source (SO) field. |
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| JW | Journal Word [Word Indexed] |
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The Journal Word (JW) field contains individual words from every journal name in the database. Stopwords such as "the" or "of" are not included. This field is used to retrieve every occurrence of a journal which includes a particular word, such as "society". |
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| JY | Journal Date [Word Indexed] 1998.jy. |
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| The Journal Date field (JY) contains the publication date of the journal that contains the article. | |||
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| LC | Library of Congress Catalog Number [Phrase Indexed] 75-17289.lc. |
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| The Library of Congress Catalog Number (LC) contains the catalog number assigned by the Library of Congress when available for monographs. | |||
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| LG | Language [Phrase Indexed] eng.lg. |
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| The Language (LG) field contains the language(s) of publication of an article or monograph. The language name is spelled out in full form. The language name will appear in the index as a 3-letter code (such as fre for French); the codes are usually, but not always, the first three letters of the language name. | |||
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| LR | Reviewed Document Language [Phrase Indexed] fre.lr. |
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| The Reviewed Document Language (LR) field indicates the language of the document under review. The language name will appear in the index as a 3-letter code (such as fre for French); the codes are usually, but not always, the first three letters of the language name. The old field label, DL, may be used as an alias. | |||
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| NT | General Notes [Word Indexed] |
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The Notes (NT) field contains additional notes relevant to the source document. The Notes field indicates either that the document being abstracted is followed by a short article or articles commenting on the original source document, the document is a translation, or the association paper is available from sociological abstracts' Document Delivery Service. In dissertation records for dissertations which are available from UMI, the Notes field supplies a UMI order number. The old field label, AV, is an alias for NT. |
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| OT | Original Title [Word Indexed] |
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The Original Title (OT) field contains non-English titles in the original document language. If the original article title was in a non-Roman alphabet, the OT is transliterated. When searching for French titles, omit puncuation marks, e.g., "l etude" not "l'etude." |
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| PB | Book Publisher [Word Indexed] sage publications.pb. london.pb. |
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| The Book Publisher (PB) field contains the publisher of the source document for monographs as well as bibliographic information, including page numbers when a record refers to a specific article or chapter. | |||
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| PG | Pagination [Phrase Indexed] 1003.pg. |
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| The Pagination field (PG) contains the page locations of a journal article. | |||
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| PR | Book Price and Binding [Word Indexed] "1199".pr. (this searches for $11.99) paper.pr. |
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| The Book Price and Binding (PR) field contains the binding and format information for a book in addition to the approximate retail price associated with the item. | |||
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| PT | Publication Type [Phrase Indexed] |
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The Publication Type (PT) field contains the type of article or monograph that the record describes. All records in the database are assigned one of the following publication type designations: Abstract of a Journal Article, Association Paper, Book Abstract, Book Chapter Abstracts, Book Review, Dissertation, Film Review, or Software Review. |
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| RA | Reviewed Document Author [Phrase Indexed] |
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The Reviewed Document Author (RA) field contains the author of a reviewed work. The author names are indexed in the format of last name followed by first and middle names or up to two initials, as they appeared in the original article. Thus, a person named James Charles Smith may appear as Smith James C, Smith J Charles, Smith JC, or Smith J. Note that the old field label, DA, is an alias for RA. |
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| SF | Subfile [Phrase Indexed] 17-1-1995.sf. |
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| The Subfile (SF) field contains the subfile (Sociological Abstracts or Social Planning/Policy & Development Abstracts) that the record originates from as well as the edition (volume, issue, and year) of the subfile. | |||
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| SH | Subject Headings [Phrase Indexed] |
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The Subject Headings (SH) field contains the Subject Headings (also known as "descriptors" or "index terms") used by indexers at Sociological Abstracts, Inc. to describe the content of a document. Since 1986, Subject Headings are assigned from the Thesaurus of Sociological Indexing Terms; prior to 1986, Subject Headings were assigned from a cumulative authority file. Since 1996, Subject Headings which describe the major focus of a document will appear preceded by an asterisk (*); prior to 1996, major focus was not assigned to Subject Headings. |
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| SO | Source [JD, JN, PB, YR fields] winter.so. 1990.so. "4-5".so. |
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| The Source (SO) field includes a display of all of the basic information needed to locate a citation, including the Journal Name or Monograph Publisher, the volume/issue, pagination, and year of publication. | |||
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| TI | Title [Word Indexed] |
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The Title (TI) field contains the title of an article as it appeared in the print publication. English-language translations are included for non-English titles; the Original Title (OT) field contains the title in the original document language. |
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| UP | Update Code [Phrase Indexed] |
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The Update Code (UP) field contains a four-digit number in the format YYII, representing the year and issue of Sociological Abstracts from which a record was obtained. Example: 0105 is the fifth issue of 2001, not the month of May. |
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| VO | Volume [Word Indexed] 52.vo. |
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| The Volume field (VO) field contains the volume information for a journal article. | |||
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| YR | Year of Publication [Phrase Indexed] 1996.yr. |
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| The Year of Publication (YR) field contains the year in which an article or monograph was published. It is now possible to display this field separately. | |||
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Popular Command and Sentence Syntax for Limits:
| Abstracts | |
| Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to abstracts |
| Available from UMI | |
| Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to available from umi |
| English | |
| Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to english |
| Languages | |
| Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to french |
| Latest Update | |
| Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to latest update |
| Non-English Language | |
| Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to non english language |
| Publication Type | |
| Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to book review |
| Publication Year | |
| Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to yr=1994 |
| Review Evaluation | |
| Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to very favorable review |
| Subfile | |
| Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to soca |
| Update Code | |
| Sentence Syntax: | limit 1 to up=9402 |
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| Sociological Abstracts | |
| Command Syntax: | ..c/soca |
| Sentence Syntax: | use soca |
| Sociofile | |
| Command Syntax: | ..c/soci |
| Sentence Syntax: | use soci |
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<1> Accession Number Abstract of Journal Article: 97W25866. Author Suris, Joan-Carles; Parera, Nuria; Puig, Conxita. Institution Unitat Adolescents Instit U Dexeus, E-08017 Barcelona Spain. Title Chronic Illness and Emotional Distress in Adolescence. Source Journal of Adolescent Health, 1996, 19, 2, Aug, 153-156 Abstract Compares emotional distress & suicidal ideation among adolescents with & without chronic illness via 1993 survey data collected from 1,027 students in Spain. It was found that adolescents with chronic conditions were no more likely to visit a mental health professional than were healthier teenagers. However, females with chronic conditions exhibited more symptoms of emotional distress than did males or nonchronic females. 2 Tables, 36 References. Adapted from the source document. Key Phrase Identifiers emotional distress, non- vs chronically ill adolescents; 1993 survey data; Spain. Subject Headings *Psychological Distress *Chronic Illness *Adolescents *Suicide Spain Sex Differences Classification Codes social welfare -- illness & health care (6140). Language English. Country of Publication United States. Publication Type Abstract of Journal Article. CODEN JAHCD9. Subfile Social Planning/Policy & Development Abstracts: 19(1) 1997. ISSN 1054-139X. Entry Month 9701. <2> Accession Number Abstract of Journal Article: 83N0892. Author Bouillier, Veronique. Title When Women Have Festivals...Women's Festivals among High Caste Indo-Nepalese. [French]. Original Title Si les femmes faisaient la fete...A propos des fetes feminines dans les hautes castes indo-nepalaises. Source L'Homme, 1982, 22, 3, July-Sept, 91-118 Abstract Women are entirely excluded from some high-caste festivals of the Indo-Nepalese calendar. Other festivals, however, are exclusively or predominantly for women. Analysis of six festivals shows how certain mythic & ritual elements contain discourse about women's lives & roles. Within the annual cycle of these six festivals, the completed picture of the ideal woman's behavior is demonstrated, showing her functioning as perfect sister, wife, & mother. However, though these festivals are about women, they mirror the goals of the dominant masculine society, as well as the fundamental ambivalence of Hindu society toward women & sexuality (illustrated, eg, in the myth of Siva & Parvati). These festivals, reserved in character, are also informed by the social theme of a woman's status, in her family of origin & in her married state. Modified HA Key Phrase Identifiers women's festivals, high caste Indo-Nepalese, lives/roles presentation. Subject Headings Females Festivals Nepal India Caste Systems Classification Codes culture and social structure -- social anthropology (0514). Language French. Country of Publication France. Publication Type Abstract of Journal Article. CODEN HRFAAJ. Subfile Sociological Abstracts: 31(3) 1983. ISSN 0439-4216. Entry Month 8303.
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Field Guide Revised May 31, 2005
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