The majority of the Sociology materials will be in the HM call number range. To see what materials we have, you can use this search, which will open in a new window. In general, the Sociology collection is broken down by the following call number areas:
HM1-HM299 - This call number range is no longer being used with the exception of some periodical collections.
HM401 - HM429 - General works
HM435 - HM451 - Historical periods
HM461 - HM473 - School of Sociology, Schools of Sociological Theory
HM500 - HM538 - Methodology
HM548 - HM554 - Relationship to other subjects (Art, Economics, Folklore, Literature, Political Science, etc.)
HM623 - HM626 - Cultural and Social Evolution
HM662 - HM700 - Social Control (Ethics, Justice, Rights, Norms, Values.)
HM711 - HM1281 - Groups and Organizations (Organizational Psychology, Deviant Behavior, Social Inequality, Social Psychology, etc.)
Further breakdowns within Class HM classifications may be viewed in the Library of Congress Classification Outline.