Sociology: Dissertations & Theses

Sociology dissertations are indexed along with journal articles and other sociology publications in the Sociological Abstracts  database. To search only dissertations and theses, in all fields of study, use the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses  database. To find only dissertations completed at the University of Washington, use one of the several methods outlined in the "UW Dissertations and Theses" box below.

Find over 1 million dissertations in all fields of study, completed at institutions worldwide. [UW restricted]

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The UW Libraries has copies of dissertations and masters theses written by University of Washington students. 

• UW Sociology dissertations after 1997 are available through ResearchWorks Archive [UW restricted]
• Or, use the UW Libraries Search to search by:
  • Subject (Genre "theses" and department, e.g: theses--sociology)
  • Author
  • Title
  • Topic - combine the phrase "theses and" followed by topical keywords (e.g., theses and deviant behavior)
• Or, browse Sociology dissertations, shelved under the call number HM 15 Thxxxxx in Suzzallo Library

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