Quicklinks
English Composition 102: Subculture
Reference Sources
The ABC-CLIO companion to the 1960s counterculture in America. Connect to resource online.
The Blackwell encyclopedia of sociology. LANGSAM Reference HM425 .B53 2007 v.1-10.
The Cambridge dictionary of sociology. LANGSAM Reference HM425 .C36 2006 c.1. Connect to resource online (off-campus access login required).
Collins dictionary of sociology. LANGSAM Reference HM425 .C655 2006. Connect to resource online (off-campus access login required).
Contemporary youth culture : an international encyclopedia. LANGSAM Reference HQ796 .C8154 2006 v.1-2 . Connect to resource online (off-campus access login required).
Reference, Viewpoints, Background Information, Additional Sources, etc
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. (Note: this database has a limit on the number of simultaneous users).
Books in the UC Library Catalog
Choosing a subculture - ideas:
- Do a subject search for Subculture or Counterculture. For some topics Cults may be a useful subject. Browse these subject headings and the ones that follow.
- Try to do a subject search for your subculture, for example, goth culture. If the phrase you typed is not used as a subject heading, you may be redirected to a subject heading used in the catalog or get a suggestion to do a keyword search.
- Do a keyword search for subculture* and (young or youth). Fell free to experiment with additional terms and search statements!
Search tips:
- Try variant spellings (for example, hip-hop or hip hop, straight-edge or straightedge). In keyword searches separate them by OR. In subject searching if one variant did not work, try the other.
- In keyword searching use synonyms and related terms separated by OR, for example, Amish or Mennonite.
- Tips for using the catalog.
Langsam Library call number locator (PDF)
Article Databases
SocINDEX with full text Link for off-campus access
Use the same strategies that worked for you in catalog searches for books.
Image Databases
All UC images and multimedia databases
Web Sites
American Popular Culture (Washington State University)
"The web site provides resources for the critical analysis of popular culture in the US, including the impact of that culture beyond national borders."
The Art and Popular Culture Wiki
HowStuffWorks "Human Subcultures Channel"
" Subcultures are a variety of cultures and sub-groups that become part of society. Learn more about sub-cultures like Geisha, the Amish, Freegans or the Mafia."
Open directory - Society - Subcultures
"The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors."
Helium.com is a "citizen journalism outlet offering a platform for writers to write articles on topics about which they are knowledgeable."
Citing Sources
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How to cite Internet sources (Yale University)