Textbooks and recommended readings may be in the High Demand Collection on level 2 of the Central Library.
Books are arranged on the shelves using the Library of Congress classification system.
HM – HQ (level 8) is the general area for Sociology in the Central Library. However, because Sociologists study every aspect of society you will find relevant books in other classifications. Most recent books are electronic and can be found by searching MultiSearch.
HM |
Sociology (General and theoretical) |
| 401 - 417 | Periodicals |
| 425 | Dictionaries. Encyclopedias |
| 435 - 477 | History of sociology |
| 478 - 479 | Biography |
| 481 - 538 | Theory. Method. |
| 548 | Economic sociology |
| 554 | War. Conflict resolution |
| 571 - 586 | Study and teaching. Research |
| 621 - 656 | Culture |
| 661-691 | Social control |
| 701 | Social systems |
| 706 | Social structure |
| 708 | Social capital |
| 711-753 | Social groups |
| 756-781 | Community |
| 786-806 | Organizational sociology |
| 811-817 | Deviant behaviour. Social deviance |
| 821 | Social stratification. Social inequality. Equality |
| 826 | Social institutions |
| 831-886 | Social change |
| 851 | Information society |
| 881 | Social movements |
| 886 | Violence |
| 1011-1281 | Social psychology |
| HN | Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform. |
| 1 | Periodicals |
| 8 - 19 | History |
| 17.5 | Social reform literature 1945- |
| 25 | Statistics. Social indicators. Quality of life |
| 28 | Theory. Method. Relation to other subjects |
| 29 | Study and teaching. Research |
| 49 .C6 | Community development. Rural development |
| 50 - 995 | By region or country |
| 50-90 | United States of America |
| 101-110 | Canada |
| 371-380 | Europe |
| 381-400 | Great Britain |
| 421-440 | France |
| 530.2 | Russia |
| 651-755 | Asia |
| 771-837 | Africa |
| 841-850 | Australia |
| 930.5 | New Zealand |
| 930.7-939.5 | Pacific Area |
| 978 - 981 | Developing countries |
| HQ | Family. Marriage. Women. |
| 1 | Periodicals |
| 12 - 472 | Sexual life |
| 503 - 1064 | The family. Marriage. Home |
| 503 - 518 | History |
| 531-727 | By region or country |
| 755.5-759.92 | Parents. Parenthood |
| 760-767.7 | Family size |
| 767.8-792.2 | Children. Child development |
| 793-799.2 | Adolescents |
| 799.95-799.97 | Adulthood |
| 801 .A1- 801.83 | Man-woman relationship. Courtship |
| 811-831 | Divorce |
| 1060 - 1064 | Older people |
| 1073 | Thanatology. Death. Dying |
| 1075 | Sex role |
| 1088 - 1090.7 | Men |
| 1101 - 2030.7 | Women. Feminism |
| 1865.5 | New Zealand |
| HT | Communities. Classes. Races. |
| 51 - 65 | Human settlements. Communities |
| 101 - 395 | Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology |
| 401 - 485 | Rural groups. Rural sociology |
| 601 - 1444 | Classes |
| 675 - 690 | Classes arising from occupation |
| 1501 - 1595 | Races |
| HV | Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology. |
| 1 - 5840 | See the classifications on the Social Work guide for more detail |
| 6001 - 7220.5 | Criminology |
| 6250 - 6250.4 | Victims of Crimes |
| 6251 - 6773.5 | Crimes and offences |
| 6543 - 6548 | Suicide |
| 6556 - 6593 | Sex crimes |
| 6626 - 6626.7 | Abuse of persons |
| 6708 - 6722 | Gambling |
| 6774 - 7220 | Crimes and criminal classes |
| 7250 - 9960 | Criminal justice and administration |
| 7551 - 8280.7 | Police. Detectives. Constabulary. |
| 8301- 9960 | Penology. Prisons. Corrections. |
| 9915.5 | New Zealand |
Other classifications containing Sociology materialNote that this is not a comprehensive list as you will find material of interest to Sociology in almost all classifications. |
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| B | Philosophy. Religion |
| BL 60 | Religion and sociology |
| BL 74-79 | Religions of the world |
| BP 173.25 - 173.45 | Islamic sociology |
| BF | Psychology |
| See Finding Psychology Books | |
| DU | History of New Zealand |
| 412 | Description and travel |
| 418 | Social life and customs |
| GE | Environmental sciences |
| 105 | General works |
| 170 | Environmental policy |
| 195-199 | Environmentalism. Green movement |
| GF | Human ecology. Anthropogeography |
| 21-49 | General works |
| 51 | Environmental influences on humans |
| 75 | Human influences on the environment |
| 125 | Cities |
| GN | Anthropology |
| GV | Recreation. Leisure |
| 561 | Sports periodicals |
| 706.5 | Sports in relation to sociology |
| H | Social Sciences (General) |
| 1-8 | Serials |
| 61-61.4 | Theory. Method |
| 62-62.5 | Study and teaching. Research |
| HA | Statistics |
| 29-32 | Theory and method of social science statistics |
| HB | Economic theory. Demography |
| 846-846.8 | Welfare theory |
| 848-3697 | Demography. Population |
| HC | Economic history and conditions |
| 59.7 | Developing countries |
| 79 .E5 | Environmental policy and economic development |
| 79 .P6 | Poverty |
| HD | Industries. Land use. Labour |
| 58.7 – 58.95 | Organizational behaviour. Corporate culture |
| 72 – 75.9 | Economic development |
| 6951 – 6957 | Industrial sociology |
| HF | Commerce |
| 5415.32 | Consumer behaviour |
| HX | Socialism. Communism. Anarchism |
| J | Political Science |
| JA 76 | Political sociology |
| JQ 5800- 5899 | Constitutional history and administration – New Zealand |
| JZ 1318 | Globalisation |
| K | Law |
| KA 60 | Sociology of law |
| KA 70 .S6 | Law in relation to sociology |
| LC | Education |
| 189-214.53 | Educational sociology |
| ML | Music |
| 3470 | Popular music |
| NX | Arts |
| 180 .S6 | Arts in relation to society and culture |
| Q | Science |
| 175.37-175.5 | Sociology of science |
| RA | Public aspects of medicine |
| 418-418.5 | Medicine and society. Social medicine. Medical sociology |
| T | Technology |
| 14.5 | Social aspects |